If there’s any excuse for wearing old-school Happy Days shirts and horrific shoes, then it must be ten-pin bowling.
Tim Wallace decided to take matters into his own hands when he built his very own one-lane garage bowling alley. He bought an old Brunswick A-2 pinsetter from eBay and turned his garage into a fully functional bowling alley.
We let Tim describe his work of art in his own words:
“I would assemble the pinsetter in the back room, knock out a hole in the wall when I was ready to assemble the lane which would extend out into the front room (the original garage), and in the winter, I could pack the lane away, cover up the hole in the wall, and park a car in the garage. Nobody would ever know there was a bowling alley in there.”





Comments (2)
Amazing!!! How much was the pinsetter/Ball return. AND Finally, How much was the total cost? Thanks
Posted by Jake D'Arcy | December 9, 2007 2:21 PM
Posted on December 9, 2007 14:21
What a great project. I have been working on a scaled down bowling alley (1/2 scale) suitable for home and rec room use. It's been a few years, but I am finally actively working on the project again: http://smallscalebowling.com.
Posted by David Hudach | December 24, 2008 7:21 PM
Posted on December 24, 2008 19:21