Loves the old 82/30s with these masking units. Triangle ball count circle pin counts.
@vittoriostoraro3 ай бұрын
Those masking units are from the 70s.
@Swag59279 ай бұрын
My local alley still uses these. Paired them with AMF AccuScores and AMF SurPik Ball returns.
@user-cp4fo6lf5k10 ай бұрын
I don't know why, but old bowling alleys will always hold a special place in my heart.
@heavyq Жыл бұрын
The 30s were so weird. The distributor following the spotting table when it's spotting or picking up pins is so odd.
@aaronz9410 Жыл бұрын
True workhorses, nothing made today can last like the 30s could. Having original (or near original parts) and then put on something new, and it lasts a year tops. Simply feeling the parts you can tell the difference, the original (or something made 30 years ago) weighs 5 times something "new" does.
@SAXAIR Жыл бұрын
I want to come see these. These are the pinsetters, complete with the visible cable that dropped down too, used at my home bowling alley in Owensville, Missouri. After sitting vacant for a number of years after the center moved to a different location in town, the building was torn down a month ago. I swear I was going urban exploring if they had not torn it down. I could have gotten away with it because of my age. ha
@markf2k Жыл бұрын
Tough old machines. Like any machine, they only work as well as they are maintained. Surprised to see closed pinwheels still in use.
@davidcrossley5165 Жыл бұрын
Worked in a center in San Diego that had 64 of the 8230's--University Lanes in San Diego back in the early 1970's. Hadn't seen the vertical ball lifts before this video, as we had the angled ball lifts. Those machines do look good! And regarding someone else's post about room behind the pinspotters--we had a bit more room than that, along with a big shop area.
@EDT2782 жыл бұрын
Makes me feel like a little kid. Thanks for this bit of my early bowling years.
@EDT2782 жыл бұрын
I learned how to bowl on this AMF pinspotter. I was fascinated when Mr. Stone took my siblings behind the scenes. Loved it!!
@wafflclouds2 жыл бұрын
Hii! May anyone please tell me what happens when there’s a out of range on the 82-30s? As the pin cups are slanted I suppose it’ll knock the pin down?
@wafflclouds2 жыл бұрын
Hii! May anyone please tell me what happens when there’s a out of range on the 82-30s? As the pin cups are slanted I suppose it’ll knock the pin down?
@wafflclouds2 жыл бұрын
Hii! May anyone please tell me what happens when there’s a out of range on the 82-30s? As the pin cups are slanted I suppose it’ll knock the pin down?
@johnnastrom94002 жыл бұрын
Try waiting for the rake to retract before you throw the ball down.
@colincharmley68582 жыл бұрын
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@colincharmley62753 ай бұрын
0:55
@donbuttaccio44642 жыл бұрын
The pit area where the pins gather to feed and align into the pin wheel almost always gets overlooked in posted videos - not sure why.
@dharvell2 жыл бұрын
I used to bowl at a center very similar to this (in terms that it had an above ground ball return... everything else about the old place was Brunswick). I returned home to visit some friends and thought I would visit the old bowling alley... just to find out that it was destroyed in a fire, a few years previous. Now, the place is just an empty lot. Broke my heart.
@industriastroll3177 Жыл бұрын
Lockport?
@dharvell Жыл бұрын
@@industriastroll3177 The old place was Courtland Lanes in Hart, Michigan. It was a little 6-lane place. Miss that bowling alley!
@keithchrysler37322 жыл бұрын
82 70s were easier on balls than Brunswick A 2s but, Brunswick is what I work on these days. Hardly any amf machines around here anymore.
@PinoyBowlerGS922 жыл бұрын
2:42 Ball: Get out of the way Sweep !
@scottrichardson62262 жыл бұрын
we had a 16 lane Brunswick house, spotless machines. Spent a lot of time working the back room. Got so used to the sound of the pins we often fell asleep on the catwalks on no-call evenings!
@bowlingindonesia58082 жыл бұрын
Does the Sparemaker still works?
@josephfraumeni28292 жыл бұрын
Grew up on 82-30-70s dad owned a couple of lanes( centers!) in nassau L I .A different era of time Amazing mechanal how it worked .I would bring people in the back during league play and it would blow them away .. the noise and sounds of the machines working all at once .Another life ago.
@colincharmley68582 жыл бұрын
1:07
@travismartin64702 жыл бұрын
And I thought my A2's were loud.
@Sean-mclaughlin2 жыл бұрын
That 2nd lane you showed certainly starts feeding pins before the table has barely set the pins down. Does it ever feed the pin into the 7 pin cup before the table returns home and the pin just falls to the lane?
@fanmanmathias2 жыл бұрын
Looks like you’re still using Pindication masking units, very cool! Sadly hurricane Katrina wiped out the 82-30 & 82-70 machines I worked on.
@neuromanglers2 жыл бұрын
Thank you ! I was the mechanic long ago and this was the version I worked on. I remember the "brain" had a clear plastic cover and was an amazing electromechanical device. They worked flawlessly most of the time and when there was a problem, it was very easy to determine why and correct it. I would love to have one of these machines
@Petefx863 жыл бұрын
I was always fascinated by these machines. I think most bowlers don't appreciate the mechanics and engineering that happens every time they throw that ball. Especially that these things were designed in the 1950's and are still working. I could never figure out how the distributor (if that's what its called) knows where pins are needed and smootly moves back and forth to those positions. And no computers, all anolog. Amazing equipment.
@BillC5182 жыл бұрын
The distributor on both 82-30's and 82-70's follows a preset pattern in terms of putting pins in the spotting cups or bin. On the 70's, that pattern is controlled by a cam located at the rear of the distributor. On the 30's, there is a triangular shaped track on the top of the table, and the front of the distributor is attached to that track, and follows it around as it drops pins into the cups.
@mrb436053 жыл бұрын
Love the bowling manufacturer self identifying machines and masking units! All bowling alleys now are stale and boring! All look alike! NONE NICE, no matter the technology!
@PinoyBowlerGS922 жыл бұрын
If they serve Leagues, I’ll be fine with those type of Bowling Alleys.
@pip121113 жыл бұрын
2:04 dude? You would get kicked out of my bowling alley for shit like that.
@Jhihmoac3 жыл бұрын
Cool! First time I've ever seen AMF Pinspotter units whatsoever with above alley track returns... Most of them have been of the Subway type... Plenty of above returns I've seen with the Brunswicks, though...
@vittoriostoraro3 жыл бұрын
Obviously, the masking units are not as "vintage" as the 82/30's. There was a center in Valley Stream, NY called "Valley Stream Recreation" which closed in the early 90's.. The equipment was vintage AMF 1950's in PRISTINE condition. The only place I ever Bowled with above ground returns. The owner would scream at you if you dared drop something on the floor or put your foot where it didn't belong.
@Rodj123413 жыл бұрын
I think the Sparemakers are actually still functional here, its just that the graphic over the triangle is covering the lights for the arrows.
@masterworks713 жыл бұрын
Omg I am in LOVE with this old place!
@colincharmley13873 жыл бұрын
0:56
@PJBearstein4 жыл бұрын
Brunswick forever!
@therandommemecat77384 жыл бұрын
AMF 82-30 are really rare to be found. The most common pinsetters you seen is Brunswick A2
@vittoriostoraro3 жыл бұрын
Where I live, 82/70's are the most common.
@GOKU-gw4pw4 жыл бұрын
5:30 Cheater 😂😂😂😂
@joshlopez2021 Жыл бұрын
That old polecat 🤣🤣
@mjfreeman4 жыл бұрын
What center is this? Love it
@Joethepro1814 жыл бұрын
Make more videos!
@jacobahejew63444 жыл бұрын
you can get hurt
@Sean-mclaughlin4 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest inventions are created. The AMF 82-30. The first fully automatic pinsetter.
@pbatommy4 жыл бұрын
What scoring system is that?
@pip121115 жыл бұрын
Alway loved AMF's masking units. BTW if you walked out on the ball return platform at my local center that would get you ejected from the lanes.
@bluemonkey5195 жыл бұрын
It would be here too! Owning the place has its perks :)
@saltesta25625 жыл бұрын
Nice. A house were pindication still works. I love those masking units. Class
@douglasskaalrud68653 жыл бұрын
Sal Testa 70’s classics!
@deborahchesser73753 жыл бұрын
@@douglasskaalrud6865 and bulletproof
@sevencorsa5 жыл бұрын
Neat video, I love the above ground ball returns !!!!!
@jackwinton96175 жыл бұрын
There playing Three days grace
@jackwinton96174 жыл бұрын
Never too Late
@jpolar3945 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this post. To tell you the truth, today's bowling alleys give me a headache. It seems to me that all consternation is lost to the flamboyant colors to attract a new generation of bowlers. Again , thanks for this post and be safe. 🎳🎳🎳
@thiswilldoblue4 жыл бұрын
J Polar Bring back the AMF magic triangle and Brunswick Gold Crown masking units I say.
@TheTechnologymachinery5 жыл бұрын
did these ever have a sparemaker on the pindicator lights?
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Loves the old 82/30s with these masking units. Triangle ball count circle pin counts.
Those masking units are from the 70s.
My local alley still uses these. Paired them with AMF AccuScores and AMF SurPik Ball returns.
I don't know why, but old bowling alleys will always hold a special place in my heart.
The 30s were so weird. The distributor following the spotting table when it's spotting or picking up pins is so odd.
True workhorses, nothing made today can last like the 30s could. Having original (or near original parts) and then put on something new, and it lasts a year tops. Simply feeling the parts you can tell the difference, the original (or something made 30 years ago) weighs 5 times something "new" does.
I want to come see these. These are the pinsetters, complete with the visible cable that dropped down too, used at my home bowling alley in Owensville, Missouri. After sitting vacant for a number of years after the center moved to a different location in town, the building was torn down a month ago. I swear I was going urban exploring if they had not torn it down. I could have gotten away with it because of my age. ha
Tough old machines. Like any machine, they only work as well as they are maintained. Surprised to see closed pinwheels still in use.
Worked in a center in San Diego that had 64 of the 8230's--University Lanes in San Diego back in the early 1970's. Hadn't seen the vertical ball lifts before this video, as we had the angled ball lifts. Those machines do look good! And regarding someone else's post about room behind the pinspotters--we had a bit more room than that, along with a big shop area.
Makes me feel like a little kid. Thanks for this bit of my early bowling years.
I learned how to bowl on this AMF pinspotter. I was fascinated when Mr. Stone took my siblings behind the scenes. Loved it!!
Hii! May anyone please tell me what happens when there’s a out of range on the 82-30s? As the pin cups are slanted I suppose it’ll knock the pin down?
Hii! May anyone please tell me what happens when there’s a out of range on the 82-30s? As the pin cups are slanted I suppose it’ll knock the pin down?
Hii! May anyone please tell me what happens when there’s a out of range on the 82-30s? As the pin cups are slanted I suppose it’ll knock the pin down?
Try waiting for the rake to retract before you throw the ball down.
0:53 0:56 0:57 0:59
0:55
The pit area where the pins gather to feed and align into the pin wheel almost always gets overlooked in posted videos - not sure why.
I used to bowl at a center very similar to this (in terms that it had an above ground ball return... everything else about the old place was Brunswick). I returned home to visit some friends and thought I would visit the old bowling alley... just to find out that it was destroyed in a fire, a few years previous. Now, the place is just an empty lot. Broke my heart.
Lockport?
@@industriastroll3177 The old place was Courtland Lanes in Hart, Michigan. It was a little 6-lane place. Miss that bowling alley!
82 70s were easier on balls than Brunswick A 2s but, Brunswick is what I work on these days. Hardly any amf machines around here anymore.
2:42 Ball: Get out of the way Sweep !
we had a 16 lane Brunswick house, spotless machines. Spent a lot of time working the back room. Got so used to the sound of the pins we often fell asleep on the catwalks on no-call evenings!
Does the Sparemaker still works?
Grew up on 82-30-70s dad owned a couple of lanes( centers!) in nassau L I .A different era of time Amazing mechanal how it worked .I would bring people in the back during league play and it would blow them away .. the noise and sounds of the machines working all at once .Another life ago.
1:07
And I thought my A2's were loud.
That 2nd lane you showed certainly starts feeding pins before the table has barely set the pins down. Does it ever feed the pin into the 7 pin cup before the table returns home and the pin just falls to the lane?
Looks like you’re still using Pindication masking units, very cool! Sadly hurricane Katrina wiped out the 82-30 & 82-70 machines I worked on.
Thank you ! I was the mechanic long ago and this was the version I worked on. I remember the "brain" had a clear plastic cover and was an amazing electromechanical device. They worked flawlessly most of the time and when there was a problem, it was very easy to determine why and correct it. I would love to have one of these machines
I was always fascinated by these machines. I think most bowlers don't appreciate the mechanics and engineering that happens every time they throw that ball. Especially that these things were designed in the 1950's and are still working. I could never figure out how the distributor (if that's what its called) knows where pins are needed and smootly moves back and forth to those positions. And no computers, all anolog. Amazing equipment.
The distributor on both 82-30's and 82-70's follows a preset pattern in terms of putting pins in the spotting cups or bin. On the 70's, that pattern is controlled by a cam located at the rear of the distributor. On the 30's, there is a triangular shaped track on the top of the table, and the front of the distributor is attached to that track, and follows it around as it drops pins into the cups.
Love the bowling manufacturer self identifying machines and masking units! All bowling alleys now are stale and boring! All look alike! NONE NICE, no matter the technology!
If they serve Leagues, I’ll be fine with those type of Bowling Alleys.
2:04 dude? You would get kicked out of my bowling alley for shit like that.
Cool! First time I've ever seen AMF Pinspotter units whatsoever with above alley track returns... Most of them have been of the Subway type... Plenty of above returns I've seen with the Brunswicks, though...
Obviously, the masking units are not as "vintage" as the 82/30's. There was a center in Valley Stream, NY called "Valley Stream Recreation" which closed in the early 90's.. The equipment was vintage AMF 1950's in PRISTINE condition. The only place I ever Bowled with above ground returns. The owner would scream at you if you dared drop something on the floor or put your foot where it didn't belong.
I think the Sparemakers are actually still functional here, its just that the graphic over the triangle is covering the lights for the arrows.
Omg I am in LOVE with this old place!
0:56
Brunswick forever!
AMF 82-30 are really rare to be found. The most common pinsetters you seen is Brunswick A2
Where I live, 82/70's are the most common.
5:30 Cheater 😂😂😂😂
That old polecat 🤣🤣
What center is this? Love it
Make more videos!
you can get hurt
One of the greatest inventions are created. The AMF 82-30. The first fully automatic pinsetter.
What scoring system is that?
Alway loved AMF's masking units. BTW if you walked out on the ball return platform at my local center that would get you ejected from the lanes.
It would be here too! Owning the place has its perks :)
Nice. A house were pindication still works. I love those masking units. Class
Sal Testa 70’s classics!
@@douglasskaalrud6865 and bulletproof
Neat video, I love the above ground ball returns !!!!!
There playing Three days grace
Never too Late
Thank you for this post. To tell you the truth, today's bowling alleys give me a headache. It seems to me that all consternation is lost to the flamboyant colors to attract a new generation of bowlers. Again , thanks for this post and be safe. 🎳🎳🎳
J Polar Bring back the AMF magic triangle and Brunswick Gold Crown masking units I say.
did these ever have a sparemaker on the pindicator lights?
can a cracked bowling be repaired?i have one too
Yes
@@aydengaines3924 how?
@@aydengaines3924 No dude
No