Ice ball molding apparatus

An ice molding apparatus, comprising:

• a first mold assembly which includes a first hollow chamber portion, which includes a cylindrical spike assembly which projects inward from a wall of said first hollow chamber portion, said spike assembly including a distal end adapted to support a quantity of solid material, and which includes a first joint member adapted to connect to a second mold assembly, and
• a second mold assembly which includes a second hollow chamber portion, which includes a filler channel adapted for passing a quantity of liquid water therethrough into said second hollow chamber portion, and which includes a second joint member adapted to connect to said first joint member, such that said first hollow chamber portion and said second hollow chamber portion form a combined interior mold chamber,
• wherein said distal end of said cylindrical spike assembly is located adjacent to a center portion of said combined interior mold chamber, wherein said distal end of said cylindrical spike assembly includes material-gripping ridges, wherein said first mold assembly includes a threaded channel portion, and said spike assembly includes a threaded plug portion and a spike portion connected to said threaded plug portion, wherein said threaded plug portion is adapted to be screwed into said threaded channel portion of said first mold assembly for installing said spike assembly into said first mold assembly.