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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Sept 8, 2017 8:00:59 GMT -5
Have not twisted any wire in months. Almost had to go back and look at my own tutorial, lol bowlerite  Fordites    Pudding stone  Thanks for looking Chuck |
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 8, 2017 8:11:35 GMT -5
Thanks, Chuck! Haven't seen any in a while. Your fordite is always amazing! Good plug for the roaming rock, too. I included a few grooved stones. Your tute will come in handy.  |
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Post by coloradocliff on Sept 8, 2017 8:14:48 GMT -5
Neat job Chuck, unique style.
You forgot nothing and are sure and steady in your wire manipulation.
Nice !!
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Post by icatz on Sept 8, 2017 8:17:55 GMT -5
Just beautiful. Your Fordite wraps always knock me out.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Sept 8, 2017 8:29:00 GMT -5
Thanks rockjunquie, coloradocliff and icatzI wish the bowlerite was half as popular as the fordite. I have a kid that is a competitive bowler so at any given time he has about 10 bowling balls. High end balls are not cheap either. Usually run $150-200 each so it would be nice to be able to make pendants from the old ones to pay for the next ones. Wishful thinking. Chuck |
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 8, 2017 9:04:07 GMT -5
Nice wraps,that Fordite is some cool material,isn't it....Liking it!
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Post by fernwood on Sept 8, 2017 10:29:26 GMT -5
Very nice as usual.
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Post by amyk on Sept 8, 2017 12:30:47 GMT -5
All are beautiful. You are the groove master.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 14:30:36 GMT -5
"I had to look at my own tutorial...."
Sweetsauce! Thank yourself for having the forethought to make that tute!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 8, 2017 14:53:46 GMT -5
Thanks rockjunquie, coloradocliff and icatzI wish the bowlerite was half as popular as the fordite. I have a kid that is a competitive bowler so at any given time he has about 10 bowling balls. High end balls are not cheap either. Usually run $150-200 each so it would be nice to be able to make pendants from the old ones to pay for the next ones. Wishful thinking. Chuck Have you ever tried to sell them at bowling competitions? It seems like bowlers or their relatives would be your target audience. Does Andrew use balls with interesting colors rather than just plain colors? |
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Sept 8, 2017 15:01:35 GMT -5
Thanks rockjunquie, coloradocliff and icatzI wish the bowlerite was half as popular as the fordite. I have a kid that is a competitive bowler so at any given time he has about 10 bowling balls. High end balls are not cheap either. Usually run $150-200 each so it would be nice to be able to make pendants from the old ones to pay for the next ones. Wishful thinking. Chuck Have you ever tried to sell them at bowling competitions? It seems like bowlers or their relatives would be your target audience. Does Andrew use balls with interesting colors rather than just plain colors? I was thinking the pro shops where we buy all of his equipment. That is where all the bowlers shop anyway. Most of his bowling balls have good patterns. All of the high end "hook" balls have crazy metal engineered cores inside so they are more difficult to open. Those one can't be easily sawed in half. He carries 4 balls with him whenever he goes. 1 spare ball and three strike balls for different oil and lane conditions. This is the inside of his latest one. Jackel Ghost made right here in Michigan. Nice black and purple swirls.   Chuck |
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Sept 8, 2017 15:14:27 GMT -5
JugglerguyLuckily Andrew does lots of research and knows what he is talking about. Here is a picture of the selection of balls at one store we go to. Every one of these is a current model year and will be obsolete in a year. Every single one has different properties to make it react different.  Chuck
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 8, 2017 15:41:42 GMT -5
That's amazing. It seems almost like cheating with all that technology built into the balls. Of course if everyone has them, it's still fair. I, knowing nothing, thought bowling balls were homogenous all the way through. I don't know of any kids that into bowling around here. There might be some, I just haven't heard kids ever talk about bowling like that. Here, the big, expensive sport is hockey. Those families travel every weekend for what seems like the whole year. They go long distances and stay in hotels and pay for ice time and equipment. I can't imagine being gone every weekend like that.
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Post by fantastic5 on Sept 8, 2017 19:56:22 GMT -5
Beautiful work. I love your grove wraps!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 20:38:46 GMT -5
JugglerguyLuckily Andrew does lots of research and knows what he is talking about. Here is a picture of the selection of balls at one store we go to. Every one of these is a current model year and will be obsolete in a year. Every single one has different properties to make it react different. Chuck Andrew 'owes' us a thread (essay) on the new tech in bowling balls. I saw a "how it's made" and was intrigued but left wanting for knowledge. Smart kidlet ya got there. Proud dad earned it. Congratulations! |
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Post by TByrd on Sept 9, 2017 0:37:08 GMT -5
I know a lot of the book balls have that piece of metal inside, depends on the position of it as to the reaction on the lanes. I used to bowl and have done a few pro-ams. Used to have a 186 average, man that has been years ago. I guess that is why I am attracted to bowlerite.
Love your cabs and wraps. Great job.
Tammy
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Post by Garage Rocker on Sept 9, 2017 2:17:19 GMT -5
Always love your work, Chuck. Trademark Fordite.
I wouldn't know where to look for a bowling ball around here, other than the bowling alley. That's quite the selection.
I had heard that there were different oil patterns they can apply to the lane to get a desired effect. Never played enough that I would notice what effect that was. Just found it interesting that there's a game within a game that I'm not good enough to play.
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 9, 2017 5:45:42 GMT -5
I used to play on the Navy bases- a quarter a game. I used any ball that came off the rack and fit my hand. I was never really any good, but it sure was fun! My dad was really good, though. He played on several leagues and had a bunch of trophies. He had a couple balls, too. When I was a kid, I thought his ball bag was the coolest thing- like a clamshell samsonite.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Sept 9, 2017 7:07:22 GMT -5
@shotgunner Jugglerguy TByrd Garage Rocker rockjunquieNot sure if I mentioned it but I do not bowl. I have picked up a some knowledge from being around it for a few tears now though. My son is 12 years old and last season was a really good one. His team took first place for the 32 week season and he he the season high game and season high series. He was also awarded the #1 spot in all of metro Detroit for overall performance in league and tournament play for his age group. Kids under 18 cannot play for money so all of the tournaments pay through scholarship points so from the age of 10-18 the kids are banking scholarship money. We are actually getting ready to leave in one hour for the first day of the new season. I took a couple pictures out in the garage. This is his current ball bag. Holds 4 balls and all the stuff to keep them maintained during play  This a bowling ball spinner I built using a lapidary flat lap. It spins the balls at 435 RPM so we can use abrasive pads to keep them at factory new performance. This is a weekly exercise that involves grits from 180 all the way to 4000 and then every ball has unique liquid polishes too. He usually bowls 15-20 games a week.  This summer he bowled on a collegiate league that was very difficult. Each week that they bowled involved a completely different oil pattern on the lanes. how much oil and how far down the lane gets oiled is what determines what ball to use. If they only oil the first 35 feet that means the ball will start hooking at 35 feet. If they oil the first 43 feet the ball will start hooking at 43 feet. So the further down the lane they oil the more aggressive hook the ball will need to make it to the target. Here's an example of some of the patterns he bowled on      Best game so far  Best series so far 626  Chuck |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Sept 9, 2017 7:15:58 GMT -5
Yup, it appears there's a whole different level that most of us duffers never knew existed. Most everything I know about bowling comes from...  |
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