Interesting concept cheap ball spinner

road94master

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Interesting concept cheap ball spinner

« on: September 13, 2008, 09:11:19 AM »

check link below anyone think it would actually work???

http://www.lane1bowling.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=3871

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J_Mac

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Re: Interesting concept cheap ball spinner

« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2008, 05:18:57 PM »

Possibly... but you get what you pay for.

RPM's aren't what make a good spinner, you really want torque to get a heavy ball moving and to counteract the friction produced by sanding and polishing.
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River700

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Re: Interesting concept cheap ball spinner

« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2008, 05:19:53 PM »

Has anyone tried it yet is the question...you would think it would work based on the variable speed of the sander/polisher, but won't know until it is tested

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streamline

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Re: Interesting concept cheap ball spinner

« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2008, 05:23:52 PM »

I saw a post on that before and its good in theory but the motor didn't hold up for the guy that originally did it, under stress of sanding and polishing and that it just was working to hard and was bogging down and eventually burnt up.

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River700

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Re: Interesting concept cheap ball spinner

« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2008, 05:26:09 PM »

My uncle had a electric motor sitting in his shop, so I asked him about helping me build a ball spinner. We got the motor in a fixed position with two pulleys and a rubber belt. All that I need to do now is find another big pulley 9 inchs in diameter with a bearing in the center to fit a 5/8 inch bolt or something close to it, as the other big pulley does not have a bearing in the center. We ran the motor with the two pulleys and the speed looked perfect, time to do some shopping/ looking

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lenstanles703

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« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2008, 12:27:08 PM »

I think the donkee spinner has been a good value. Have it 5 years and it still works. Had to replace switch and splash guard added foot switch(works well).
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taige690

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Re: Interesting concept cheap ball spinner

« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2008, 02:37:19 PM »

Donkee did sell to Sierra products about a year ago if I remember correctly.

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Doug Sterner

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« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2008, 02:48:51 PM »

I use the Vertex 1/2 HP spinner in my shop and have to say it's a far superios spinner to the Jayhawk model which it replaced.

I bought a footswitch to make it easier to use and have been very happy ever since.
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Re: Interesting concept cheap ball spinner

« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2008, 03:31:25 PM »

I'm going to be building one from an old centrifuge(variable speed),i'll keep you informed.
my boss gave it to me.
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