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Willis

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Ball Spinner Help
« on: November 04, 2008, 09:04:29 PM »
I just got a ball spinner and a set of abralon pads. I printed out the picture with the six different sides of the bowling ball.

My question is, do you go by this picture when you are just resurfacing or do you use this when you want to make a surface adjustment too, such as 4000 to 1000?

Thanks for your help.

 

dizzyfugu

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Re: Ball Spinner Help
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2008, 05:55:34 AM »
I do 4 sides for every step I take in surface treatment, both sanding and polish/compound as final treatment. I just make sure that I follow the same rotational lines and move the ball 90°/180° after each turn.
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cheech

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Re: Ball Spinner Help
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2008, 12:15:28 PM »
i think 6 sides is a bit overkill. i usually only do 4 sides and than just 2 sides for polished because if i do more then it takes way too ling to create a track.
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Re: Ball Spinner Help
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2008, 12:18:24 PM »
4 SIDES 4 me
with modern balls imo you dont need to do 6 sides, unless your using your spinner to get away from your nagging wife.........

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Re: Ball Spinner Help
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2008, 12:23:13 PM »
I use 6 side method when I resurface or had to do big 'chunk' type plug work. To just adjust the cover, 4 side method for me.
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Re: Ball Spinner Help
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2008, 12:34:08 PM »

With abralon and scotch brites I also think 4 sides is sufficient.


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Re: Ball Spinner Help
« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2008, 04:18:22 PM »
When sanding I go in two directions (I refuse to call them sides) from the lowest grit I'm going to use up to the final grit, rotating the ball 90 degrees after each set of two directions.  For the final grit I go in six directions.  --  JohnP