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General Category => Drilling & Layouts => Topic started by: Shifter on December 10, 2003, 12:13:17 AM

Title: Help me identify this oval thumb insert
Post by: Shifter on December 10, 2003, 12:13:17 AM

I have 3 left that I bought from my old driller and want to order more from someone online....unfortunately there isn't many pictures to look at.

It is a 1 1/4 drill, and is pretty stiff....I'm using the 1 1/32 now and want some in the next smaller size....

there is a pic here:
http://home.ptd.net/~samnlou/recources/thumb1.jpg

thanks

Title: Re: Help me identify this oval thumb insert
Post by: Shifter on December 10, 2003, 08:39:58 PM

some more pics...

http://home.ptd.net/~samnlou/recources/thumb2.jpg

http://home.ptd.net/~samnlou/recources/thumb3.jpg

Title: Re: Help me identify this oval thumb insert
Post by: agroves on December 11, 2003, 06:00:41 AM

Is this it man.....
http://www.bowlersparadise.com/shop/inserts/tenthframe/index.shtml#vinyl-easy-out-solids

Andrew

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FUFU
HIT 'EM WEAK AND WATCH 'EM FREAK

Title: Re: Help me identify this oval thumb insert
Post by: pnj1967 on December 11, 2003, 06:19:23 AM

Is it possible your old driller was making his own thumb inserts, from the kit that Donkee Products sells?

Title: Re: Help me identify this oval thumb insert
Post by: LuckyLefty on December 11, 2003, 06:37:56 AM

To me it looks just like the tapered ovals that Vise sells.

Then most of the taper taken out looks like this ball has had a rasp applied to it.

Just like this one their color is not pure white it is got a small amount of grey in it.

Also the amount of oval like this one is great!  In other words it is much wider than it is deep.

Just a thought.

REgards,

Luckylefty

That is my though

Title: Re: Help me identify this oval thumb insert
Post by: Shifter on December 11, 2003, 07:50:41 AM

this is definately a commercially made oval insert..not custom...

he had a whole display of them....it is oval from top to bottom, you can install it either way and it feels the same.

For my thumb it is a PERFECT fit, I just want to get more of them...

In the smaller sizes it is a 1 1/8" drilled hole, when you go over like 15/16 it becomes a 1 1/4" hole...

the link to bowlers paradise looks like it, but that says "oval on one end, tapered on the other" ????

I'm going to call around today and see what I can find...

Title: Re: Help me identify this oval thumb insert
Post by: rbob300 on December 12, 2003, 01:00:28 AM

It looks to me like a Turbo sleeve, as they require a 1 1/4 drill from 31/32 to 1 1/16
sleeve size.

Title: Re: Help me identify this oval thumb insert
Post by: Shifter on December 13, 2003, 08:08:49 PM

Found out today that it is in fact a VISE...

thanks to all that helped!!