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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: TheBowlingKid25 on July 07, 2004, 07:44:12 PM

Title: Home made spinner? look
Post by: TheBowlingKid25 on July 07, 2004, 07:44:12 PM
I just drew somep lans in Paint, on the computer. There very rough mind you, but you get the idea. I would build 2 boxes from 2x4's and cover it with like 3/4 inch plywood. Also, I would make everything a little shorter, so its got less chance to vibrate a lot, and find something to bolt them both to. If I could find an old motor, which I most likely can, this would be much cheaper then buying a new spinner. Plus fun to build.

http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/wNDY2Mzc0NnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%3D.jpg
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16 years and still going strong! 16 years old that is! The names Warrior Princess, Xena..Warrior Princess
And why would I "saw" pins in half, THATS A WASTE OF PINS!
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: TheBowlingKid25 on July 08, 2004, 11:26:10 AM
WELL???!!!
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16 years and still going strong! 16 years old that is! The names Warrior Princess, Xena..Warrior Princess
And why would I "saw" pins in half, THATS A WASTE OF PINS!
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: TheBowlingKid25 on July 08, 2004, 12:35:06 PM
DAMMIT RESPOND WOULD U!!!!
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16 years and still going strong! 16 years old that is! The names Warrior Princess, Xena..Warrior Princess
And why would I "saw" pins in half, THATS A WASTE OF PINS!
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: TheBowlingKid25 on July 08, 2004, 12:35:07 PM
DAMMIT RESPOND WOULD U!!!!
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16 years and still going strong! 16 years old that is! The names Warrior Princess, Xena..Warrior Princess
And why would I "saw" pins in half, THATS A WASTE OF PINS!
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: J_Mac on July 08, 2004, 12:46:11 PM
Learn how to use AutoCad kiddo.  Much more impressive.  The biggest problem with making your own spinner is the "bowl".  Then there are many other issues.
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The summer...  time to get my ARSEnal in gear!
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: TheBowlingKid25 on July 08, 2004, 12:51:46 PM
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and find something to bolt them both to.  
<----that
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16 years and still going strong! 16 years old that is! The names Warrior Princess, Xena..Warrior Princess
And why would I "saw" pins in half, THATS A WASTE OF PINS!
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: TheBowlingKid25 on July 08, 2004, 01:18:36 PM
LOL no problem. I mean I think I can find a bowl to fit well, and mount it and all. I'll draw another crude drawing to show how I'd make the bowl.
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16 years and still going strong! 16 years old that is! The names Warrior Princess, Xena..Warrior Princess
And why would I "saw" pins in half, THATS A WASTE OF PINS!
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: J_Mac on July 08, 2004, 01:22:06 PM
Oh how crude...  *sigh*
Bearings to support the shafts? Shafts? Pulleys?  Getting it to run at a RPM that will keep it stable and be fast enough to actually use?  etc...?
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The summer...  time to get my ARSEnal in gear!
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: TheBowlingKid25 on July 08, 2004, 01:28:24 PM
crude, yes. I have thot about all that, bearings and such. Im not totally stupid. The hardest thing for me would be finding a good motor. As for the bowl, I would take a metal mixing bowl, drill a hole in the bottom, and for the shaft I'd use one of those shafts that have threads that go like4 inches down it. Put a bolt on the bottom, set the bowl down over it, then tighten down another bolt on top, the thinest bolt I could find, and cover the whole thing in some type of rubber.

http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/wNDY2NTI5NnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%3D.jpg
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16 years and still going strong! 16 years old that is! The names Warrior Princess, Xena..Warrior Princess
And why would I "saw" pins in half, THATS A WASTE OF PINS!
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: DanH78 on July 08, 2004, 01:30:55 PM
Me thinks BK will have to change his name to TheOneEyedBowlingKid25 in the not so distant future.
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: TheBowlingKid25 on July 08, 2004, 01:31:39 PM
LOL...no im careful when i do things. I do it then stand really far back!
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16 years and still going strong! 16 years old that is! The names Warrior Princess, Xena..Warrior Princess
And why would I "saw" pins in half, THATS A WASTE OF PINS!
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: J_Mac on July 08, 2004, 01:32:44 PM
Don't hurt yourself thinking... or using that contraption.

*walks away shaking head slowly*
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The summer...  time to get my ARSEnal in gear!
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: TheBowlingKid25 on July 08, 2004, 01:37:49 PM
All joking aside though, I really am pretty good with my hands. I always build things. Other people on here have built them, just because Im 16, doesnt mean I would hurt myself. I think things through about most things I could hurt myself doing.
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16 years and still going strong! 16 years old that is! The names Warrior Princess, Xena..Warrior Princess
And why would I "saw" pins in half, THATS A WASTE OF PINS!
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: TheBowlingKid25 on July 08, 2004, 01:46:16 PM
HEY, I CANT HELP IT! Ask my girlfriend, she'll tell you its true. Hands, toung...sh!t...even my elbows if needed!
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16 years and still going strong! 16 years old that is! The names Warrior Princess, Xena..Warrior Princess
And why would I "saw" pins in half, THATS A WASTE OF PINS!

Edited on 7/8/2004 1:41 PM
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: jkiser01 on July 08, 2004, 01:53:24 PM
Not worth all the trouble when you can buy one for $100 bucks used.. I have a Vertex 1/2 hp spinner and really see no way a home made unit is gonna work that well, if at all.. To many things have to be just right or its spinning to fast or too slow and the bowl is a whole other issue..

Like I said before, just not worth all the hassle..
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If they only made a ball that would carry that da_n 7 pin (and I am right handed!!)

jkiser01

Edited on 7/8/2004 1:51 PM
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: DanH78 on July 08, 2004, 02:02:30 PM
quote:
All joking aside though, I really am pretty good with my hands. I always build things. Other people on here have built them, just because Im 16, doesnt mean I would hurt myself. I think things through about most things I could hurt myself doing.
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16 years and still going strong! 16 years old that is! The names Warrior Princess, Xena..Warrior Princess
And why would I "saw" pins in half, THATS A WASTE OF PINS!


Has nothing to do with age.  Any time you try to McGuyver something, it's recipe for disaster.
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: TheBowlingKid25 on July 08, 2004, 02:07:39 PM
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Not worth all the trouble when you can buy one for $100 bucks used.. I have a Vertex 1/2 hp spinner and really see no way a home made unit is gonna work that well, if at all.. To many things have to be just right or its spinning to fast or too slow and the bowl is a whole other issue..

Like I said before, just not worth all the hassle..
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If they only made a ball that would carry that da_n 7 pin (and I am right handed!!)

jkiser01

Edited on 7/8/2004 1:51 PM
well, you tell me where i can find one used for 100 bucks or less, and i'll think about it.
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16 years and still going strong! 16 years old that is! The names Warrior Princess, Xena..Warrior Princess
And why would I "saw" pins in half, THATS A WASTE OF PINS!
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: jkiser01 on July 08, 2004, 02:13:58 PM
TheBowlingKid25,

Thats your job, not mine. Like I said, there was one posted in the for sale forum yesterday for $110 and my friend bought that one. I bought the same unit (vertex 1/2 hp) from user typhoon about 6 weeks ago for $110.

They are out there, just need to be ready to buy when the deal comes along so start saving your allowance and maybe you can get one someday..

good luck..
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If they only made a ball that would carry that da_n 7 pin (and I am right handed!!)

jkiser01
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: Badger856 on July 08, 2004, 02:22:34 PM
Somewhere in Heaven, Darwin is saying, "I told you"
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: TheBowlingKid25 on July 08, 2004, 02:25:07 PM
I dont get it
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16 years and still going strong! 16 years old that is! The names Warrior Princess, Xena..Warrior Princess
And why would I "saw" pins in half, THATS A WASTE OF PINS!
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: TyLytle on July 08, 2004, 02:26:28 PM
For the bowl, find a deep pulley from a car engine.
Already has a hole in the exact center. Line the edge with some rubber
hose split in half and glue it on it

Ty
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: dirtbikebowler on July 08, 2004, 02:33:01 PM
If you use any glue on anything, use Gorilla Glue that sh!t holds anything.

o and BK if this idea works tell me bc im very interested in making my own spinner too.
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: TheBowlingKid25 on July 08, 2004, 02:39:26 PM
have u done this b4 portside????
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16 years and still going strong! 16 years old that is! The names Warrior Princess, Xena..Warrior Princess
And why would I "saw" pins in half, THATS A WASTE OF PINS!
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: UtahBowler on July 08, 2004, 06:27:07 PM
Look at it this way... I used to destroy and build things a lot as a kid... I'm now an engineer.

If you want to build it, do it. Just be safe, and take a GOOD look at what you are trying to replicate before you start.

...and never forget MEASURE TWICE CUT ONCE. Same thing goes for the design, only go over your design as much as you can possibly stand...

GL!


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UtahBowler

I love it when my wife says "down and in"
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: stanski on July 08, 2004, 11:39:22 PM
support your mothers pottery hobby and encourage her to buy a pottery wheel. you can spin one of those fast enough to polish or sand a ball and can control speed very well. You just have to find some way to keep the ball on the wheel.
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stanski
Title: Re: Home made spinner? look
Post by: 300GameBowler on July 08, 2004, 11:41:27 PM
do you write your english essays with a crayon?

hahah joking