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charlest

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Where to get quarter scale at reasonable price?
« on: July 04, 2003, 04:47:34 PM »
While I will not be drilling anything, I want to get a better idea about some measurements about placing pins closer to the PAP, among other things. I was looking online and saw only one place to buy a Quarter scale, but it was $40.00.

I saw my driller's scale and it looks like 2 joined pieces of plastic with ruler markings that cover a quarter of the ball in width and half the ball in length. Why is this simple thing so darn expensive?

Anyone know where I can get one reasonably? (No, I didn't say cheaply!)

I saw one at Innovative Bowling, but can't recall where else I saw it.

Thanks.
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Re: Where to get quarter scale at reasonable price?
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2003, 08:29:00 AM »
charlest, At Jayhawk Turbo Pro Sect $52.95, the other they have listed is a plain Quarter scale, not near as heavy or durable as the Turbo Sect $41.00.

  Classic Products  Turbo Pro Sect $58.95, plain Quarter Scale $29.00

  Innovative Turbo Pro Sect  $49.95, plain Quarter Scale  $28.00 .

  All the Quarter Scales listed above are very light as compared to the Turbo Pro Sect.
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Re: Where to get quarter scale at reasonable price?
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2003, 09:08:44 AM »
Supply and demand, economies of scale (pun intended).  How many quarter scales can they sell?  It has to be worth someone's while to make them.

Forty bucks doesn't sound like a lot to me, but I've only been bowling again for three years, so maybe I haven't had time to become a cheap bowler.

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Re: Where to get quarter scale at reasonable price?
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2003, 10:05:28 AM »
Try pricing Pitch Gauges. Perfect Pitch Gauges are something like $125-$130 for a set of 3.......Then there are the Jonnell Pitch Gauges which are the most accurate for something like $229 for a set of two.
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charlest

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Re: Where to get quarter scale at reasonable price?
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2003, 02:54:49 PM »
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Supply and demand, economies of scale (pun intended).  How many quarter scales can they sell?  It has to be worth someone's while to make them.

Forty bucks doesn't sound like a lot to me, but I've only been bowling again for three years, so maybe I haven't had time to become a cheap bowler.

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Re: Where to get quarter scale at reasonable price?
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2003, 03:00:20 PM »
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Pchee2 is/was my alter-ego


So that reply by Seadrive must have really cut deep.  
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charlest

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Re: Where to get quarter scale at reasonable price?
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2003, 03:24:09 PM »
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So that reply by Seadrive must have really cut deep.  


Deep, but cheep - lee! (A quadruple innuendo ... ) never mind.

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charlest

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Re: Where to get quarter scale at reasonable price?
« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2003, 03:26:02 PM »
Should I lock this or let every play the "innuendo game"?

(Of course, I am not pchee2; not smart enough.)
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