That's so cool. My address here in south Carolina is #8. Now that I've seen this. I learned some techniques. I might scale it up and make some plaques to hang for the mail carrier. I'll need some resin though. All I have is a couple of gallons of flex coat for repairing fishing rods. Great video Ben
i love how precise all your steps are, and how well you problem solve as you go. reminds me a lot of the amazing work Ray Whitby does on his channel. y’all are both resin masters that i believe could make almost anything out of resin. also the 8 with the pencil lines through it on the white square (at 8:00) instantly reminded me of the countdown numbers they put at the start of old timey movies.
That triggered a memory of when I was in the army, stationed in Germany back in the early '80s. My truck was an M109A3 shop van that I worked in the back of all the time, and drove to the field so I could work in it at various firing ranges for tank gunnery support. Somehow I got hold of a different shifter knob off another vehicle, maybe from an all terrain crane that was nicknamed Creepy. I know I had some part of Creepy on my truck. I'm 99% sure I had the buzzer from it that goes off when your air pressure is too low. Since the truck had air brakes and my buzzer quit working, I had to get one off a vehicle that wasn't going anywhere so I could hit the road. The knob may have been from it too. Anyway, the threaded hole in the knob was quite a bit larger than the threads on the shifter, so I wound a piece of steel wire around the threads, then screwed the knob over top of the wire. I was surprised it actually worked, and it worked quite well. The knob was maroon instead of black like everyone else's truck shifter knob. A 7 ball is solid maroon, so I put masking tape on the knob, cut out a circle, and had some tape shaped like a number 7 in the middle. I hit it with some white spray paint and had a custom billiard ball shifter in my army truck. No one ever made me change it back to the correct part, and when I left Germany it was still in the truck. I wonder what other drivers after me thought about that 7 ball shifter knob. I would have preferred an 8 ball, but the black shifter knob I had wasn't nice and round like a ball. It was shaped like a rubber ball that lost a lot of air and went flat. 😀 Painting it like an 8 ball would have looked stupid.
All things considered, you did a great job with the eight! Would be cool to see how making a full set of these would react on a pool table though, I'm curious to see how they would work compared to the real thing
That would be very interesting. The sizing is extremely important. The white ball is slightly smaller than the other balls, so it follows a different path when sunk. If the sizes are off, it won't work on a table.
8:54 can i just compliment you on your eye for alignment, i've noticed it so many times watching your videos, and the accuracy of noticing somethings off by even half a mm is wonderful to see :D
Cool Ben looks amazing . You’ve done a great job. . You should do a Billiard Set . Then make a triangle place them inside and encapsulate it in a clear resin block .
WOW, Ben that was a lot of fun. The way you explained each step of the process was cool. Watching you create is always amazing. The "8" ball you made is gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous. Thank you for a very enjoyable video.
😱 you were nearly through with the ball when I thought to myself he can make that a gear shift knob. And in just a few minutes later you told us that's exactly what you were doing with it. Great minds think alike! Love your videos! Love your talent!
As soon as I saw the ball removed I knew it was a shifter knob. Looks great. I need to figure out the insert for my shifter as I need to replace mine. Looks great my friend.
At first, I thought the hole was for an LED... but I love what you did! Nice gear shift, with a nicely centered 8. As a few others have commented, I wonder how these would act as 'real' pool balls...you could make some really cool ones!
This is actually a really cool idea. Taking an existing object and figuring out how to remake it always proves more difficult than you first think, but you learn so much along the way. Awesome job!
The last 8 ball like this I saw was My Mechanics making one out of brass and aluminum with a mill and everything at his disposal. You have done an EXCELLENT job doing it by hand. If you haven't watched Ray Whitby doing a similar thing making the resin Red Bull can I highly reccomend it. Again, hats off to you for nailing it like that by hand. Always good to see a new video come up.
Wow, Ben! The 8 by itself made my jaw drop. The final shift knob made me shake my head in amazement! You are so precise and get such a shine on your products. Really well done!
This makes me want to make a full set, I might start with the number insert first, so it can go all the way through the ball, then pour the colour around it etc.
I was thrilled to see that you just posted this! Thought it was a video done awhile back deep in the archives. What an amazing piece of work. I love the approach, thus method certainly makes this ball extremely durable. Extremely satisfying. I really appreciate how you let the viewers get a moment to try to guess the next step or try to solve the possible problems. So cool, you made your own 8 ball. 🎱
The first thing I thought when I saw the drill bit being the way it was I was like this is gonna be a big mess up. But you did a fantastic job been. It looks fantastic centered as if it was done by a machine. Excellent job!
Nice! But you could make another 8 ball, the rest of the pool balls including the cue ball, and a resin table with resin sticks! Ha! THAT would be amazing! (I think you could pull it off!) :)
12:00 Before you chopped it off it kinda looked like a rly cool door handle. I bet a resin door handle wud actually be an epic thing to put on your front door; just sayin
That was an awesome job mate, I love it. I actually have an 8 ball on my gear stick, had it for about 40 years. I drilled & tapped it to fit. Cheers from Oz. 😊👍🏼
Have you considered adding a milling machine to your workshop? They make positional accuracy super easy, and you'd have made the number eight visually perfect, and within a few thousands of an inch. You need a point of reference so you have needed either a jig to mount the ball, or not remove it from the mill while you made each step in drilling, filling, and filling again. There's a lot to be said for combining metal shop and wood shop tools.
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Amazing job again Ben Looks like the real thing glad to see you made it into a shift knob though looks Awesome 😎
That's so cool. My address here in south Carolina is #8. Now that I've seen this. I learned some techniques. I might scale it up and make some plaques to hang for the mail carrier. I'll need some resin though. All I have is a couple of gallons of flex coat for repairing fishing rods. Great video Ben
Yeah. Impressive work. The same. Could not find on Etsy. Does not compute. Lol
Sorry mate it’s already sold
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i love how precise all your steps are, and how well you problem solve as you go. reminds me a lot of the amazing work Ray Whitby does on his channel. y’all are both resin masters that i believe could make almost anything out of resin.
also the 8 with the pencil lines through it on the white square (at 8:00) instantly reminded me of the countdown numbers they put at the start of old timey movies.
Thankyou 😊
8 ball in the corner pocket lol when I first glanced at this I thought you were making a magic 8 ball I’m delusional lol. As always Ben a great pour
Thanks Mate
Me too
Now I want to see someone build a magic 8 ball.
I read “make an 8 ball” as magic 8 ball” too. 😂😂😂
I thought the same thing lol
You inserting the 8 piece into the hole is literally the most satisfying thing ever
The process you used to create the "8" was ingenious. Came out great!
That’s flawless, the sheen from the lighting didn’t even wobble, what a work loved watching the precision 👍
Thanks Alison 😊
Wow. I'm impressed 👍👍
Thanks Mate
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ah when my 2 favorite creators collide
The creation of the insert blew me away! Fantastic.
Thankyou
"Hey guys, Korg here, we're gonna make an eight ball out of resin, wanna come?"
The centering technique was bloody brilliant!! Well done, as always!
Thanks Karan 😊
Amazing work Ben! I wasn’t expecting you to pour the 8 like that. I was thinking you’d paint it but you went above and beyond for sure!
Thanks Kara 😊
One of my favorite ASMR sounds is you mixing resin at high speed I could listen to it all day
the pure aussie efficiency of mixing the 5 min epoxy on the service you want to stick *chefs kiss*
man i just love your voice, it just gives off a wholesome vibe my G
Wow! you put a serious shine on that ball! very nice project, that 8 is perfect.
Thankyou
This is gonna make a nice shift knob! I'm guessing that is why you drilled a hole all the way through, I haven't watched the whole video yet!
That triggered a memory of when I was in the army, stationed in Germany back in the early '80s. My truck was an M109A3 shop van that I worked in the back of all the time, and drove to the field so I could work in it at various firing ranges for tank gunnery support. Somehow I got hold of a different shifter knob off another vehicle, maybe from an all terrain crane that was nicknamed Creepy. I know I had some part of Creepy on my truck. I'm 99% sure I had the buzzer from it that goes off when your air pressure is too low. Since the truck had air brakes and my buzzer quit working, I had to get one off a vehicle that wasn't going anywhere so I could hit the road. The knob may have been from it too. Anyway, the threaded hole in the knob was quite a bit larger than the threads on the shifter, so I wound a piece of steel wire around the threads, then screwed the knob over top of the wire. I was surprised it actually worked, and it worked quite well. The knob was maroon instead of black like everyone else's truck shifter knob. A 7 ball is solid maroon, so I put masking tape on the knob, cut out a circle, and had some tape shaped like a number 7 in the middle. I hit it with some white spray paint and had a custom billiard ball shifter in my army truck. No one ever made me change it back to the correct part, and when I left Germany it was still in the truck. I wonder what other drivers after me thought about that 7 ball shifter knob. I would have preferred an 8 ball, but the black shifter knob I had wasn't nice and round like a ball. It was shaped like a rubber ball that lost a lot of air and went flat. 😀 Painting it like an 8 ball would have looked stupid.
They both turned out amazing… I must admit I think the clear one has my vote. Thank You for doing all the things on this channel I love watching them
All things considered, you did a great job with the eight! Would be cool to see how making a full set of these would react on a pool table though, I'm curious to see how they would work compared to the real thing
Thankyou 👍
That would be very interesting. The sizing is extremely important. The white ball is slightly smaller than the other balls, so it follows a different path when sunk. If the sizes are off, it won't work on a table.
I think this is a cool project idea
@@mayshack you can turn it round with out the flat spot it was one of the first things i done when i got my lathe
I feel like they would wreck the pool table rofl
That was pure genius how you made the 8! Great job!
So satisfying when you nudged the waste block ever so slightly as you were gluing it to the black resin! 🙏😁😘
8:54 can i just compliment you on your eye for alignment, i've noticed it so many times watching your videos, and the accuracy of noticing somethings off by even half a mm is wonderful to see :D
I got excited seeing that sphere jig. Then when that drill went in stationary that was probably the most satisfying thing ever
That is the coolest shift knob ever made!! Hand crafted by the one and only!! How cool!
I can't tell you how many times I say "AMAZING" when I watch your videos !!!!!
Thanks Kathy 😊
You really got behind the 8-ball on this one, and sunk it. Looks great!
Thankyou 😊
Nice! I can't believe that shine! I really like it. The magic 8 ball
Thanks Connie 😊
Cool Ben looks amazing .
You’ve done a great job. .
You should do a Billiard Set . Then make a triangle place them inside and encapsulate it in a clear resin block .
Thanks Angela 👍
Phenomenal! 😲 The planning, process and execution was PERFECT! 🤩 You're a legend Ben.
Thanks Julie-Ann 😊
WOW, Ben that was a lot of fun. The way you explained each step of the process was cool. Watching you create is always amazing. The "8" ball you made is gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous. Thank you for a very enjoyable video.
Thankyou
@@BensWorx
You're very welcome, Ben
Ben, you are behind the 8 Ball! Nice project!
Thankyou
As soon as you said you were drilling all the way through, I knew this was going to be a gear shift knob!!! Totally retro!!!
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Wow! I'm very impressed by your talent. I don't think I could ever have gotten that 8 centered like that. Great job!!
Thankyou
I am impressed! That was a very complex undertaking, and it turned out perfect.
Thanks Lynn
😱 you were nearly through with the ball when I thought to myself he can make that a gear shift knob. And in just a few minutes later you told us that's exactly what you were doing with it. Great minds think alike! Love your videos! Love your talent!
Great job mate.That number 8 is really acurate and centered.
WOW!!!! 😃 What a BEAUTIFUL 8 Ball, Ben!! 😃 🎱 Great job!! 😃
Thankyou
@@BensWorx You're very welcome, Ben!! 😃
The eight is impressive! What a smart way to go about it. With drills ! So smart!!
Wow that is awesome! What a great pour. You are extremely talented! Thanks Ben
Thanks Linda 😊
Gorgeous work, Ben! It was such a painstaking process, but you absolutely nailed it and should be proud.
As soon as I saw the ball removed I knew it was a shifter knob. Looks great. I need to figure out the insert for my shifter as I need to replace mine. Looks great my friend.
Thankyou
Looks pretty bad ass. Very realistic. Nice job 👍 Ben!!!
Thankyou Monica 😊
Man, that black is just perfect on there. Outside of the threads and the 8, couldn't even tell it was moving.
Thankyou
At first, I thought the hole was for an LED... but I love what you did! Nice gear shift, with a nicely centered 8. As a few others have commented, I wonder how these would act as 'real' pool balls...you could make some really cool ones!
that was also my first thought. Could be an awesome looking Nightlight with the glowing white circle and the black eight in it.
That’s a great idea!
Thankyou 😊
I think they'd be too soft and end up denting on some of the harder impacts
he has the most calming voice and I appreciate it at 3 am
13:21 what a beautiful 8 ball! 😊🖤💛💕💞✨
This is actually a really cool idea. Taking an existing object and figuring out how to remake it always proves more difficult than you first think, but you learn so much along the way. Awesome job!
Thankyou
Excellent work my friend and you definitely got the 8 centered.
Thankyou
Wow, so shiny!! I love the problem solving aspect of this video, thank you!
Thankyou
The last 8 ball like this I saw was My Mechanics making one out of brass and aluminum with a mill and everything at his disposal. You have done an EXCELLENT job doing it by hand. If you haven't watched Ray Whitby doing a similar thing making the resin Red Bull can I highly reccomend it. Again, hats off to you for nailing it like that by hand. Always good to see a new video come up.
Thanks Mate, I'll check it out
The final product is absolutely amazing!
That looks like a real 8 Ball can't tell that it is made out of rosin great job keep it up
Thanks David
"...pretty good job..." dude, it looks amazing! Once again, nice work man!
Always amazing watching you create things
Thanks Steven
What a stunning 8 ball! 🎱 It's absolutely perfect and turned out wonderfully. Thank you so much for sharing this with us all! 🙂
This project really resineighted with me. Great job Ben.
Wow, Ben! The 8 by itself made my jaw drop. The final shift knob made me shake my head in amazement! You are so precise and get such a shine on your products. Really well done!
Thankyou 😊
That was really well done! Feel like I need it for 68 Chevy C10 pickup...
Always impressed by how steady your hands are.....I can’t even cut a piece of paper straight! Lol
Great job Ben!
Thanks Jason 😊
I wish that I had the talent and the PATIENCE, that Ben has. Great work!!!
This was a great project. People who create things are awesome. Great work
I always love seeing how you work out how to do things! It turned out so good!
This makes me want to make a full set, I might start with the number insert first, so it can go all the way through the ball, then pour the colour around it etc.
I was thrilled to see that you just posted this! Thought it was a video done awhile back deep in the archives. What an amazing piece of work. I love the approach, thus method certainly makes this ball extremely durable. Extremely satisfying. I really appreciate how you let the viewers get a moment to try to guess the next step or try to solve the possible problems. So cool, you made your own 8 ball. 🎱
Thanks Nick 😊
The tech for forming the "8" 👌👏 well done!
Niiiiice I dig it! I wondered how you'd accomplish the 8, but that was a genius way to get it in there. Well done.
The first thing I thought when I saw the drill bit being the way it was I was like this is gonna be a big mess up. But you did a fantastic job been. It looks fantastic centered as if it was done by a machine. Excellent job!
Well my 2 year old loved it. She spent the whole time saying "wooow" and pointing at things excitedly
Aww 😊
I watched the whole thing and I have to say that you did an amazing job!
Thankyou
WOW Ben, you never cease to amaze me friend, you're the "Leonardo Da Vinci" of the resin world! thank you!!
Thankyou 😊
Fascinating stuff. Great craftsmanship.
Oh you genius I love you. This is so clever and creative and well executed, thank you for sharing this brilliant build.
Thankyou
That shine is insane!
Beauty! Fantastic work! Great test of skill and the finished product is spot on!
This is the most work around way of making an 8 ball shifter and I love it! 👍🏻
Nice! But you could make another 8 ball, the rest of the pool balls including the cue ball, and a resin table with resin sticks! Ha! THAT would be amazing! (I think you could pull it off!) :)
That's freaking beautiful and I know nothing about resin or manual transmissions. Great job 👍🏼👌
Great job Ben. Love the way you explain your thought process. 👍👍
Thankyou
Looks awesome. If I hadn’t just watched you make it, I’d think it was a real one. Very good work
Loved the way you made the "8"!
Thankyou
12:00 Before you chopped it off it kinda looked like a rly cool door handle. I bet a resin door handle wud actually be an epic thing to put on your front door; just sayin
As always, you never fail to impress me! Amazing job on the 8, that must've taken ages to get just right. Keep up the great work!
Thankyou
A Lot of work, but it came out so very cool, AWESOME!!!
Thanks Mate
Hello from Canada. A fantastic job as usual! I really enjoy your videos, especially the spheres and the eggs!
Thanks Pauline 😊
Looks great, Ben. I love the way you made the "8" in the white resin.
Bill
Thanks Mate
One and done. Good luck my dude. Decent work for a half assed job.
You are brilliant, Auch a pretty result
Looks like it's already sold. Great job Ben!
Thanks Mike
That was an awesome job mate, I love it. I actually have an 8 ball on my gear stick, had it for about 40 years. I drilled & tapped it to fit.
Cheers from Oz. 😊👍🏼
Always amazed at your polishing just beautiful not as easy as people think
Very clever , I like the result and the solutions to your challenges , well done 👍
Thankyou
Awesome 8 ball! I really enjoyed the video this week.
Thanks Mel 😊
I never would have thought of using/creating a rounding gig like you have. Brilliant work!
Gorgeous custom shift knob wish I had it for my Kia 😅👍
Fantastic craftsmanship !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thankyou
Wirklich wirklich cool was du da machst. Bin total begeistert ✌🏻
Wow that turned out great, good job.
Have you considered adding a milling machine to your workshop? They make positional accuracy super easy, and you'd have made the number eight visually perfect, and within a few thousands of an inch. You need a point of reference so you have needed either a jig to mount the ball, or not remove it from the mill while you made each step in drilling, filling, and filling again. There's a lot to be said for combining metal shop and wood shop tools.
Wow, that turned out really well!
Awesome work, Ben! Almost makes me wish I still had one of my old standard shift vehicles!
Thanks Mate