Ball bowlers are mighty machines. For me one is the pride of the collection and the one that visitors marvel about-for what it does and the intellect that went into its engineering at a time of the EM boom times.
I found restoring the beast, despite the time, angst and effort required to be enormously enjoyable. I was assisted on any problems by Chris of St Louis Ball bowlers and Mopar, who has posted on this thread.
If you make the decision to purchase a ball bowler I am sure you, your family and friends will not be disappointed.