I am looking for a metal ball. steel or aluminum. Right around 2-2.5 inches. Im using it for a shifter knob so about the size of a pool ball would work. Anybody know someplace I could order something like that?? I have a access to machines to drill and tap I just need the metal stock. I found a shift knob exatly like I want but I dont want to spend 170 bucks on it.

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sorry, can't help ya, but ill keep a eye out, i may run into one.

http://www.salemball.com/inventory/aluminumInv.htm ?

sounds like you want something more like 2"-2.5" and sorry cant help ya...

A 4" shift knob? Wow, compensating for something?

yeah, transmission internals will scream with joy at a 5 pound shift ball

yea. maybe a little smaller than that. i was tired and thinkin to fast. I am not compensating for anything at all. A couple of my friends where hangin out and a guy had one in his car and it looked sweet and it came with the car when he bought it so we had no idea where to go to get one from,

I have a set of brass balls, but they're a matched set, and I'm keeping 'em.

hope you wear a leather glove when shifting, a large metal ball would suck in the winter trying to shift, and your hand gets stuck to it!

matthew

quote Originally posted by m0sh_man: hope you wear a leather glove when shifting, a large metal ball would suck in the winter trying to shift, and your hand gets stuck to it! matthew

Won't be much fun in the height of summer, either.

There aren't metal, but kind of cool. Good luck with your search.

Trailer hitch ball?
Cheap, under 10 bucks and you can get it in any size from 1 7/8” to 2 5/8”

Steve

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My dad worked in a steel mill and would bring home damaged ball bearings that were a few inches round. I have no idea where you would find one these days.

quote Originally posted by OKflyboy: Won't be much fun in the height of summer, either.

had something like that when I lived in Houston, and would have to leave a rag in the car to use until the A/C kicked in.

quote Originally posted by Gecko: had something like that when I lived in Houston, and would have to leave a rag in the car to use until the A/C kicked in.

Yeah, my brother has a Hurst T-grip shifter (like the one below) in his Toyota and you have to use a rag or something in the summer or it burns your hand (no A/C in his Toyota...)

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quote Originally posted by 84fiero123: Trailer hitch ball? Cheap, under 10 bucks and you can get it in any size from 1 7/8” to 2 5/8” Steve

That's the first source I thought of to. Other then that maybe, http://www.mcmaster.com/ and search "steel ball". It comes up with a assortment of sizes from .0468" to 4-1/2" Dia.

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quote Originally posted by sostock: ......damaged ball bearings that were a few inches round. I have no idea where you would find one these days.

cliffw raises hand.
Baseball size. Hardball or softball ? I am thinking basketball size might be too big. Not that I have one that big but I have seen 'em.

quote Originally posted by turboguy327: I have a access to machines to drill and tap I just need the metal stock.

heh heh heh, what I got is some tough azz metal. Not sure what it is but it will not nick or even slightly dent. Your gonna eat up some drill bits boring a hole.
I have a few somewhere. Have not seen them in years. I know where a couple are but I have them displayed.

i though i had posted this already, but it dont see it, guess i f'ed up soemthing lol...

friend had something like your looking for, he used a pool Q ball, and had it powdercoated "chrome" or silver or whatever color it was, couldnt tell that it wasnt metal, even got hot/cold like metal did, just not the the same extent :P

quote Originally posted by sostock: My dad worked in a steel mill and would bring home damaged ball bearings that were a few inches round. I have no idea where you would find one these days.

Several years ago I tried drilling a hole in a SKF ball bearing about 2" in diameter using a lathe....noooooo luck.... I could barely make a visible mark. I had to weld a nut to it instead. That stuff is hard!!