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n00dlejester

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Plastic With a Core
« on: December 05, 2008, 04:07:32 AM »
So about 3 months ago I picked up my very first plastic spare ball.  I can safely say I am infatuated and in love with this ball.  When the lanes are even remotely dry, I find myself using it.  And the carry is actually pretty sweet.  I've smacked out more 4 5 7s with a headpin from the wall with this piece than any other piece I've ever thrown.  I was thinking of finding an old plastic ball with a core in it to give it a try.  My question to you is:  Does anybody make one?  I want a light-bulb core, something from years past.  I don't want an XXXL.  

Thanks for the help!

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Re: Plastic With a Core
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2008, 12:17:27 PM »
There's been a few, but you'll have to get lucky to fine one, especially new.  Probably not a complete list, but here's a few plastic balls that were released with a core.  I think they were all more hi tech than a light bulb shape, but not sure how much difference it makes in a plastic ball.

Ebonite Gemstone
Ebonite Clear Wolf
Visionary Clear Amulet
Roto Grip Grenade (not sure if it's a dynamic core, or just an ornamental one)
Visionary Clear Gargoyle? (I think it's just an ornamental core)

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Re: Plastic With a Core
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2008, 12:21:58 PM »
Purple Sumo.  It was so soft that you could dent it with your fingernail.
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Re: Plastic With a Core
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2008, 12:29:40 PM »
Sweet deal guys!  I'll begin a quest for one now, haha.

If you have a 16lb one of these, even single drill, and you want to part ways with it shoot me a PM.
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Re: Plastic With a Core
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2008, 01:27:29 PM »
Forgive me for asking, but what do you have against the XXXL?
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Re: Plastic With a Core
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2008, 01:30:24 PM »
seriously its a plastic ball with a dynamic core. how much different or worse could it be?

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Re: Plastic With a Core
« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2008, 01:44:11 PM »
How about a Pink Hammer?  Yes, it's urethane, but it has a dynamic core and the cover is so hard it acts more like plastic.  I've got a 16 I would love to get rid of since I dropped to 15 last year.
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Re: Plastic With a Core
« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2008, 03:57:11 AM »
Prior to the Ebonite Gemstones, there were two old companies that produced clear plastic balls with cores.

Gem Tek was one which produced clear plastic balls with bell shaped weightblocks in them which varied in color (named Gem Star, I still have a yellow one).  They also had a lite blue sparkle/glitter "soft" plastic to sell against yellow dots called the "Pro Line" (had that one too).

Teknika(sp?) was another company around the same era which also made clear plastic with cores (can't remember the shape) but they were not as clear as the balls produced by Gem Tek.  These companies were around about 30 yrs ago.

Not sure how "dynamic" these cores were (if at all) but they existed.

If I ever go broke, you may see my Gem Star up on ebay...haha
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Re: Plastic With a Core
« Reply #8 on: December 06, 2008, 10:29:59 AM »
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I want a light-bulb core, something from years past. I don't want an XXXL.  


I'm going to stick with my Red XXXL. I couldn't ask for a better performing plastic ball.
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Re: Plastic With a Core
« Reply #9 on: December 06, 2008, 12:17:42 PM »
I do have a used 16 pound Clear Wolf collecting dust.
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Re: Plastic With a Core
« Reply #10 on: December 06, 2008, 12:38:50 PM »
I'm gonna throw out the Visionary Slate Blue Gargoyle.. polished urethane.. but if you super polish it it might as well be plastic.. hits like a fricken truck.. call them up and ask if they have any.... $85 shipped..
there are also some Visionary red amulet and glowing amulet.. the red is plastic.. the glowing is urethane..
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Re: Plastic With a Core
« Reply #11 on: December 06, 2008, 04:03:29 PM »
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Tenpinspro: The Randolph's Classic Technica II had what was called a hemispheric weight block. Half of the core was an over sized pancake block. It had a hardness of 70 on the d-scale.

The Gem Tek had the famous gumball core. The one similar to the yellow dot was the Diamond GT it was blue see through with sparkles.

The MSG Star Trak had a baseball sized spherical core and had a hardness of 69.
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so are these worth anything?very rare,hard to find?did they carry well?I have a red randolf classic that I was going to sell but may keep it.
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Re: Plastic With a Core
« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2008, 04:37:34 PM »
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I'm gonna throw out the Visionary Slate Blue Gargoyle.. polished urethane.. but if you super polish it it might as well be plastic.. hits like a fricken truck.. call them up and ask if they have any.... $85 shipped..
there are also some Visionary red amulet and glowing amulet.. the red is plastic.. the glowing is urethane..


The SBG Not even close.
It's stronger and earlier than many of my resin dry lanes balls. I tried Friday night and took out the 2/4, when I tried to go down the 6/7 board.
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Re: Plastic With a Core
« Reply #13 on: December 06, 2008, 04:56:37 PM »
You can also try the Visionary Glowing Amulet even though it's urethane it's cover is very smooth and much harder making it relatively like plastic.  It also has the old Gargoyle core.
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Re: Plastic With a Core
« Reply #14 on: December 06, 2008, 08:03:13 PM »
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I'm gonna throw out the Visionary Slate Blue Gargoyle.. polished urethane.. but if you super polish it it might as well be plastic.. hits like a fricken truck.. call them up and ask if they have any.... $85 shipped..
there are also some Visionary red amulet and glowing amulet.. the red is plastic.. the glowing is urethane..


Mine is a six inch pin to pap with .5 micron polish and. Delay reation. It works great for 10 pins with speed and can slow it down and get some hook too

The SBG Not even close.
It's stronger and earlier than many of my resin dry lanes balls. I tried Friday night and took out the 2/4, when I tried to go down the 6/7 board.
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