Ball Spinner

Custom ball spinner! $35 drill press (brand new set at 600 rpm) flipped upside down mounted to work stand. Cut off head of large bolt, sandwich dog bowl between two large bolts. Used bike tire rubber on edge with super glue to give the grip/friction. Simply chucked up the bowl on chuck. Drill hole through top of drill press (right in middle of pulley belt) to flip over and mount to bottom of stand and then cut pole down so to not get in the way. Works better then the pro shop.

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• Ball Spinner
• Bowling Ball Spinner
• Clean Bowling Ball
• Resurface Bowling Ball
• Refinish Bowling Ball

[victorsem]

I just finished building your ball spinner from a harbor freight drill press. Thanks so much for posting. It works great!!!!

[tazlittleking]

Glad it helped! I still love mine. Use it to clean 2 to 3 balls, 3 to 4 times a week. Best 35 - 40 bucks I have spent on something. Thinking of buying another drill press when on sale, just so I am never down if it went out. I bet I could build this in like 30 min now that I know what to do. Just a matter of making bowl, bolt, knocking pin, drilling large hole and cutting back pipe/stand.

[Fieldmanstyle]

I built this spinner yesterday. Very easy and inexpensive if you already have all the tools necessary (which I do). Use a hole saw to cut the holes necessary for the pole to slide right thru the belt compartment. My dog dish is just too flimsy. The one Taz used must be a heavy gague steel. Other than that it should work great! I also bought a speed control from ebay for $19 on ebay. Search "Electric Motor AC DC Control Rheostat Variable Speed" Took me about 2 hrs.

[deanchamp]

looks wicked mate!

[vizsladoggie]

You must have cut a hole through the belt housing to run the stand pole through... correct??? Im suprised the belt clears this. I am guessing there is interferance if you switch the belt to a lower speed.

[avcoolin]

3 questions... 1) How did you cut the hole in the top? 2) Is the top sitting flush on the bottom plate, or is there a small space? 3) How short did you cut the pole to?

I was lucky enuff to find a press for $40, and already a bowl laying around the garage. Just need to make mods and set it up!

[victorsem]

I think he meant "2 large nuts" . I cut the head off of a carriage bolt, chucked the end that is not threaded, and put the bowl between 2 nuts. This really works great! Glad it was posted before I built one of the other ones.

[MarkJumpedTheShark1]

Could you explain the part about cuting off the head of bolt & sandwiching? Do you mean that one end of the bolt would be tightened by the chuck and then a nut attached on the inside of the bowl? Confused about "2" large bolts.

THX

[victorsem]

Paid 45 bucks with coupon for the press. Bought a stainless mixing bowl at walmart before I saw your design. Dog bowl would have been lower center of gravity but still works great! Thanks again!!!