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Offline illawarra_steelers

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Where do you guys buy your balls?
« on: May 27, 2009, 08:33:59 PM »
As the title says where do you guys buy your pinball balls and how much are they and what the quality is?

My games each have 5 of the suckers, so any advice muchly appreciated  ^^^

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Re: Where do you guys buy your balls?
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2009, 08:38:58 PM »
I buy mine from Mark C the ones in the tubes of 10 are great quality but cant remember the price but there not that much


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Re: Where do you guys buy your balls?
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2009, 08:47:46 PM »
Oh what no tubes??   When im out fixing machines the kids love rolling the balls up and down the tube and the parents think im great for letting em play with em lol

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Re: Where do you guys buy your balls?
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2009, 08:51:32 PM »
Oh what no tubes??   When im out fixing machines the kids love rolling the balls up and down the tube and the parents think im great for letting em play with em lol

they on order soon


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Re: Where do you guys buy your balls?
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2009, 09:08:57 PM »
I've bought from both Mark and Greg.  Great quality but I put them in the tumbler for a day and they come out even better and seem to last a little longer as well.

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Re: Where do you guys buy your balls?
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2009, 09:10:50 PM »
I bought some of the Balls in the Tube from PSP - and they are the best by far. I will ONLY use these in my machines.

There were ball bearings sold as balls, years ago - I had to throw them out as they were very poor quality.

Balls are VERY important - They are solely responsible for wear on the playfield - so buy good quality.
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Re: Where do you guys buy your balls?
« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2009, 09:30:35 PM »
I think i got some of those cheap balls Nino they turn to crap very quickly so i give them to the kids to keep im sure ive caused many broken windows lol !*!

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Re: Where do you guys buy your balls?
« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2009, 09:42:23 PM »
i brought some from wayne at the meet for a buck each

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Re: Where do you guys buy your balls?
« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2009, 07:52:30 AM »
i brought some from wayne at the meet for a buck each

That is why I put the question out there - the last ones I bought were from that guy and they were rubbish (and more than a dollar each)

Thanks for posting the link Mark, will buy the 10 pack later in the day

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Re: Where do you guys buy your balls?
« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2009, 09:39:46 AM »
i brought some from wayne at the meet for a buck each

That is why I put the question out there - the last ones I bought were from that guy and they were rubbish (and more than a dollar each)

Thanks for posting the link Mark, will buy the 10 pack later in the day

I bought a box of 50. I used 7 in my Jurassic Park after polishing them in my tumbler. After a week, they had lost their "Shine" and were pitted. I could not tell the difference between the "Ball bearings" and the original balls.

Cheap and nasty - no wonder they were so cheap - Image them running around your valuable playfields ?

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Re: Where do you guys buy your balls?
« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2009, 10:47:04 AM »
I dont buy balls, my wife hands them to me.
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Re: Where do you guys buy your balls?
« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2009, 12:08:17 PM »
I dont buy balls, my wife hands them to me.
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You always have an "Extra Ball", anyway, Greg !

You should always have spares.
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Re: Where do you guys buy your balls?
« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2009, 12:53:25 PM »
Got some of those black peal balls with a spider web on them for my black spider,looks good just cant see them as well.

Rest of them i get of Mark and had no problems, $2.50 each i think.Not sure but it worth putting the old one in the tumbler or just get some new ones.Never tried it but i thought once there stuff that it throw them out !@#

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Re: Where do you guys buy your balls?
« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2009, 01:49:26 PM »
There was a young man from Devises
Who had balls of two different sizes
One ball was small
It was no ball at all . . . . . .
The other won several prizes
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