Greetings! My name is Nick and I have a huge passion for bowling and the mechanics of how the machines work behind a bowling alley!
I do basic videos of me bowing a full game with a close-up view of the pins or, I’m showing you around the back of an alley and showing how the machines work! It has been a huge passion and interest of mine to become a mechanic behind the lanes as well as become a better bowler and I won’t stop until I’ve done it all! I thank each and every one that stops by to check out my hobby and what I do in life.
-FloridianBowler
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Was just there today. The bowling alley is still open but mostly from september-march
Any videos?!
What was the original name?
I've helped this guy out a little with these machines. He currently needs a distributor motor, if anyone knows of one lying around somewhere, let it be known!
And even today the modern pinsetter has most of the same functions they had early on. I work on GS-X and A-2.... Very similar operations combined here
Spare time lanes in Decatur?
Too awesome!
I worked on these at Camp Lejune, NC 1978-1981
Bro back it with bowling 😁 love to see more
Fun fact, I actually worked here for about a month.
@@FloridaBowlingAlleys amazing bro
If I was there I would send pins flying out of the machine.
Hopefully this place stays alive & well for years to come. Too many commercial pinsetter models are now extinct because the alleys shut down.
And even the ones that were still there, they end up switching out their wonderful free fall pinsetters for the StringPin Garbage because managers/proprietors refuse to pay (let alone properly trained) their mechanics and they didn't keep the pinsetters in top shape. Such a shame Bowling is in trouble because there are lazy people working just for cash instead of saving the sport.
I may go to oviedo bowl since I'm right down the street from it. Will u be there? My friend said that he thought u worked there.
I used to work for Oviedo as a starting mechanic. I no longer work there as I've got a lot going on in my life. I definitely recommend Oviedo though! Great people, food, and atmosphere. The owner Kurt is a really cool guy to meet!
@@FloridaBowlingAlleys I went there yesterday, the mechanic is a really nice guy, he took me in the back and gave me 2 bowling pins. The approaches are pretty slippery with my slide, no bounceouts, I wasn't throwing my 21mph spare ball. At boardwalk, the speedometer said I threw 44mph at a 10 pin lol. We didn't make qualifying, but maybe next year we will.
@@bowldev Glad you got to go back there! What was the mechanics name? Chances are I know him.
Idk, I didn't ask him. Its funny because I've never gotten deadwood on an A-2 but yesterday I bounced a 10 pin down to the chevron. For some reason, I get deadwood on 82-70 - 82-90 and all those models.
@@FloridaBowlingAlleys we should build oviedo in roblox.
Im bowling a tournament here tomorrow
I may go to oviedo bowl since I'm right down the street from it. Will u be there? My friend said that he thought u worked there.
How is this different to a GS10? I used to work on those in the 1990's, when they were pretty new. Looks very similar to this tho.
The differences are the NexGen electrical box on the front, wiring, motors, framework in certain areas, and re-design on the table assembly/sweep-wagon. If you're talking GS-10s that's a whole nother ball game. I think on Facebook you can find videos through the Brunswick A/A-2/GS mechanics group, just search in the video section.
Great video!
seeing this reminds me of a labeling machine for newspapers i used back in the 1980's that was also a mechanical monstrosity. like something out of a rube goldberg design. by some miracle these machines actually worked!
wow the masking units are super nice. all that amf or brunswick offers now days are paper pictures. They are junk
If that ain't the truth... Well said, couldn't agree more!
Love them!
Gey
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How's that lame shit
Lame a gey
1992 :)
Hey Kurt! Thanks for subscribing too. :D
sad to see "mechanics" bolt on gimmicks to the distributor instead of doing the correct adjustments😟
After listening to the A2s then 82-30, 82-70, and this, AMF machines appear to be quiet when compared to Brunswick.
you should hear a Mendes MM2001 magnet pinsetter.. louder than an A2 . watching them cycle will give you heartburn too. now an A2 with a metal pinwheel with the silencer cord missing really annoying
Until when AMF came out with the 82-90XL Pinspotter, the pinwheel on those machines are loud
Yo, a while ago, I went Bowling at a New Bowling Alley. The Bowling Alley’s name is Turners Pikeside Bowl, and it’s in West Virginia. When I went there, I got 5 SPARES! AND I MEAN 5 SPARES, WITHOUT THE BUMPERS! And the second game was a 148. At the third game there, I got a backdoor strike!
The Japanese A-2’s move at a very fast speed. Most of the A-2’s in America move at a slow speed.
Lol. AMF pins in a Brunswick Pinsetter.
Really normal, i actually prefer AMF pins
Interesting, did not know there were issues with 82-70 model. I know the 82-30 came out ‘52 and 70 model in ‘63. These are workhorses. Ironic that AMF purchased Brunswick bowling division in 1995, guess strongest are left standing
This house is in our area, its amazing to watch, the owner, Bill is a national treasure in my eyes, one of the greatest guys around.
Now it's all new Brunswick Sync Scoring and management system with 55in overhead monitors
Yep, I plan to bowl here whenever I have the time. I've been so busy with work lately... I don't live in Lakeland either.
Nice center and nice A2 machines
They're also using Brunswick 2000 scoring which also slows down these AMF Pinsetters.
No, they use Brunswick Frameworx here.
In the 1960's I learned to bowl at Boomtown Bowl in Burkburnett, Texas where they had AMF equipment. At nearby Shepherd AFB the bowling alley had Brunswick A2's, and my 8-year old self was fascinated by the different approaches to perform the same job. Until now I never got to see what it looked like behind the scenes, so thanks for this video!
That sounds awesome! Also, you're more than welcome.
I’m guessing Japan is the first Asian country to have bowling alley. in Southeast Asian country like Thailand you only have Brunswick GS Series and GSX are most common one there and sometimes the AMF 82-90.
I am moving houses and my local alley will have A-2's! Super excited!
Bouncy rake
This is nice dude my alley has all Brunswick stuff string pins, A-2, and the gsx
what did it have for a ball return?? I am assuming kickers??? Or perhaps humpback??? Thanks for sharing this....very cool.
Huh. From the two videos/films you mentioned, I had thought it still used the same sliding shuttle of the later 70s I'm familiar with. Thank you for locating these machines and getting these views. There's a separate, 4th motor to do the oscillation of the distributor? Interesting. I wonder if, somewhere out there, one of the prototype vacuum systems still exists. I really would love to see one of those.
If I had to guess, I'd say maybe we could be lucky enough and there is still at least one left out there. Like these model A machines.
And a 5th motor for the "rolling" shuttle. Many newer 70's still have marked spots on the control panel for the "Dist motor" and "Bin motor" circuit breakers. Also, that motor for the distributor runs continuously, and there is a solenoid-activated single-revolution clutch mechanism that indexes the distributor. Ive been to this center for a look, and have helped the owner out several times on the phone. Nice guy, neat old center! The next newer model (70B) had the newer style bin and distributor, but still used that same chassis, minus about half the parts.
Which center is this?
It's fascinating to see this model version of the 70's. There is another video on YT of the A's, but the quality isn't great due to the age of the upload.
The best lit pin setter video I've seen so far.
after working on 70's for 32 years this is amazing !!!!
What is the difference between an American A2 and a Japanese A2? Does it mean that these were manufactured in Japan?
a model is cool tho
Easy to see why this would eat up the pins. Nice piece of machine though.
The beginning of one of the greatest bowling machines out there
I'm surprised that the A model still exists. This mechanic must've taken real good care of these machines.
League bowled in a house that had 24 lanes of these back then and into the 70's. Hardly a league night went by without some kind of spotter failure (you name it). The firehouse social club had 6 lanes of Brunswick A's (or A2's with the Red crown painted on the setter). Once in a while there were ball return issues but, generally worked flawlessly.
That is so cool, thanks for sharing the video.