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Bowled over by the home-made bowling alley

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.”






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Jake D'Arcy:

Amazing!!! How much was the pinsetter/Ball return. AND Finally, How much was the total cost? Thanks

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.

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