Author Topic: Etching vs grease pencil (Read 3827 times)

cappy718 · « **on:** January 13, 2011, 09:48:35 PM »

I dont know about you all, but etching all the lines to drill a ball seems....

1. Like a pain in the butt

2. Less likely people will want to buy your used ball

As someone that does look for used balls I have often wondered what gives? Why dont you all use grease pencils instead? Every proshop I've been to uses them so I dont have those lines stuck in my ball. Doesnt it also weaken the coverstock and make it more susceptible to cracks? Just asking because I dont understand it.

~Scott

"Celebrate we will, cuz life is short but sweet for certain"

Edited by cappy718 on 1/14/2011 at 6:48 AM

The Dreaded Durbin · « **Reply #16 on:** January 15, 2011, 06:52:32 PM »

The guys on the truck are some of the best ball drillers in the world. You do not have to hope your ball is right. If the lines are right and on the ball properly, they will hit them. The grease pencil gets wiped off easy, that is the only reason for mistakes.

The scribe lines are very very thin. They do not cause any cracking or cover stock problems. Most often than not you can remove the lines with 400 grit sand paper. You don't have to dig deep into the ball to scribe it.

Edited by The Dreaded Durbin on 1/15/2011 at 7:55 PM

cappy718 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 15, 2011, 07:26:58 PM »

Oh I understand that the drillers are the best, but I like watching everything that is done with my balls. I've been caught off guard by someone doing something differently then I wanted.

Hmmm so maybe a resurface would work to get rid of the ones in my ball. I might have to do that. Still debating on selling it anyhow tho. Hell need to resurface it for that anyhow...lol!

The Dreaded Durbin wrote on 1/15/2011 7:52 PM:The guys on the truck are some of the best ball drillers in the world. You do not have to hope your ball is right. If the lines are right and on the ball properly, they will hit them. The grease pencil gets wiped off easy, that is the only reason for mistakes.

The scribe lines are very very thin. They do not cause any cracking or cover stock problems. Most often than not you can remove the lines with 400 grit sand paper. You don't have to dig deep into the ball to scribe it.

Edited by The Dreaded Durbin on 1/15/2011 at 7:55 PM

~Scott

"Celebrate we will, cuz life is short but sweet for certain"

Author Topic: Etching vs grease pencil (Read 3827 times)

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