Its time gentlemen for another helpful hint from Héloise AKA the Blackadder.
Today regarding a bit kitchen esoterica known as a 'melon baller'. This device serves the useless purpose of gouging out spheroid shaped lumps of melon thereby rendering half the consumable portion melon as waste and also eliminating the hazard of a diner cutting his mouth on a sharp edged piece of melon that has been cut into bite-sized but unsightly non-standardized cubes.
Let us now see if this rather superfluous device can be employed to a useful purpose.
As you know I am pathologically fixated on making the joints of my model movable (for whatever purpose but the fun is in stimulating my brain cells with these little problems).
I have searched the hardware stores for thin hollow steel spheres to incorporate into the articulated sockets of the various pieces of model joints.
While clearing out the kitchen drawer I found this little gadget that I don't believe I have ever seen used.
What ho sayeth I, the very thing I seek what's more they are readily available in dollar stores, Amazon and ebay all for a couple of buck each including shipping...........
. I found the yellow handled one for $1.25 plus shipping $1.63
Just the thing to partner the rare earth magnets installed in the opposite component of the socket.
http://i.imgur.com/PG5KD.jpg BTW the brown smutchz in the cup is rust.......... Rust is good; it means the steel is magnetic.
i.imgur.com/CKjgC.jpg
keep you eyes open and check wifey's equipment stash. She may have just what you are looking for............. Ahem..........