Today I am going to be showing you how I created a retractable tennis ball car stop. This hack modifies the traditional tennis ball car stop so watch to learn more!
Thank you so much. Just finished doing this in my garage. The carabiner, rubber band and the ball retracting back up out of the way when the door is closed is absolutely brilliant!!! Thanks for that little twist. So glad I did it the J&K Projects way.
We are just getting ready to do this! I kept thinking, “There has to be a way to make the balls retract.” And, . . . lo and behold . . . you did the thinking AND dynamic testing for me! God love ya man! Thank you soooo much! ❤🎉😊
So only one eyelet needed in the garage ceiling to do it this way? I like the carabiner idea better than mounting the string to the actual garage door and also the rubberband and washer idea too.
Good question. I've had to grab the string and loop it back to the garage door arm/hockey stick. If you do this though, don't forget to unloop it or the string could be snapped when closing the garage door. Thanks for the comment!
Steal away! And thank you. I was out in the garage about 20 years ago having a few drinks and thought I invented something for the first time! But I've seen (on RUclips) many similar ways of doing this since then.
During set up, leave a little extra string at the ball. After a couple of trial runs, you could move the above eyelet a little if needed, and find where the ball touches the glass, and no rubber bands are needed at all. Another nice touch would be if, with the garage door open and the vehicle outside, you could reach up and lay the tennis ball on top of the opener in an upside down bottle cap stuck there for this purpose. Next activation, the ball will roll out back in service again, nothing to remember!
Thank you so much. Just finished doing this in my garage. The carabiner, rubber band and the ball retracting back up out of the way when the door is closed is absolutely brilliant!!! Thanks for that little twist. So glad I did it the J&K Projects way.
Thanks for the comment! Much appreciated!
Very nice and detailed. I'm going to do just this for mine and exactly what I was looking for. Thanks @J&K!
We are just getting ready to do this! I kept thinking, “There has to be a way to make the balls retract.” And, . . . lo and behold . . . you did the thinking AND dynamic testing for me! God love ya man! Thank you soooo much! ❤🎉😊
Hopefully it is working out for you! Thanks for the comment.
Fantastic idea!
Awesome idea! Thanks bro
So only one eyelet needed in the garage ceiling to do it this way? I like the carabiner idea better than mounting the string to the actual garage door and also the rubberband and washer idea too.
Only 1 eyelet and thank you! I appreciate your comment!
@@jkprojectsnstuff697 thanks I'm planning on doing this in my garage this weekend.
Great idea! However, what do you do if you want to work in the garage with door up and cars removed? The would be hanging in the way, right?
Good question. I've had to grab the string and loop it back to the garage door arm/hockey stick. If you do this though, don't forget to unloop it or the string could be snapped when closing the garage door. Thanks for the comment!
Very creative idea but unfortunately, when I work in the garage, I have the doors open.
Bloody great work
I’m stealing the idea 🇦🇺👍
Steal away! And thank you. I was out in the garage about 20 years ago having a few drinks and thought I invented something for the first time! But I've seen (on RUclips) many similar ways of doing this since then.
Why use rubber bands? Leave a little slak, you know the rubber bands will dry out and break.
I just replace them once in awhile.
During set up, leave a little extra string at the ball. After a couple of trial runs, you could move the above eyelet a little if needed, and find where the ball touches the glass, and no rubber bands are needed at all. Another nice touch would be if, with the garage door open and the vehicle outside, you could reach up and lay the tennis ball on top of the opener in an upside down bottle cap stuck there for this purpose. Next activation, the ball will roll out back in service again, nothing to remember!