Mini Tabletop Bowling

🎳 Build Your Own Fully Automatic Mini Bowling Lane

Ever dreamed of having a bowling lane at home? Now you can — in miniature form, and fully automatic.

This is a 22% scale, working bowling lane — complete with a real mechanical pinsetter, ball return, camera-based scoring, and animated LEDs — all designed to fit on your table.


All you need is a 3D printer, some basic hardware, and these files.

This store gives you the digital files only — STL, STEP, and SOLIDWORKS native — so you can print and build your own lane from scratch.

🧠 What You’ll Get

When you purchase, you’ll receive everything you need to bring your lane to life:

  • 🧩 Digital Files — STL, STP, or SOLIDWORKS native
  • 🖨️ Pre-set 3MFs — download slicer files with my settings, just press “Print” and go
  • 🧾 Complete materials list with ready-to-order links
  • 🎥 Step-by-step video instructions with clear visuals for assembly
  • ⚡Wiring Diagrams — plug and play circuits, no soldering required 
  • ⚙️ Arduino code — upload and start playing
  • 💬 Discord access — get help, share progress, and meet other mini bowlers

⚡ What It Can Do

This isn’t a toy — it’s a fully functional, automatic, STRING-LESS pinsetter featuring:

- Ball Return

- Sweep

- Rotating turret

- Pinwheel and conveyors

- Respotting scissors

- LED animations

- ScoreMore camera scoring integration

- Strike detection

- Special 10th frame logic

- Two cycle operation

  1. Sweep + Respot standing pins
  2. Sweep + Resets 10 pins

- Optional bumpers for beginners

- It runs best with 25 pins in the system, continuously cycling pins just like the real thing.

🎥 The Story Behind It

Hi, I’m Danny — and I spent over a year and a half obsessed with this project.

It started as a wild idea in my small New York apartment. I turned my kitchen into a mini bowling factory, learning how real pinsetters work and documenting every discovery in a YouTube series. Along the way, real bowling technicians reached out to help refine the design.

After countless redesigns, breakdowns, and sleepless nights, it finally works — beautifully.
This Kickstarter is the result of that journey, and a way for you to build one too.

🕹️ How It Works
  • Download the files — everything is organized and labeled.
  • Print the parts — optimized for minimal supports and material.
  • Assemble — parts slide together and secure with common machine screws.
  • Upload the Arduino code — no programming experience required.
  • Play! Roll your small weighted ball down your 4-foot lane and watch the pinsetter reset automatically.

The full setup fits comfortably on a 30” × 60” table, with the pinsetter occupying about 18” × 60”.

đź’ˇ Designed for Makers

✅ No soldering required — plug-and-play wiring
✅ Modular design — parts can be replaced or upgraded, lanes can be extended to desired length
âś… Fits on a standard 256 Ă— 256 Ă— 256 mm print bed (Bambu Lab compatible, except A1 Mini)
âś… Fully documented build process with linked parts list

⚠️ Disclaimer

This is a hobby project built by a single person, not a perfect commercial product. It works incredibly well, but it takes time and patience.

- Check the parts list before backing, no guarantee you can source all the parts used but a variety of links are provided

- Files are sold as-is (updates at creator’s discretion)

- Designed for personal use only — resale or redistribution prohibited

Assembly involves working with electrical components and carries inherent risks, including electric shock, fire, or damage to property. The design has not been tested or certified by UL, ETL, or any other safety organization. By downloading and using this file, you acknowledge that you are solely responsible for safe assembly, and proper wiring. The creator assumes no liability for improper assembly, incorrect wiring, or any resulting damage or injury. If you are not comfortable working with electrical components, do not assemble this product or consult a qualified electrician.

🧩 Built With the Community
  • Every improvement came from real feedback.
  • Viewers around the world helped refine the mechanics and design through comments and suggestions.
  • What you’re getting isn’t just my work — it’s the community’s ultimate version of the mini bowling lane.

đź’¬ Join the Community

After purchasing, you’ll join our Discord community — a growing group of builders sharing ideas, mods, and troubleshooting tips.


It’s not just a download — it’s a movement of makers building tiny mechanical marvels together.

🎯 Why You’ll Love It
  • You’ll build a fully working, mechanical marvel.
  • You’ll learn how real bowling pinsetters work.
  • And you’ll end up with the coolest thing you’ve ever made — a fully automatic, LED-lit, camera-scored bowling lane that sits on your desk.