Tulle question for golf ball

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Rozmataz

Rozmataz

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Working on a shadowbox with a golf ball in it.. and am trying the tulle touch!!

Question.... tulle experts of the grumble.... how big a hole do you cut? Do you cut an "x" rather than a hole? And how much excess do you allow. I did a practice one and it's "okay" but I had a heck of a time getting the ball to be in the "correct" position...

Any/many suggestions welcome for tomorrow!!

Thanks,

Roz
 
Roz,

I'm no expert, but when I did my pool balls, I cut a 1/2" hole for each ball and had about 1 1/2' to 2" of tulle through the back to fasten.

I used hot glue on the tulle in the back and then some acid free tape over that. Probably overkill but it held the weight of a pool ball.

Good luck!

Mark
 
Roz
Once upon a time I had to do some baseballs, a glove and bat all signed by Carl "Yaz". I made the window for the balls large enought to set them on a pedestal by rolling the marbled mat into a cylider about 1" tall and using monofiliment fishing line to tie everything down. Golf balls are another story. I don't know what "Tulle" is but I would try taking a typicall golf ball and trying hot glue on it. You wouldn't want the ball to melt,the casing of the ball is a type of rubber, I believe. Hot glue, for the time it is curing , shouldn't hurt the ball or effect the longevity of the ball. "Acid free" does promote the longevity of the unit you build, but plastic doesn't care if its acid free or not, acid doesn't effect plastic or rubber. Good Luck!
 
Ok. Just read up on tulle, if you use that approach, how deep is the box? That should be a governing dimension for how big of a hole you need to make. Try half the size of the max. diameter. One test is worth a thousand expert opinions.
 
There's always that acrylic holder I keep telling you about. Simple, requires little or no work on your part and hold the ball in any position you wish.

Call if I can help!

Lois
Superior Acrylic Frame Co.

Toll Free (877)4-ACRYLIC
Lois@SuperiorAcrylic.com
 
If you still want to tulle-mount the ball, instead of using Lois's acrylic holder, I suggest making a "nest" hole of about 1" diameter. Wrap the ball with white tulle, like a lollipop, and pull the endd through the hole to the back of the mount board. Hotmelt glue the tulle to the back of the board, all around the nest hole.

After you finish the mount, you should be able to turn the ball into position by moving it gently with a finger from the back of the board, where the ball is exposed with no tulle covering, in the nest hole.
 
Jim, You must have been reading my mind... as I was wondering about the exact process and was about to post to that effect!!

Thank you, another fine grumble!!

Roz
 
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