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Brandon Riley

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Moh's 6.0 Particle Hardness
« on: July 28, 2005, 04:26:55 PM »
how hard is 6.0?? Will some current bowling balls not meet the requirement??
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Re: Moh's 6.0 Particle Hardness
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2005, 04:57:13 AM »
Below is a revised Mohs Hardness Scale with some everyday items listed:

1. Talc
2. Gypsum
--fingernail at 2.5
3. Calcite
--copper (old penny) at 3.5
4. Fluorite
5. Apatite
--window glass or typical knife blade at under 5.5
6. Orthoclase
--streak plate or good steel file at over 6.5
7. Quartz
8. Topaz
9. Corundum
10. Diamond
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WSUstroker

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Re: Moh's 6.0 Particle Hardness
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2005, 09:34:01 AM »
With this new scale, does that mean that Legends/Lanemasters cannot use diamond particle anymore as it would seem that diamond would rate too high on the new scale?
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Re: Moh's 6.0 Particle Hardness
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2005, 09:38:20 AM »
I "heard" and only "heard" but from a dependable ball driller the only companys particles that pass is Storms and that no ther company particles are within requirements.
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Re: Moh's 6.0 Particle Hardness
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2005, 03:00:46 PM »
i just received an e-mail from tom tomaras of brunswick today and he informed that all of their equipment already passes this new standard of testing---even the goliath. good looking out guys !
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Re: Moh's 6.0 Particle Hardness
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2005, 03:03:00 PM »
quote:
I "heard" and only "heard" but from a dependable ball driller the only companys particles that pass is Storms and that no ther company particles are within requirements.


Similarly, I've heard that the new hardness rule will affect very few balls.  Only a rumor, though.  

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Re: Moh's 6.0 Particle Hardness
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2005, 09:10:09 PM »
What about Legends/Lane Masters?
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Re: Moh's 6.0 Particle Hardness
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2005, 09:12:06 PM »
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What about Legends/Lane Masters?


Since their particles are industrial diamonds, I'll give you one guess ...
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Re: Moh's 6.0 Particle Hardness
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2005, 09:41:45 PM »
We do not have the tools to test yet (coming soon), but we believe every ball in our current line passes their requirements.

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Re: Moh's 6.0 Particle Hardness
« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2005, 09:07:52 AM »
I know a trend a few years ago was to use Mica. There are various different minerals in the Mica group, all ranging from 2.5-3 on the scale thus all these would pass.

If Legends do indeed use Diamonds (and Diamond Particle isn't just a fancy marketing name) then they will fail the test. By quite a long way. It wouldn't suprise me, they already fail the PBA's hardness test based on the Sur-D scale. Quite ironic really. Their base shell is too soft for the PBA and their particles are soon to be considered too hard for the USBC. I feel for Borden and co.
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