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ball spinner bowl - need help
« on: May 14, 2008, 05:01:23 AM »
I am going to make a ball spinner out of a motor i have.  I just need to get a bowl or pot to use to hold the ball in place.  Has anyone created their own spinner and if so, what size bowl worked, where did you get it and i want to make sure i punch the hole exact center for the post, so what way worked best to get exact center.

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se7en

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Re: ball spinner bowl - need help
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2008, 02:45:19 PM »
I can't find it, but a year or two ago someone on the PBA.com forums posted some website showing how they made one with a drill. Maybe you can do some more digging, I'm at work =P
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Re: ball spinner bowl - need help
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2008, 03:28:19 PM »
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I can't find it, but a year or two ago someone on the PBA.com forums posted some website showing how they made one with a drill. Maybe you can do some more digging, I'm at work =P
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here you go. he used a metal kitchen bowl for the ball cup.

http://www.allbowling.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23973&highlight=spinner

Maybe this would help with finding the center.
http://www.woodhelp.com/CenterOfACircle.jpg



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Re: ball spinner bowl - need help
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2008, 03:35:51 PM »
Go to the FLEA markets and look for old cast iron pots. Take a 6 lb house ball with you so it doesn't get too heavy from carrying it to check the pot size.

Cut off the handle and take to a machine shop. They can put it on a lathe to balance it.

My grandfather built me 3 of them this way. If the pot is too flimsy it will bend from putting the balls in and out.

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Re: ball spinner bowl - need help
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2008, 04:37:21 PM »
A Honda civic rear brake drum works perfectly, plus is a lot stronger than any bowl your can put on.
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