Ball valve animation - GIF

Ball valve animation.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...434#post173615
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...994#post156992
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...880#post171413
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...542#post197213
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...660#post139728

I'm impressed by the cheap plastic full port ball valves. They partially assemble the valve, then injection mold around the ball. As the plastic cools it shrinks to provide a tight seal around the ball. It's just all one piece with no gland that needs to be tightened. They use cheapness to their advantage in order to make a tight seal. Genius.