Turning blanks made from bowling ball material and a manufacturning method for producing the blanks

Abstract

The creation of turning blanks made from bowling ball material for use in woodworking and woodturning to make a variety of articles. The current process of obtaining said blanks is eliminated and a safer and improved manufacturing process is provided.

1 . A method for manufacturing turning blanks, which are used to produce articles that match a consumers' other possession, the method using a thermosetting elastomer resin system having tanks, pumps, a mixer, at least one mold having at least one cavity, and a cutting unit, the method comprising the steps of: 
 selecting thermoset materials that match the materials of the consumers' other possession;    storing the selected thermoset materials in the tanks;    conveying the thermoset materials with the pumps from the tanks to the mixer;    mixing the thermoset materials with the mixer, thereby activating a exothermic reaction between the thermoset materials;    dispensing the thermoset materials from the mixer to said at least one cavity of said at least one mold;    curing the thermoset materials in said at least one cavity of said at least one mold to form at least one turning rod;    cutting with the cutting unit said at least one turning rod into turning blanks.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the thermoset materials comprise a resin and a catalyst and further comprising the step of: 
 storing the resin in one of the tanks;    storing the catalyst in a tank separate from the tank storing the resin.    
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step of selecting thermoset materials from a group consisting of urethanes, phenolics, amino resins, epoxies, unsaturated polyesters and vinyl esters.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the steps of: 
 storing additive material in the tank, the additive material providing aesthetic effects in the turning blanks that match decorative effects of the consumers' other possession;    conveying the additive material with the pumps from the tanks to the mixer;    mixing the additive material with the thermoset materials with the mixer.    
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the consumers' other possession is a bowling ball.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the consumers' other possession is a boat.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the consumers' other possession is a vehicle.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the thermoset materials are not obtained from bowling balls.  
   
   
       9 . A thermosetting elastomer resin system that manufactures turning blanks, which are used to produce articles that match a consumers' other possession, comprising: 
 at least one tank for storing selected thermoset materials;    a mixer that receives thermoset materials from said at least one tank, mixes the thermoset materials to activate an exotermic reaction, and dispenses the reacting thermoset materials,    at least one pump for conveying the selected thermoset materials from said at least one tank to the mixer;    at least one mold having at least one cavity that receives the reacting thermoset materials from the mixer and cures the reacting thermoset materials into a rod, and    a cutting unit for cutting the rod into turning blanks.    
   
   
       10 . The thermosetting elastomer resin system of  claim 9 , wherein the thermoset materials are selected from a group consisting of urethanes, phenolics, amino resins, epoxies, unsaturated polyesters and vinyl esters.  
   
   
       11 . The thermosetting elastomer resin system of  claim 9 , wherein said at least one tank stores additive materials, the additive material providing aesthetic effects in the turning blanks that match decorative effects of the consumers' other possession.  
   
   
       12 . The thermosetting elastomer resin system of  claim 9 , wherein the thermoset materials comprise a resin and a catalyst.  
   
   
       13 . The thermosetting elastomer resin system of  claim 9 , wherein the consumers' other possession is a bowling ball.  
   
   
       14 . The thermosetting elastomer resin system of  claim 9 , wherein the consumers' other possession is a boat.  
   
   
       15 . The thermosetting elastomer resin system of  claim 9 , wherein the consumers' other possession is a vehicle.  
   
   
       16 . The thermosetting elastomer resin system of  claim 9 , wherein the thermoset materials are not obtained from bowling balls.