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azus

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Ball drill
« on: May 07, 2009, 04:44:42 AM »
About what price ranges does a new ball drill cost? This includes all the jiggs, scales and tools for measurement.
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ImBackInTheGame

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Re: Ball drill
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2009, 12:48:17 PM »
Looking at innovative bowling's website, about 6 grand and that doesn't include tools for measurement.

Although they have a starter pro shop package at $2600.
http://www.shop.innovativebowling.com/product.sc?categoryId=102&productId=645

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Re: Ball drill
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2009, 01:02:40 PM »
just use a hand drill, there's a YouTube vid that shows you how!!!!  That how to get those nice bridges on your equipment.
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azus

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Re: Ball drill
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2009, 01:06:08 PM »
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Looking at innovative bowling's website, about 6 grand and that doesn't include tools for measurement.

Although they have a starter pro shop package at $2600.
http://www.shop.innovativebowling.com/product.sc?categoryId=102&productId=645

Edited on 5/7/2009 12:51 PM


$2600 Thats no money for a complete set
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azus

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Re: Ball drill
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2009, 01:06:34 PM »
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just use a hand drill, there's a YouTube vid that shows you how!!!!  That how to get those nice bridges on your equipment.
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Yeah, ive seen those vids
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Re: Ball drill
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2009, 03:32:37 PM »
The Dodo scale is about $1000.  
Mill $5000
Spinner $400
Pitch gauges: $250
Bevel sanders: $86
Plug cutter:  $150
Pro Sec: $70

There is a whole lot more than just that.  Would guess to start new would be somewhere between 15,000 and 17,000 dollars.

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Re: Ball drill
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2009, 04:49:15 PM »
Here's mine:

1) Mountain drill press off Amazon.com, $225.
2) Used jig and full set of bits from a member here, about $700 shipped.
3) Ball spinner direct from Vertex Mold, $225.
4) Assorted cleaners, Abralon pads, a 3/16 long bit from Lowe's for thumb vent holes, tools, etc., $200.

That's $1,350 for a basic setup. In six months, it had paid for itself, as much work as I do for myself and for my wife.

No, it's not a mill drill, but I learned a long time ago how to work a thumbhole out by hand.

The one big thing missing is a scale. I have to go to a friend's shop to get my stuff weighed but I'm not spending $700-$1,000 for a scale at the moment, especially not with the USBC supposedly considering dropping most of the static weight limits in the next year or two.

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