I used cheap snap together laminate flooring. I just went for the color of a lane. It’s held up well. No issues. Over 3 years. Playing on it once a month with a couples league. Make sure you if you can at the end of the lane you leave more fall off area for the pins. I didn’t leave enough. Which causes the ball sometimes to bounce off the wall and come back down the lane. Mine is 1 foot. Foot and a half would have been perfect. Good luck on your build. They are fun!
@@lacytaylor5784 thanks for the advice. Ive been wondering about the pit area, so thats great to know. Im looking to start a couples league here in my little community too. we already have houses that do darts, Virtual Golf.. i think this will be an awesome addition. thanks again for the feedback! looks like yall got a good thing going there!
I have a man cave/ game room. It has the lane a pool table and darts. Built it for poker. But ran across the tutorial on building the lane. Now we play in a home league on it once a month. Room is 30x40.
Awesome setup with lots of great detail in the video! I too will be using a side access to save space. So my question is how do you pick up the ball from the right side of the pit and feed the ball return that is on the left side of the lane. I guess it rolls from right to left and makes the 90 degree turn to return home. Can you help me figure out how to do the part in the pit and feeding the 90 degree turn? Thank You!!!
Ron Kratofil There was a tool shown in the video it’s made out of wood and PVC. I use that to reach the ball. The ball return does do a 90 degree turn. You will have to play with the angle. If it’s too steep it will bounce off the wall too hard and jump off track. So just a slight angle. Just enough to make it roll easy so when it hits the wall it turns. I have a block of wood angled in the corner to help it turn.
I am getting ready to build the pinsetter box today and wondering how you keep the pins from flying and hitting the person setting the pins if that space is open?
Joseph Bradley 11” but 9” after I added the carpet and padding. but if I had to do it over it would be 1’6”. Sometimes the ball bounces back down the lane.
What's the name of the song playing at 1:10? Its driving me crazy I can't figure it out. Thanks. Nice job on the build. Awesome that you guys are doing leagues.
The song is like a wrecking ball. I started a facebook group called "mini bowling" in hope's to create a community where people can share designs and information for future builds, and anything to do with mini bowling. Thanks, love your videos, cant wait for Januarys league.
Love your pinsetter idea . Trying to build one for my son . Do you have any plans on the pinsetter . I would buy them from you if so. Thanks for your time
b johnson No I just watched the other tutorial on it from another person. And made mine a pull system verse the spring. And mine is on the side to save room verse having to be behind it. I have tried to make a tutorial on it but it’s hard to see.The base is on 24” drawer slides and it’s a pulley system to pull it up and let it down.
Would you all happen to have any diagram instructions to build this by that you can email? We are trying to build 4 of these on base here in Afghanistan for our service members? I think this would be an amazing morale booster!
S. Paul Guillory unfortunately I don’t. But If you look on my channel I made a video on how I built it this one. I actually copied a tutorial video from a guy named Brennan. Took a weekend to build. My pin setter is on the side. That’s the only difference.
@@lacytaylor5784 Thanks. And this is what was needed for a 24 foot lane. How would I go about making a 30 footer? Obviously I would start with your list, and just add from there?
Jeff Nordeen yes , I wish I could have fit a 30’ lane. I’ll try this week to do an in depth video on the pin setter. That seams to be the hardest part to make. And leave at least 2’ for the pins to fall off the end of the lane. I didn’t leave enough room so sometimes the ball comes hits the padded wall and shoots back down the lane. This thing is tons of fun. Good luck with the build.
D3CR1PT3R When I build it I didn’t leave enough room for pit area. If you roll it too hard it will bound off the back wall and come back down the lane. Trying to maximize length of the lane didn’t realize it until after it was built.
