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Windell H. Oskay  
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 More options Jul 29 2012, 6:49 pm
From: "Windell H. Oskay" <wind...@oskay.net>
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 15:49:04 -0700
Local: Sun, Jul 29 2012 6:49 pm
Subject: Re: [thingiverse] Billiard Balls?

On Jul 29, 2012, at 3:47 PM, Michael Shiloh <michaelshiloh1...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 07/29/2012 03:43 PM, Windell H. Oskay wrote:

>> I believe that billiard balls are commonly made out of cast polyurethane these days.  You could, potentially, print a thin shell that was embedded within a clear polyurethane casting, to make custom billiard balls, though.

> You mean like an egg?

Well, more like an overgrown pingpong ball (with some holes in it!) than an egg. But yes, a thin shell. :)

Windell H. Oskay, Ph.D.
Co-Founder and Chief Scientist
Evil Mad Science LLC
175 San Lazaro Ave, STE 150
Sunnyvale CA 94086
http://evilmadscience.com/


 
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