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TruckFreak69

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Spinners
« on: October 16, 2003, 10:14:26 AM »
Anyone got some spinners for sale, preferrably a donkee?
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NoNeed4Revs

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Re: Spinners
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2003, 02:47:27 AM »
I'm not sure I even want to know, but why would you want a donkee brand spinner? I've never heard of a single person who didn't have theirs overheat every 45 seconds.
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the-7-year-itch

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Re: Spinners
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2003, 08:51:44 AM »
I bought a vertex spinner at wild octopus bouling for $180.00 shipped and it works great!

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Brickguy221

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« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2003, 11:11:02 AM »
I second NoNeed's comments plus how are you going to keep it from jumping up and down and vibrating off your work table? No spinner owner has complained about Vertex, but most all have complained about Donkey.






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Re: Spinners
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2003, 11:40:05 AM »
I have a donkee....  it does get warm if you use it continuously for an extended period of time, but I wouldn't say overheats.  As far as vibration goes... only had trouble with certain balls...  others seem to be fine.  I bought a rubber mat to set the spinner on.. and haven't had any trouble siince.  There may be better spinners out there... but donkee's get the job done for a reasonable price.

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Sir Bowl-A-Lot

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Re: Spinners
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2003, 11:43:44 AM »
I agree with S^2 100%

My 3/4hp Donkee spinner has never overheated nor vibrated like NoNeed4revs and Brickguy221 have claimed.
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Brickguy221

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« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2003, 01:47:22 PM »
The majority of the people on this site that have or did have Donkey Spinners, before getting rid of them, have complained about the vibration. People like Sir Bowl-A-Lot that have had no vibration or overheating problems with Donkey spinners, should consider themselves blessed as these type problems have been repeated over and over again on this site. Price wise the Vertex Spinners are way cheaper ($60-$80 or so?) and I have yet to hear the first complaint about them on this site.



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Sir Bowl-A-Lot

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Re: Spinners
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2003, 02:40:42 PM »
Brickguy221, you must be one of those people who run around the bowling alleys starting rumors and talking about people behind their backs.  You're nothing more than a rumor spreader (or antagonist as I call it).  You are basing your statment upon what you claim others have said, and you have never even owned a Donkee spinner (because if you did you would have already stated that).  In addition you are already known as a person on here that bashes other user's posts, and any company other than Lane#1.  So go get a life and stop bashing everyone simply for not using the same equipment as you.  Oh yeah, and stop spreading rumors about equipment that you have never even owned.  You're just making yourself look even dumber since no one cares about your meaningless, open-ended opinions.

Instead of replying again to this post in hopes of regaining your respect from this community, go buy yourself another freakin' Lane#1 ball since that's probably what you do when you're crying the blues and feeling sorry for yourself.

I promise you that the world will go on without Lane#1 as much as it probably hurts you to ponder such a thought.  LOL
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TruckFreak69

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« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2003, 05:29:41 PM »
I know a guy who's had an innovations and a donkee.  The only reason the donkee vibrates is because it goes about 400 RPM faster than the Vertex hence causing the centrifigal (sp?) force of the weight blocks to throw it around, it's not the spinners fault.  Polishing is much easier at higher rpm's.  That's why I don't want the vertex and they are only about 20 dollars less.
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TruckFreak69

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« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2003, 05:30:08 PM »
I know a guy who's had an innovations and a donkee. THe innovations burnt up the bearing in a few days and the donkee is still fine. The only reason the donkee vibrates is because it goes about 400 RPM faster than the Vertex hence causing the centrifigal (sp?) force of the weight blocks to throw it around, it's not the spinners fault.  Polishing is much easier at higher rpm's.  That's why I don't want the vertex and they are only about 20 dollars less.
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Brickguy221

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« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2003, 05:41:25 PM »
Sir Bowl-A-Lot, I wasn't bashing you nor was that my intentions. You stated your preference on spinners and I stated mine. You disagreed with me and I disagreed with you. You have that right to disagree with me and I have that right to disagree with you. I'm not sure all of this is called "bashing" but then if it is, so what. If that is the way you prefer to take it, so be it as it doesn't bother me the least bit. Also, the Topic here was spinners and not Lane 1 balls, so I don't know why you brought that up, and then again, I don't really care. Gosh, if everyone on this site got mad and "banged their head on the wall like you do" everytime someone disagreed with them, just stop and think what this site would be like.

All of your problem with me started about 3-4 weeks or so ago when you posted that you had some Lane 1 balls for sale at a price and all I did was comment that I felt your price was too high. Right there and then you "went off the deep end big time" calling me a "Brickhead", Meathead", threatning me and etc. Of coarse I wrongly responded by calling you a jerk, which you were for getting "all out of whack over nothing." Responding back to you after you called me all of those names was a mistake on my part and I appoligize for it as I didn't realize at the time how Inmature you are. Again I have the right to comment on other people's Topics and you have the same right to do likewise. That's what you and I both did here, but the difference is you got mad and I didn't.

I feel really sorry for you that you cannot stand it when "truth looks you in the face." AS for bashing anything or anybody, I do not do that unless first attacked by other people like yourself. I have a lot of friends on this site and to this day, not one single other person on this site has cried about me bashing them except yourself. I don't intentionaly bash anyone, you just take it that way so I would reccommend that you "grow up" and "get a life." Sorry you get all "bent out of shape" when things don't go your way and there is no reason to do so.



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Brickguy221

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« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2003, 08:16:42 PM »
TruckFreak, this is a free country and you are free to buy any spinner you feel comfortable with. Some of us here were only stating what we both know/heard about spinners. I and some of the others here bought Vertex's and we are happy with the Vertex. Others have bought the Donkey and are happy with the Donkey.



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NoNeed4Revs

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« Reply #12 on: October 17, 2003, 09:35:06 PM »
Brick, I gotta commend you for being even close to civil with Sir-Bowl-A-Lot. As soon as I read that reply I couldn't believe anyone would get that worked up over your post. I hope everyone takes note of this exchange before doing business with Sir-Bowl-A-Lot.

At any rate, I'll defend you in saying it's not at all inappropriate to comment on an item you don't own. I've never owned a donkee, but I've heard from probably ten people that they are awful. Then I got to use one. Guess what, they were right. Big time. If you hear numerous people comment on a product, sharing what you've heard on this board is totally appropriate.

On a side note, I suspect that those who haven't had overheating problems have the bigger of the two motors. I believe the spinner I used which overheated repeatedly was less than 3/4 HP, but don't hold me to that one.
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« Reply #13 on: October 17, 2003, 11:49:02 PM »
If you search back a bit (coverstock prep), you will see several discussions about spinners.  Donkee and Lane #1 seem to have one thing in common.  The people who don't like them are very adamant about voicing their opinions.  I (and quite a few people on here) have owned a Donkee and have had no problems with them.  I don't have any of the other brands to compare to, but someone (Doug Sterner?) had them all at one time and said that the Donkee vibrates the most.  I have resurfaced several balls at a time.  The machine gets pretty warm, but mine has never shut down.  Donkee will vibrate some, but that happens when a dynamic weightblock is spun fast.  That's pretty much what the ball is doing as it travels down the lane anyway.  The ball cup keeps the core from flipping to it's preferred axis.  Anyway, when I bought mine, the price it sold for was $50 cheaper than the other spinners available.

Anyway, this is supposed to be TruckFreak69 looking for a spinner, not us arguing over which is best.
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Brickguy221

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« Reply #14 on: October 18, 2003, 01:20:18 AM »
Strider, there is no argument on my part of which one is best, nor did I say one was better than the other. I was only stating what the majority of people have said on this site when comparing the two spinners. I also pointed out that some people like Vertex and are happy with them and some people like Donkey and are happy with them, so the statement of one is better didn't come from myself.
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