locoboy
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| posted on 27/7/10 at 07:08 AM |
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Ideas needed, off topic!
Guys
I am going to be making a wobble board to help with rehab from my sprained ankle. For those that don't know it is a circular board approximate
2ft in diameter with half a ball stuck to the underside of it. You then stand on the board (half ball side down ) and try to balance on it.
I'm looking for ideas for something to cut in half to use as the ball bit, ideally about 6 inches in diameter and easy to cut! Or what material
could I use to cast something from? Needs to be drillable and easily cut,
Thanks
ATB
Locoboy
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r1_pete
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| posted on 27/7/10 at 07:31 AM |
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Something similar used to be available as a toy...
Basically the disk had a hole cut in the centre, which was slightly smaller then the diameter of a pumped up ball, which sat in it.
The ball was inflated whilst halfway through the hole, hence, half the ball was stuck out above and below.
Not exactly what you're after but a thought.
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mad4x4
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| posted on 27/7/10 at 07:45 AM |
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Back in the 80's or 90's there was a toy called a "YOYO ball " or a "LOLO ball" - worth a question on FREECYCLE
to see if any one has one it the SHED or ATTIC
Scot's do it better in Kilts.
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 27/7/10 at 07:46 AM |
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So what are you going to do for your broken neck?
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 27/7/10 at 08:15 AM |
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I have made a few but the best one I was out of a hockey ball cut in half
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Liam
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| posted on 27/7/10 at 08:33 AM |
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Sounds more likely to induce a sprained ankle than help cure one! 
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 27/7/10 at 09:51 AM |
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I used to be a junior international shot and discuss thrower
Ankle stability was a major worry and I spent a lot of time on it.
Wobble boards and rubber exercise balls are the kings of stability training
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 27/7/10 at 10:27 AM |
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Ideas needed, off topic!
I wonder if dog's paws have a "fingerprint" so someone could start manufacturing Personal Dogflaps. (Seeing as you wanted an off
topic idea  )
Maybe you could make the ball by gluing together off cuts of wood? Use layers and shape it.
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bmseven
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| posted on 27/7/10 at 10:49 AM |
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You can buy one for £20
Might be easier to make a rocker board, only wood needed
http://www.return2fitness.co.uk/Rehabilitation/Wobble_Boards/rockerboard-50cm
[Edited on 27/7/10 by bmseven]
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 27/7/10 at 11:32 AM |
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go to a ships chandlers and get a float for a lobster pot or similar.
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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