Tennis Ball Jar Opener

Intro: Tennis Ball Jar Opener

Have some dead tennis balls around the house? With a little bit of cutting you can easily turn one ball into a pair of jar openers. Check it out.

STEP 1: Stuff

All you need is a tennis ball and a knife. Any sharp knife will work, but a shorter blade is preferable so that you're less at risk of cutting yourself.

STEP 2: Cut!

Take the trusty blade and cut the ball along the seam. Be careful here since you'll be turning the ball around a lot. I made lots of small cuts here. You won't save too much time here by speeding things up anyway.

STEP 3: Done!

Presto! A pair of jar openers. The rubber inside grips nicely on metal lids, making it a lot easier to open a jar up.

STEP 4: Decorate It

Add a couple of dots and your little jar opener has some more personality! No effect on the effectiveness, but it's more fun.

Comments

[Yonatan24]

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[EricHi]

Good thinking!

[super scout]

These work great!

[WhyHello]

Does this work?i use kitchen gloves

[WhyHello]

wow

[McMoogie]

I LOVE THE EYES!!!!

[BeanGolem]

And for those pesky Costco 1000 count pickle jars...

The Mega-Grip!

[bowmaster]

Dang!

[justcallmecloud]

What I usually do for a tough jar is get a belt and tighten it over a jar. That works much better then a towel, but this instructables helps me keep my pants off the floor. :P Awesome.

[farzadbayan]

That's odd , thanks !

[yoyology]

Do you have to say "wockawockawockawocka" when you're using one?

[mwwdesign]

Excellent idea!

[orangecrush]

never would have thought of that! nice!

[nickodemus]

Nice!

[kcls]

A good idea indeed!