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Space Ball Lube... haha

Space Ball Lube... haha

Space Ball Lube... haha

(OP)
I needed to clean the skin on my spaceball... don't ask why... it has to do with Flaming Cheetos. I thought I might have some trouble geting the rubber skin back on the plastic ball... so I borrowed the Slick 50 One Lube from my buddy (he had a squeeky chair). I got the skin back on OK - but it slides around the plastic ball so well that I can barely rotate my models. It's getting better - probably fine by tomorrow. I just thought the rest of you could use a laugh. You're such a serious bunch...


Windows 2000 Professional / Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
SolidWorks 2006 SP01.0 / SpaceBall 4000 FLX
Diet Coke with Lime / Dark Chocolate
Lava Lamp

RE: Space Ball Lube... haha

I don't think I would have atempted to remove the rubber skin (spaceballs ain't cheap); funny.
I have an old TI 83 Plus calculator that I still use, and I dropped it in a puddle of water a couple of weeks ago.  I thought is was ruined, but I took the batteries out so it wouldn't short circuit or anything.  After 2 weeks of air-drying, I put the batteries back in and it works!  That's $90 I don't have to spend to replace it.

Flores
SW06 SP1.0

RE: Space Ball Lube... haha

Try dishwashing soap next time, when the soap dries it will stop the rubber from slipping. That's the way we used to mount rubber handles on MX bike steers & stuff like that.

Stefan Hamminga
Mesken BV
2005 Certified SolidWorks Professional
Mechanical designer/AI student

RE: Space Ball Lube... haha

(OP)
We used cheap hairspray for handlebar grips... same idea though.

The skin slid off very easy... It was pretty crusty down in there from the Flaming Cheetos. I tried getting a paper towel in there to clean it out. That was a lot easier too with the skin off.

I left a wet cell phone in my basement next to the dehimidifier & it dried out fine overnight. I have a TI-92 that's never been wet. But I'm ready...


Windows 2000 Professional / Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
SolidWorks 2006 SP01.0 / SpaceBall 4000 FLX
Diet Coke with Lime / Dark Chocolate
Lava Lamp

RE: Space Ball Lube... haha

"ball lube" hee hee hee....

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