J. Elliott
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- May 18, 2002
- Location
- Boonville, NC 27011
Fellas,
Gotta buddy at work who's a good bowler. Has several rings with 297 or such on them. I bowl about once every five years and am glad to see it go straight for the first 5 frames, then I'm just trying to make sure it stays in my lane.
He's buying bowling balls off eBay and drilling them himself in a drill press. Probably selling 'em too - he's at the rink all the time.
He's asked me to help him make something to hold the ball while drilling the fingerholes. I don't think he has a lot of experience with drills. He could hurt himself, so he needs fixture for more than just making some $$$.
Anybody know of some quick-n-ready plans for a jig?
I'm thinking of cutting a ring of 6 inch Sonotube and gluing it to a board. I want the ball to sink down into the Sonotube collar but not all the way to bottoming out. I'll put a piece of closed-cell foam in the hole to let the ball nestle into it at the bottom. This should help keep the ball from spinning, maybe a li'l vibration dampening too.
Cut a hole in the board, pass a bolt through it, and then this whole setup will be held from spinning off the drill and into the floor.
Still, the ball needs to be held down more tightly in the Sonotube ring. So far, all I've got is a way to prop up the ball and keep the jig itself bolted down. How to snug down the ball?
Lastly - is drilling bowling balls a tricky deal or straightforward? I'd hate to see this guy waste $600 or more ruining good bowling balls and selling junk to people.
I hate to say it and will have to blank it out if I pass on y'all's responses, but this guy is about 80 IQ. He's full of energy and gungho but that's about all. If there is some tricky angle to getting a good fingerhole drilled, he'll probably never figure it out himself. I'd appreciate a pointer or two, especially to some ball-drilling websites or such.
Gotta buddy at work who's a good bowler. Has several rings with 297 or such on them. I bowl about once every five years and am glad to see it go straight for the first 5 frames, then I'm just trying to make sure it stays in my lane.
He's buying bowling balls off eBay and drilling them himself in a drill press. Probably selling 'em too - he's at the rink all the time.
He's asked me to help him make something to hold the ball while drilling the fingerholes. I don't think he has a lot of experience with drills. He could hurt himself, so he needs fixture for more than just making some $$$.
Anybody know of some quick-n-ready plans for a jig?
I'm thinking of cutting a ring of 6 inch Sonotube and gluing it to a board. I want the ball to sink down into the Sonotube collar but not all the way to bottoming out. I'll put a piece of closed-cell foam in the hole to let the ball nestle into it at the bottom. This should help keep the ball from spinning, maybe a li'l vibration dampening too.
Cut a hole in the board, pass a bolt through it, and then this whole setup will be held from spinning off the drill and into the floor.
Still, the ball needs to be held down more tightly in the Sonotube ring. So far, all I've got is a way to prop up the ball and keep the jig itself bolted down. How to snug down the ball?
Lastly - is drilling bowling balls a tricky deal or straightforward? I'd hate to see this guy waste $600 or more ruining good bowling balls and selling junk to people.
I hate to say it and will have to blank it out if I pass on y'all's responses, but this guy is about 80 IQ. He's full of energy and gungho but that's about all. If there is some tricky angle to getting a good fingerhole drilled, he'll probably never figure it out himself. I'd appreciate a pointer or two, especially to some ball-drilling websites or such.