Funk 10 Pin Full-Size String Pinsetter/Pinspotter

[q2huhuvids]

A semiautomatic Brunswick B-10 would be faster.

[bacharles1]

@q2huhuvids A BROKEN Brunswick B-10 would be faster.

[Thecuponkkid11]

I could run down the lane and set them by hand in that amount of time.

[aussiebooks]

Well, I agree with you - absolute rubbish contraption! However, I know your pin setter is 100 times better than this, so Vollmer must be way out in front in the technology field of bowling. I LOVE bowling at your establishment - Moonee Beach Kegel - in Australia - I'd HATE to bowl at the place that uses the Funk pin setter - a bowler would be waiting for a year before they got their turn to bowl! Geez!

[Kegel9]

This is a very bad example of a string pinsetter in action. I have been using Vollmer string pinsetters for over 8 years now and this has never happened to this extend. As a matter of fact, the Vollmer string pinsetters are much faster as AMF or Brunswick and nowhere as noisy as shown in this clip.

[matt9741399]

Oh well, back to the drawing board I guess....

[BlazeX43]

That is the most failed piece of machinery ever.

[CRshotS10]

FAIL!!!

[Peti817172M]

By the way, what's this tractor engine sounds in the background? :)

[Peti817172M]

Here is also a tangled 9 pin setter, but not doing the untangle so brutal like this, and in 99.9 percent it can untangle itself. But it can happen, that one of the pins slides in the ball tunnel, and the ball rolls on it, and then it should free manually climbing behind the pins :) But more often problem, that one (or two or three) pin(s) fall after setting up, and then the machine resets again.

[Peti817172M]

@Peti817172M The video is in the videoanswers named "Teke". Watch it from 0:55

[XJ9Nightslayer]

ok that is cool!

[EdmDude]

At 25 Seconds, i opened up a new window and timed it with an AMF 8290 Spotter, a new rack of pins was set up by then, LOL.

[SlashNguyen]

FREEFALL PINS OR GTFO

[kaddoretchameshpin]

I assume that bowling alley owners who purchases and installs string pinsetters in their alleys just cares about the money and profiting for themselves. Rather than bowling itself. You know how people these days are materialistic.

[ThePencil901]

1st try:ugh

2nd try:c'mon

3rd try: fuck just get it straight already

4th try: dude wtf

5th try: FU

6th try: Finally!

7th: OH WHAT THE FUCK

[johneastmond]

Between 0:10 - 0:31 the controller on this thing is like; damnit, damnit, damnit, DAMNIT!...wow OMG really?...HOLY SHIT! JUST COME UNTANGLED!!... jeeze... finally..

Part of this comment was found on page ten from eadiefanhalen 2 years ago and I just had to move it up here

[PahangDragonbird]

Can't be used for USBC. String pinsetters can't spot pins slightly out of range as they'll just pull them up and respot in the original spot.

[iwasadeum]

of course the strings mess up pin action...and it looks ghetto....but aside from that, pretty cool.

[duckylick]

That's AWESOME! Yeah, giving the pins those multiple reset pulls works well - see, you need the long strings to get real pin action, but it also makes them tangled - this mechanism clearly solves that problem - bravo. I want one now.

[Sreewtyui]

Are you kidding me?

What is this about? I am honestly curious. Never seen anything like it. Pretty cool. Please explain. Thanks

[BuzzBombBmx]

I like spoofed myself when I saw this.

[analyzingfunny]

I like this idea.

[kaddursal]

I have a question. Is free fall bowling "traditional?", or an "obsolete invention?">like James T. Kirk's old Star Trek communicator? Free fall bowling has always been played since the day bowling was first invented in ancient Egypt thousands of years ago. And the strings may hinder the pins' natural action. I was playing a coined-up mini-bowlingat a place called Good Times in Somerville, MA. And the strings on the pins got tangled so many times. It was a problem.

[MrRaccoon567]

brunswick a2 pinsetters are better

[Thecuponkkid11]

id be pissed if i was the bowler

[mikereporter]

leuk hoor

[gregbails4]

What a piece of crap!

[EdmDude]

AMF makes a string setter, and it rarely tangles like this. In germany i hear alot of places run string machines.

[JklStudiosAwesome]

@EdmDude that is called the Qubica AMF TMS pinspotter are they better?

[EdmDude]

@JklStudiosAwesome

I think an Alley in Vancouver has the TMS machines, only once did they tangle, from what I seen...

[odinsragess]

i could understand this idea if its a MUCH cheaper alternative and less maintenance compared to a regular one, for someones basement, etc. I wonder how different the pin action is.

[thecree2]

Interesting video. I wonder if it would be simpler if the machine just pulled up 5 pins at a time, then all 10 at the same time. In this day and age of hi-tech stuff, you would think that would be possible. just my 0.02c.

[EdwardBaker94]

ohhh its untangling the pin chord

[nemphis319]

hah you guys suck

[JablezJenkinz]

ROFLMAO

[WolfieTed]

Looks like its having a fucking seizure when the first 9 get nailed!! LOL

[TheOnehandedwonder]

it takes 2 long for the pins two set themselves up... in that time i could run down the lane move them out of the way and throw another ball... but still better then nothing

[TheMrBlinx]

Before I read your description, I was going to ask if it was some kind of joke, but I see it isn't. It's a sad excuse for a pin setter.

[TheOnehandedwonder]

@TheMrBlinx i'm rit there with you... when they take that long you think 1 game would take about an hour

[TheMrBlinx]

@TheOnehandedwonder Thank you. As an inventor, I know when to throw in the towel on something that doesn't work very good. This should never have made it beyond first prototype. To invent, you first must find everything that DOESN'T work, then see what's left.

[gatoo23]

lol

[ke3wh]

well thats annoying.

[eggman9713]

Wow, I have seen string setters like this in mini-lanes in arcades and stuff but never on a full size lane.

[MyJohn200]

What the hell yourself 8gub or should i say 8bub

[givethedrummersome]

FAIL

[bulk50]

How long was that lane?

[bigbtb]

Seems to me like the string could be an issue in the pin action. I've seen this sort of setter in a shorter style "bowling" game at a local arcade and it seemed to work well enough but if it took that long every time that would be annoying.

[donchasecompany]

Very Cool!

[murc1414]

Just imagine a center with 40 of these things going at once. Intolerable.

[beastlymoviemakers]

Knot debugging- long process, but AWESOME!

[omgScrub]

How much did this setup cost?

[Zoomer30]

Good idea.....right up to the part where it took 20 mins to get to the 2nd shot ;)

I've heard of string setters like this.....knots could be an issue.

[gopitsbowler]

FAIL

[tempranight]

I've think about this method to set the pin. And drop the idea cause I imagine that this exact thing would happen.

[PhunBowling]

naw..they wont interfere with it...cuz the strings get pulled with the pins...

[wolves167]

they do interfere with it, the pins are slightly more stable and can be knocked and stay up with a lot more force than your regular pins. I hate these pins.

[MBfilmproductions]

wouldn't the strings interfere with the pin action?

[VirtuaLcUb3]

@MBfilmproductions just make the strings connected to the pins longer.

[killerzwad80]

thats what i was thinking, cuz then the pins arre free to knock around everywhere

[golfer101010]

only if the strings are being pulled or have tension. if their loose then their wont really be any intereference

[BowlerScott]

I think it's awesome how you used the word "their" incorrectly twice in one sentence in place of "they're" and "there." In regard to the situation, it would still make a very noticeable difference because the strings, even when loose, could get tangled and prevent or create extra pin action in contrast to pins without strings.

[cleanmrbroadway]

they got some of those in canada . i played them quite bit years ago. never saw that happen ever. As a matter of fact they screw up less than mechanical machines . they are very low matinance but averages are lower for the bowlers . the strings give the pins more stability

[Dioroxic]

lol omg that was hilarious. i was laughing so hard on the 4th of 5th up and down of the machine. lololol

[jaydy11]

0:12 - 0:30 = FAIL

Pretty neat though... if it wasn't.. well... failing alot :)

[chrissywegner]

We have an 2 lane Bowling "center" her in Germany in a smal town.

They have the same Funk 10 pin string pinsetter like here.

there are much faster than you think.

Sometimes ther are faster than stringless Pinsetter.

[slb785]

On a gutterball or if they hit only one pin...

[chrissywegner]

No...

I have some videos on my PC. There are really fast even if one throws a strike.

[EdmDude]

On a website called Euro-Bowling, they got a 10-pin string setter, but it didn't tangle on a strike.

They also made a 82-90 knockoff!! lol!

[Conzo798]

Imagine playing a full game with one of these.

The game would take days cause the machine takes so bloody long to set them back up!

Then at 0:25 it decided to have a break!

[EdmDude]

The only good thing string setters are good for are bowling in space since the freefalls are all gravity-based, lol

[Tabby266]

Well, that was the most pathetic peice of machinery I have ever seen.

[Swampertchamp]

@Tabby266 I think it's pretty cool :)

[jigilypuffl]

@Tabby266 how about you tape your pinsetter ohh wait......

[jtw524]

I can't imagine having a whole 24 lane bowling alley with these pieces of shit. I have seen them before in hotel suite's. But I don't think you could have a real league house with this junk.

[johnnyboy55cp]

please pm me the plans on this build also along with the materials list please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[EdmDude]

5-pin string setters sometimes get tangled like that, and someone has to go back there to sort it out.

95% of the time they just pull up with that traditional "WHAM,BAM,BAM-BAM crashing & bashing noise, lol

[thecoffeecake]

pnsetter fail

[gabriel87231]

WTF

[jasemook]

that machine is fucked up...

but i would love to bowl on those lanes...

i would just purposely leave 1 pin up there just to watch those pins reset....lol

[rgb404]

Now that is some funny stuff there!!! Mad scientist developed that one for sure!!

[fraskydingy]

hilarious!!

[narutolegend09]

what the !@#$ is wrong with it!!!

(up down up down up down up down)

[SmithAbbott]

your good at bowling

[51enash]

this is the worst string setter ive seen for ages usually they just pull the pins up so much the tangle completely gives out and the pins can reset and also they dont make that irritating ticking noise!

[Cthunderspirit]

lol

[Anguishuk]

i've gotta say, if u get 9 or 8 pins each time, u best be in for the long haul ^^

TOOK FOREVER to reset

[EverythingBen1]

cool is that yours??

[whodolf]

AHHHHHHHHHHH string pin setters! An insult to the fine game of bowling

[SmithAbbott]

I AGREE THEY STINK

[ultravox557]

lol

[RockXbAND85]

its not the best

but its better than setting them up by hand

i like it

[EdmDude]

A Brunswick GSX would have had that cleared in 10 seconds, ready for Ball Two!!

The person would have finish his frame before that thing got untangled!

[bacharles]

Allowing, say, three seconds for any late-falling pins, it took 25 seconds (0:09 to 0:34) for the machine to get the 10-pin ready for play.

I guess it's almost ready by the time the player gets the ball back, but it's excruciating to watch and hear. I'm not sure I'd want it in my league.

Cool video, though.

[vincent0ne]

I can agree with u as well, I got fed up of waiting for it. This type of bowling alley is no longer in my town now. I go to another Town for league and this is at the proper bowling alley..

[Bowlnboy3004u]

seems like this game would take forever .. i mean to have to wait till the cables untangle.. and then heck who knows if they ever would... "get me a drink please" !!

[jakey756]

This gives you a longer amount of time to get beer refills.

[vincent0ne]

I can agree with u there only if I am a drinker

[vincent0ne]

I played in Bowling Alleys, these are the smaller version that u place money to play but the pin setter is crap in itself cos it gets tangled. I pefer the pin setter that a bowling centre use with the bar, sweep it down and other way no tangles that way.

[Swampertchamp]

Great video!

[acooldude0]

Omg. It would take all day to bowl a single game there, lol.

[8gub]

What the hell is taking these pins so long?!

I guess...

...you could say...

...they're a little tied up at the moment.

YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH

[bbjsw10]

@8gub You sir may step to the front.

[Newcastleknights1]

how did u make it

[bowlingstriker2]

Here in Brazil are much string pinsetters.Some are good,some are worst than this in the video!!!.It's hard see a brunswick or AMF lane here.

[Chazz838sl]

Thank you for uploading this hallarious video. I fuckin love when those pins start dancing around. Just trying to do is play out a decent 'quick' game...but those pins just don't like you now do they? LOL

[pinchasr]

this is why 10 pin string pinsetters do not work.

[Eddiefanhalen]

starting from 0:10 to 0:31 :

damnit..damnit...damnit...DAMN­IT...wow omg really?...HOLY SHIT JUST COME UNTANGLED!! Jeeze...finally...

[acapc1]

is that the real machine sound ?

[HGJYBRANDON]

where can i buy those pins

[ronk209]

nice

[EdmDude]

Put some Twisters on strings!

LOL! :D :P

[coolguy12333]

lol i guess the odds of getting a perfect game are greater with strings

[battyb1rd]

laugh out loud !!!

[EdmDude]

Someone out there should find one of those "Chameleon" convertible string setters and post it on Youtube. :)

[ChuckK3]

In arcades, particularly in Europe, you will find a half-scale version of this type of pin-setting operation. Many places call this machine "Bowlingo". The tethers used in those pins however I think are like very flexible and possibly teflon coated, to they very rarely tangle.

The version shown in the above video looks like it may have been homemade. Cool nonetheless.

[EdmDude]

A pinchaser stops the machine, climbs in there, manually untangles pins, and starts the machine again, the same thing happens with 5-pin string setters. :)

[Splatzone]

What happens if it can't get it untangled? :P

[Retrobowler]

do they use a tenpin bowlingball

[RAEIVET]

lol i laffed so hard because they kept getting tangled, kool video anyway, did u make the pinseter?

[coolguy12333]

i find it pretty funny everybody is amazed when you see a stringed 10 pin machine but pretty much the same as seeing a free-fall 5 pin machine

[djrock9000]

What a shitty way to bowl. I like when the pinsetter is fast. Keeps me going!

[EdmDude]

Weird, I seen a video of a Vollmer setter, it looks the same, .........that guy looked like he could have spared the 7-10, lol :P

[wetpaw]

That looks like it could tangle really easily. But it's really cool!

[rcman1234]

SLOW MACHINE...

[GaaraSands16]

kewl. they're like puppets.

[PatamonThe3rd]

coolio!