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MrNickRo

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Storm Factory Machine
« on: February 12, 2013, 10:41:11 AM »
Do the Storm surface machines do a good job?

I just want to know if it's worth using or if it can compare with what can be done by a spinner and a professional.
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cheech

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Re: Storm Factory Machine
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2013, 11:01:52 AM »
my shop has one and you can definitely tell the difference between a surface factory ball and a spinner ball just by looking at it. it is about as close to a factory surface as you can get. also after you set the settings you can go do other work while the ball is in there instead of standing there with a pad and spinner so it could increase your productivity too.
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raiderh20boy

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Re: Storm Factory Machine
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2013, 01:51:34 PM »
I have one of the first offered by Storm. Still going strong and I use it every day! It is the SAME MACHINE that every Storm/Roto Grip ball goes thru before packaging and shipping out from the factory! You can not go wrong with the purchase of the Storm Surface Factory Pro if you are a pro shop want to give your customers the BEST MOST CONSISTANT surface on their equipment. I also have a ball surface scanner and I can't get anywhere as consistant with a spinner as I do with the Surface Factory Pro by Storm!!!!!!!!
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MrNickRo

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Re: Storm Factory Machine
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2013, 02:00:45 PM »
You should go into advertising!!!

I appreciate the info.  There is one at one of the AMF houses I'm currently bowling at and was just making sure it can be trusted.
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raiderh20boy

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Re: Storm Factory Machine
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2013, 02:27:29 PM »
 ;D
Question asked and I answered as truthfully as I can! You just have to make sure that worn out pads are not used with the thought of original grits. Also you don't need to use excessive time per pad. Because the ball weight becomes the pressure you don't have to worry about being consistant with the pressure :) :)
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J_Mac

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Re: Storm Factory Machine
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2013, 04:03:31 PM »
Does it work for a ball that has no holes? Absolutely!

Would I want to put a ball with plugs or holes in it? Absolutely not!  Someone using sharp bevel on gripping holes will notice what I'm talking about if a Surface Factory was used to resurface their ball.  I've also seen poorly finished plug work that doesn't get brought back to the same contour as the rest of the ball.

Granted, using abralon or similar pads on a spinner can wallow out holes, but it doesn't seem to happen to the same degree that I've seen from a Surface Factory.

The best resurface starts on a Haus or Cook Sphere machine and moves to a spinner with CAB sanding blocks.

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