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CLovely

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A customer had a hole in one and wants the score card, photo and ball on a tee in a shadowbox. I think I need to glue the ball to the tee and then the tee into a hole in the spacer/frame. What kind of glue? Any ideas?

Thanks
Karl.
 
You don't need no stinking glue!

The tee can be stuck in to a base, just as it would be stuck in to the ground, then you could add a melinex strap, just a skinny one, under the 'cup'.

The ball ("Be the ball Danny, be the ball .... nanananananaaaa"!) can just rest on it; wrapped in tulle.

FORE!
 
You can also make the depth slighty shallower than the width of the ball. Now cut a 1" hole in the backing board to slightly sink the ball and trap it against the glass. The tee gets inserted so it is wedged in place.
 
Not sure about that one Jeff! I'd rather mount something that I can flip any way up and not have it fall out or flop about before I put it in the frame.

That way I know that that's not going to happen after framing.

Also - depending on the amount of space around an object pressed against the glass (like if it's over the whole area it could be less of in issue) you could be adding some sort of pressure point. ?
 
John, this method is very effective but should be done in the right sequence. By using foam core as the shadow box it can be assembled before it is in the frame. I tape the glass to the box before inserting in the frame. The stress of the pressure is on the foam core rather than the glass. I've used it a bunch of times but takes some trial and error.

The other way I have done them is to use 2 part epoxy to glue the ball on and drill a hole into the inside of the bottom rail of the frame and glue there also.

I also like to use a photo of the hole mounted to the background to show the shot.
 
just did one of these myself. what i did was glue the t to thule(pink in my case) and then mount the ball using that thule through a hole in the back mat. it looks like the t is just floating there. i will try to post a pick im the am if the thread is still active.
 
golfballs are toooo %$#@ slick to stick to that little 'cup' in the tees--no matter what glue you use! best way I have found is to put the T in the 'ground', close enough for the ball to be partly into the backer board into which you suff the ball(covered in tule while epoxying the ball into the T to keep it 'on point'). it is the only way you can get the best of most worlds AND keep that &^*% ball ontop of a T.
if you're really good at woodworking you 'could' drill a hole into the T AND the ball(might not really work on a 'wound' ball) and and use a dowl or a small lag bolt(they make em that thin???) to accomplish the job of holding things together with the glue(be very accurate where the ball's hole goes!) but that really sounds like ALOT of time/effort.
 
I've been using the tulle-wrap mount for golf balls more than 18 years now, and it works better than any other method I've tried.

A few times when customers wanted the ball to look like it's resting on a tee, I tulle-wrapped the ball as usual, then made a "mound" of green suede board, protruding from the flat mounting board at about 45 degrees, 1-1/4" below the ball. I glued the tee into a hole in that angled board, and also glued it to the tulle.

One time I put a thumbtack through the tulle and into the top of the tee. That was tricky, because the tack had to be placed through the tulle before the ball was wrapped, and the ball held it in place. That is, the head of the thumbtack was sandwiched between the ball and the tee, so the top of the tee covered the head of the thumbtack. I consider that design too difficult to be practical.

Before tulle-wrapping, I did as Jeff described; nested the ball in a smaller round opening and rested the glass against it. That method works OK, but in fitting, the spacing of the glass and mounting board must be precise. If there's too much pressure, the board may deflect. If too little the ball may wiggle. Also, if the glass touches printing on the ball, it would eventually abrade the ink away in the spot of contact.

Glues do not stick well to the golf ball's slick surface. Every kind of glue I have tried has failed eventually.

Drilling a hole in a golf ball is tricky and risky. If it has a rubber-band-wound core, it could partially unwind, deforming the ball's shape. If it has a liquid center, you could have a terrible mess to clean up (and don't get the liquid in your eyes...don't ask). In any case, gluing or drilling -- if it works -- would change the ball's condition permanently.
 
Jim Miller said:
Drilling a hole in a golf ball is tricky and risky. If it has a rubber-band-wound core, it could partially unwind, deforming the ball's shape. If it has a liquid center, you could have a terrible mess to clean up (and don't get the liquid in your eyes...don't ask). In any case, gluing or drilling -- if it works -- would change the ball's condition permanently.
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What brand of ball is it. I can tell you its construction. A note of caution, don't ever shoot a golf ball with a 22 caliber bullet indoors. Don't ak me why I know this is a bad idea.
 
Here are the pics I mentioned

As I said I glued the thule to the tee using a plastic glue. then did Jim's 18 year old wrap the ball with thule method. I don't know if you can see this in the pic, but the rest of her game didn't go that well. par 27 she shot a 41.
 

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Ok, if I were to do this job, I would follow Jim Millers instructions. That being said, the original question was about glue.

A modern golf ball is slick and plastic. The T can be either smooth plastic, or wood. In order to glue smooth plastic to another surface, you have to rememeber a few things. Plastic is not porus, and therefore the glue will stay on the surface. ANY glue used on a smooth plastic surface will most likely peel off, that being said, once it is in the frame, who will be doing the peeling?

527 cement is a good glue normally used in jewlry making. It is flexible, and dries clear. It takes about ten minutes to set up, so don't rush the job. YES, it will peel off the golfball after it is dry... it you want it to peel off. So, the golfball can be removed in the future. (There might be some yellowing in age, so don't use much glue.) (I've not seen any yellowing with age, but it's always good to remember that products out today, may not last as long as products used 100 years ago. They've been tested by time.)

I mentioned that the glue is flexible. Glues that are flexible are stronger than glues that are brittle. They will bend before they break.

Most glues follow the old rule, "Less is more". Don't use much glue, just a dab will do it.

All that being said... use the tule. :D
 
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