Someone put an Allen key in a ball. Any ideas on how to get it out? Thanks!
A small magnet and a lot of perseverance
Thanks! (Wryly)
Believe it or not, this actually isn’t the first time that someone mentioned this on the forums. Here’s a link to last time, which could potentially help you.
Thank you, at least I now know that there are no other solutions beside the ones we came up with 
I did try magnets for an hour but it did not work
It’s fine, we will figure it out.
I think this is a great challenge for the end of the season… give every kid a ball with an Allen key in it, first one to bring it back with the key removed wins!
For now, VEX makes a product for removing a hex key from a ball. You have to purchase this kit, take a hammer, smash the ball with the hex key in it, then remove the hex key. You get a bonus jack in the process. $7.99 plus shipping.
https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexedr/products/competition-products/276-5680.html
Jason
Are these available again? Great! I knew vex would cater to our needs. Only complaint: it doesn’t come with a hammer. That should be included. What were you thinking, vex!