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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: FBM357 on February 16, 2005, 06:46:54 AM
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We have wood and synthetic lanes. What material, if any, do you see being used for lanes? How about oil?
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"The eye is blind if the mind is ABSENT!!!!
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I'd like to see a slate lane bed (say 3/4 inch) covered in some cloth material (red felt?). You would eliminate the need for oil, though chalk use might go up. No resurfacing needed, just replace the felt. Oh yeah, you could put up some really cool bumpers for the kiddies - say a coupld of inches of rubber, also covered in the felt.
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"A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal." Oscar Wilde
Ragnar sure likes to throw his purdy Uranium Buzzsaw.
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Seriously, there has been an effort for a while now to produce an "oilless" lane. Hasn't worked so far and I doubt it ever will. The only change I can see is using different versions of urethane for the lane beds (aren't current synthetics made of some blend of urethane?) Maybe a lower friction bed will come along to reduce the need for oil, but I don't think we'll ever do away with oil completely.
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"A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal." Oscar Wilde
Ragnar sure likes to throw his purdy Uranium Buzzsaw.
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That would be AWESOME Ragnar!
How about ice?
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Edited on 2/16/2005 3:50 PM