Bowling balls

RalphS · Post by **RalphS** » Fri Jul 06, 2001 8:35 am

Something that turned up in a previous thread: bowling balls as hammers/stakes.

The other day I picked up two used bowling balls. Any suggestions on how to use/abuse them in a most efficient way?

Yoshida · Post by **Yoshida** » Fri Jul 06, 2001 10:00 am

I have a 16 pound one I use on helm pieces as a planishing ball. It works great and I got a nice smooth top with it. After a while you will end up replacing it for the fact that it deteriorates with use, but if you consider that you can get them for a buck at yard sales........

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Bedlam · Post by **Bedlam** » Fri Jul 06, 2001 10:16 am

Here in MD, they have a type of bowling called Duckpin and the balls are about the size of a shot put. I guess they would work for elbows and knees.

BEDLAM

Garridan · Post by **Garridan** » Fri Jul 06, 2001 2:28 pm

How to use them? Buy some threadded barstock, drill and tap a hole in the bowling ball, and mount it on the barstock. Instant stake. Or, if you can find really thick threadded barstock, just screw it into one of the finger holes.

Rainald · Post by **Rainald** » Fri Jul 06, 2001 6:31 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Garridan:
How to use them? Buy some threadded barstock, drill and tap a hole in the bowling ball, and mount it on the barstock. Instant stake. Or, if you can find really thick threadded barstock, just screw it into one of the finger holes.</font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Or just sit them in the hole in your dishing stump.

Garridan · Post by **Garridan** » Sat Jul 07, 2001 10:39 am

Would that be stable enough, Rainald? I'd think that that would be pretty shaky, which would make it hard to planish on...

Yoshida · Post by **Yoshida** » Sat Jul 07, 2001 3:47 pm

Mine's sitting in the bowl on the stump.
I thought planishing was tapping not waylaying.

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Pathfinder · Post by **Pathfinder** » Sun Jul 08, 2001 4:39 pm

BOWLING BALL!!! I don't need no stinkin bowling ball,Why you ask?Because I won a 100# steel ball at the Wise Ogre Hammer In!!!
Bwaahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Garridan · Post by **Garridan** » Sun Jul 08, 2001 6:13 pm

Oh, hush your fat mouth, Pathfinder...

I'm thinking of my dishing stump, which isn't quite round everywhere... if a ball was sitting in it, every tap would jostle it, which would bug me. If you have a more even dishing stump, or a steadier hand, you probably won't have any such problems. I like to bolt things down... then I can't knock them over.

Sasuke · Post by **Sasuke** » Mon Jul 09, 2001 2:53 pm

I just cut a chunck of dowel and hammered it into the thumb hole on my bowling ball. I then can either use it as a dishing hammer for large items or as a planishing stake by sticking the handle in my vise to keep it secure.
Sasuke
P.S. I also got a large solid cannon ball this weekend and it is sweet!!

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