Answers.Body: <p>&quot;Bar&quot; items can fit into Technic &quot;axle&quot; hole. Based on that I have couple of options. Both are similar to Technic ball joint you've found, but have holes on both ends.</p>
  <p><a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=53585#T=C" rel="noreferrer">Technic Ball Joint with Through Axle Hole</a>.</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/F4hbS.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/F4hbS.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
  <p><a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=2907#T=C" rel="noreferrer">Technic Ball with Grooves</a></p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/DwpOB.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/DwpOB.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>I'll suggest using <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=15395" rel="noreferrer">15395 2x2 dome bottom</a> and <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=553c" rel="noreferrer">553 2x2 dome top</a>. The dome top has a stud with hole on its end, which makes it very easy to place a ski pole, or a 1x2 plate to support a minifig:</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/NZIfL.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/NZIfL.png" alt="LeoCAD diagram of assemblies using 2x2 dome" /></a></p>
  <p>There's downsides to this approach, though:</p>
  <ul>
  <li>The shape of the domes is not entirely round</li>
  <li>The 2x2 bottom dome <em>in light grey</em> colour is quite rare, and therefore relatively expensive in the aftermarket.</li>
  </ul>
  <hr />
  <p>Another option is to use <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=44358" rel="noreferrer">44358 3x3 ball turret socket</a> and <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=44359" rel="noreferrer">44359 3x3 ball turret</a>. These have been used as cannons in several Star Wars sets and should be easy to find.</p>
  <p>The 3x3 ball turret provides an axle on top - in order to provide a stud for supporting a minifig, you may modify a <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=6587" rel="noreferrer">6587 3L axle with stud</a>, cutting it down to 1L so it fits flush within the top part of the ball turret. I know cutting down parts is frowned upon by purists; and fitting the axle flush may make it hard to get it out.</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/etAHN.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/etAHN.png" alt="LeoCAD diagram of assemblies using 3x3 ball turret" /></a></p>
  
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Body: <p>I'm trying to plan the tops of the spires for a lego replica of the salt lake city LDS temple.  Here's a picture:
  <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/RDm2U.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/RDm2U.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
  <p>I figure I can use a <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=32474&amp;C=67#T=C&amp;C=67" rel="nofollow noreferrer">technic ball joint</a> for the round parts, or a <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=90540&amp;C=85#T=C&amp;C=85" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ski pole</a>  for the top part but I can't use them together as there's no open axle on top of the ball joint.  Is there any kind of sphere that a bar can be put through?</p>
  
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ThreadText: # Salt Lake City Temple : Spires
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2022-11-22)
  
  I'm trying to plan the tops of the spires for a lego replica of the salt lake city LDS temple. Here's a picture:
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/RDm2U.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/RDm2U.jpg)
  
  I figure I can use a [technic ball joint](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=32474&C=67#T=C&C=67) for the round parts, or a [ski pole](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=90540&C=85#T=C&C=85) for the top part but I can't use them together as there's no open axle on top of the ball joint. Is there any kind of sphere that a bar can be put through?
  
  **Tags:** building, design
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2022-11-23. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
  
  "Bar" items can fit into Technic "axle" hole. Based on that I have couple of options. Both are similar to Technic ball joint you've found, but have holes on both ends.
  
  [Technic Ball Joint with Through Axle Hole](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=53585#T=C).
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/F4hbS.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/F4hbS.png)
  
  [Technic Ball with Grooves](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=2907#T=C)
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/DwpOB.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/DwpOB.png)
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2022-11-23. Score: 5
  
  I'll suggest using [15395 2x2 dome bottom](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=15395) and [553 2x2 dome top](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=553c). The dome top has a stud with hole on its end, which makes it very easy to place a ski pole, or a 1x2 plate to support a minifig:
  
  [![LeoCAD diagram of assemblies using 2x2 dome](https://i.sstatic.net/NZIfL.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/NZIfL.png)
  
  There's downsides to this approach, though:
  
  * The shape of the domes is not entirely round
  * The 2x2 bottom dome *in light grey* colour is quite rare, and therefore relatively expensive in the aftermarket.
  
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  Another option is to use [44358 3x3 ball turret socket](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=44358) and [44359 3x3 ball turret](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=44359). These have been used as cannons in several Star Wars sets and should be easy to find.
  
  The 3x3 ball turret provides an axle on top - in order to provide a stud for supporting a minifig, you may modify a [6587 3L axle with stud](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=6587), cutting it down to 1L so it fits flush within the top part of the ball turret. I know cutting down parts is frowned upon by purists; and fitting the axle flush may make it hard to get it out.
  
  [![LeoCAD diagram of assemblies using 3x3 ball turret](https://i.sstatic.net/etAHN.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/etAHN.png)
  
  
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