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nocarey

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Cracked bowling balls (article)
« on: November 03, 2014, 11:10:33 AM »
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Re: Cracked bowling balls (article)
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2014, 11:42:36 AM »
I ain't buying it anymore. It's not the heat, cold, temperature fluctuations, cleaning method, pin drilled to close to finger hole, super glue etc, etc. Some balls crack, some don't.

Personally, I believe it's a manufacturing flaw within the shell of the ball that causes it 99% of the time. The ball companies all have a stake in us believing "it's OUR fault". No it isn't, it's a quality control issue in their process.

Of course, there is the occasional genius who "butterballs" a ball in the oven, but that results in a completely different crack pattern than a ball with a single crack all the way around.

Then again, I could be wrong.  :o ;D ;D
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Re: Cracked bowling balls (article)
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2014, 11:47:34 AM »
Quote from: milorafferty on November 03, 2014, 11:42:36 AM
I ain't buying it anymore. It's not the heat, cold, temperature fluctuations, cleaning method, pin drilled to close to finger hole, super glue etc, etc. Some balls crack, some don't.

Personally, I believe it's a manufacturing flaw within the shell of the ball that causes it 99% of the time. The ball companies all have a stake in us believing "it's OUR fault". No it isn't, it's a quality control issue in their process.

Of course, there is the occasional genius who "butterballs" a ball in the oven, but that results in a completely different crack pattern than a ball with a single crack all the way around.

Then again, I could be wrong.  :o ;D ;D


I agree 100% except for un-beveled holes. They seem to crack much more often than not.
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Re: Cracked bowling balls (article)
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2014, 11:49:51 AM »
The 2 bballs that cracked on me had too much glue for the inserts and the bridge was less than 1/4.  The holes were not beveled also....
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Re: Cracked bowling balls (article)
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2014, 11:52:42 AM »
While I believe that extreme temperature changes may be a factor in causing a ball to crack, that doesn't explain the many cases where balls have cracked while in homes or proshops.  I had at least one that cracked while sitting in my locker at the bowling center.
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Re: Cracked bowling balls (article)
« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2014, 11:57:57 AM »
Quote from: milorafferty on November 03, 2014, 11:42:36 AM
I ain't buying it anymore. It's not the heat, cold, temperature fluctuations, cleaning method, pin drilled to close to finger hole, super glue etc, etc. Some balls crack, some don't.

Personally, I believe it's a manufacturing flaw within the shell of the ball that causes it 99% of the time. The ball companies all have a stake in us believing "it's OUR fault". No it isn't, it's a quality control issue in their process.

Of course, there is the occasional genius who "butterballs" a ball in the oven, but that results in a completely different crack pattern than a ball with a single crack all the way around.

Then again, I could be wrong.  :o ;D ;D


Bingo, and a big +1….
 
I'm a ball whore, and I currently own 35+ balls across the EBI, Storm, and Motiv brands. I've probably owned 100+ over the past 10 years. Up until this year, I've only had one ball crack across all those balls. In the past few months, I've had three relatively new balls crack from the same company. The most recent cracked balls was a replacement for one of the other two cracked balls, and had less than 10 games on it when it happened.  :o
 
There is no doubt in my mind it 's a flaw in manufacturing. I don't live in a cold climate, and I store all my equipment at room temperature.
 
I'm looking forward to hearing what the manufacturing Rep says when he sees the ball. If it's anything other that "We will replace the that ball too", I'll never buy from that company again.
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Re: Cracked bowling balls (article)
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2014, 11:58:24 AM »
Quote from: cav on November 03, 2014, 11:49:51 AM
The 2 bballs that cracked on me had too much glue for the inserts and the bridge was less than 1/4.  The holes were not beveled also....
Cav

Narrow bridges and un-beveled holes make more sense as that creates a small pressure point, but the glue idea I don't accept. If it was the glue, then all balls(or at least a majority of them) where glue was used would crack.
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Re: Cracked bowling balls (article)
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2014, 01:45:59 PM »
     I have to lean both ways on this one. I have had people bring balls in that were drilled elsewhere with narrow bridges cracked, pin 1/2 drilled out that the ball was cracked all the way around. Last year I had two balls crack on same day that were new undrilled sitting on my display wall next to each other and both different companies so I would say manufacture defect on those two. My shop is on an inside wall and is kept at 72 degrees. Think manufacture flaw and not following drilling guidelines definately increases cracking potential. Not everything is made perfect and by having the drilling guidelines is allows manufacturers a means to not replacing every cracked ball.
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Re: Cracked bowling balls (article)
« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2014, 02:29:18 PM »
The type of crack dictates the flaw...surface cracks dictates temperature or coverstock flaw...the deep to the core type are from the cores not being allowed to cure thus creating cracks that push the cover away...1/16-1/8" cracks that's are wider at the top than the core
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Re: Cracked bowling balls (article)
« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2014, 02:37:40 PM »
3 things kill a ball the most:

Temperature
Gravity/Pressure
Weak spots caused by drilling
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Re: Cracked bowling balls (article)
« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2014, 02:44:36 PM »
But the LARGEST is the curing process...bowling balls are not allowed to cure properly as they were previously
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Re: Cracked bowling balls (article)
« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2014, 02:45:37 PM »
Quote from: BrunsNick on November 03, 2014, 02:37:40 PM
3 things kill a ball the most:

Temperature
Gravity/Pressure
Weak spots caused by drilling


+1 on those
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Re: Cracked bowling balls (article)
« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2014, 02:46:28 PM »
Quote from: JustRico on November 03, 2014, 02:44:36 PM
But the LARGEST is the curing process...bowling balls are not allowed to cure properly as they were previously

I believe that too
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Re: Cracked bowling balls (article)
« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2014, 02:49:19 PM »
one temperature related problem might be when a used ball is plugged

some of that plug material is rather hot
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Re: Cracked bowling balls (article)
« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2014, 03:33:17 PM »
Plug balls are not included in this conversation
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