It's FINALLY finished!
Very cool. You are well gifted with creativity and craftsmanship. It looks like it would come out a Brunswick factory.
"Gold Crown" Ball Polisher
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Very cool. You are well gifted with creativity and craftsmanship. It looks like it would come out a Brunswick factory.
Thanks! Exactly what I was going for!
klwill1192
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Very impressive work!
DeeDeeCues
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You are wrong.
He was using it as a preposition, as in, 'polishing balls by hand would take a while.'
If he used it to modify a verb, he would use 'awhile', as in, 'I'm going to polish my balls for awhile.'
You used it incorrectly, as you used it as a preposition and should have said, 'a while'.
You can search, 'a while vs. awhile' and read Merriam-Webster's explanation.
And your comments about just buying a ball cleaner were dickish, at best.
It's blue! I'm on the home stretch. i'm going to let the paint cure for a couple weeks before I install the stainless trim around the edge. Then it's done. Finally!
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This has got to be the best looking, most highly functioning ball polisher I have ever seen, maybe that anyone has ever seen.
You are to be congratulated for such good work!
I have thoroughly enjoyed the entire thread. I have been retired for many years, was an engineer for 35 years, but you have me now worrying again about the rate at which ions will migrate toward the insulant.
Thanks for a great thread.
Will Prout
Thanks, Will! It was a labor of love for sure. Although I enjoyed the build and the problem solving that came along with it, I'm glad it's completed and functioning as intended!
Hey rkc, I tried to send you a pm, but am unable to. I wanted to ask you a question offline regarding my ball polisher design, and don't want to derail this very nice thread illustrating rexus's amazing accomplishment. do you have any other contact info?
He is no longer on AZ. Get on his Facebook page.
Call me, 702-927-5689
Thanks, Ken!
Ok, really dumb question but instead of the pulleys and belts, could I just use a dimmer switch (the special ones built for motors like ceiling fans) to slow the motor down? It would lose torque by not being on a 4 to 1 pulley but a much simpler build.
A d how would you power the double platter? And how well do you think a 110V motor designed to spin at 1725 rpms like being dialed down to 431 rpms, think it would build up heat??
It's possible with a special type of motor and controller but the polisher would cost $18,000 to build.
As stated above, there'd be too much resistance for the motor and it would most likely overheat. It's designed to run flat out 100% of the time. Motor aside, running the pulleys makes it easier for the platter to be offset which is what makes the balls spiral. I'm not saying it couldn't be done, but you'd have to be pretty precise in building a motor mount block in the cabinet and there's not much room in there.
A direct drive on the platter would certainly simplify the machine. But a 'dimmer' switch won't slow down a large enough AC motor and it would be dangerously fast if you don't slow it down. You could possibly use a variable frequency drive (VFD) that controls the frequency of the power supplied to the motor to slow it. VFDs can be pricey and you may need a 3-phase motor.
Here's a 16 ball variation of the Diamond machine that uses one platter...
And to see another unique 16 ball machine check out cleangleem.com. It has with a simple, elegant design and works on a different principle than all the rest.
The unit featured in the video is a neat design, but it appears the balls only spin on one axis. It appears the platter is slightly offset but I don't think it's offset enough to spiral the balls.