judgeboz Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Had some pinheads over during the week to thrash my pinnies to only find that the (what looked like shiny) new balls inside one machine were falling apart. These balls were in the game when I bought it togther with a tube containing the remaining ones. This resulted in some metal flakes (I assume it was) over the playfield - which was scary. When you look at the balls you can see spots of chrome missing (what looked like a copper colour underneath). I just wanted to let others know to be careful and not assume all parts are perfect and reguarly check these things. I'll put this down to just a bad batch of balls made - lucky it was spotted early by others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Tales Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Finding good/reasonably cheap balls doesnt seem to be easy. The latest lot I am trying are from Wayne, chrome plated, have a great shine, and for the money they seem to be the good value (http://mrpinballa.cart.net.au/details/555777.html). I know some people change the balls every 6 months, prob a good idea if your pins get alot of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwodie Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 yeah I have been buying those from Wayne and they aint bad at all. Not as shiney as the mirror balls I have bought from the US but still the best around I can find Would like to buy the mirror balls he has, but not at $6 a go Wayne give us a special on mirror balls, you will make a motza :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_AVD Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 He'll make more of a motza if he doesn't discount them! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humpalot Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Yeah I buy Wayne's as well, but I drop them into the tumbler before putting into a machine and they come out real nice :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxobouy Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Flogged out You guys are lucky, after my last girlfriend my balls have never been the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darksoul Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 You guys are lucky, after my last girlfriend my balls have never been the same. Wait till you get married. Your wife will keep your balls in a little jar on her side of the bed, pulling them out now and again to show you who's boss. Happens to us all. Lucky for Boz I had 10 mirror balls spare. He came over to collect them but he was not allowed to stay last night. His wife was giving his a squeeze. :badgrin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORGAR 1 Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 You guys are lucky, after my last girlfriend my balls have never been the same. :lol very good-brings back memories Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewitson Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Wait till you get married. Your wife will keep your balls in a little jar on her side of the bed, pulling them out now and again to show you who's boss. :lol2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judgeboz Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 Lucky for Boz I had 10 mirror balls spare. He came over to collect them but he was not allowed to stay last night. His wife was giving his a squeeze. :badgrin yeah, thanks Brad for letting me grab your balls last night - nice and great to play with.:lol:lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANT68 Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 yeah I have been buying those from Wayne and they aint bad at all. Not as shiney as the mirror balls I have bought from the US but still the best around I can find Would like to buy the mirror balls he has, but not at $6 a go Wayne give us a special on mirror balls, you will make a motza :) Maybe we should do a bulk buy from Wayne and hit him up for for a good deal !! I need the mirrored carbon balls ,so they won't magnetize . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators furballx Posted February 21, 2009 Administrators Share Posted February 21, 2009 The chips would be the badly added chrome plating chipping off. The copper colour under IS copper. They plate copper first as the chrome takes better to copper than pretty much anything else. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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