thinking & making
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Dang flipper bats
Replaced the flipper coils in space mission today because one was bad. Unfortunately the bats are so mangled that I couldn’t get them adjusted correctly afterward. Tried to use the sanding flap wheel on the dremmil to smooth it out but it’s just too far gone. After three failed attempts decided it is time to…
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Shadow Bling
Switched all the star posts to purple and put purple post lights under the slings. Also replaced the old spotlight sockets with matrix since they were so ugly after repairing the solders. It was nice because the matrix posts lights and the spot light all tie in together now. Finally got around to installing the…
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Roll out!
Transformers is working pretty nicely! Cleaned a lot, replaced rubbers and some bulbs, and fixed the right flipper by replacing the transistor on the board. I had some good fun playing but I’ve only put in a few games. Not quite sure how any of the rules and modes work at this point. It’s fast…
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Babysitting the Decepticons
My friend Paul needed a place to put his Decepticons LE for awhile so it’ll be in my arcade till he comes to take it back. Needs some very minor repairs and a clean. Will probably refresh the rubbers too. I’ve never played it before and I’m looking forward to getting to know the game.…
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Free Play arcade, Richardson TX
Had a good time playing pins and arcade games at Free Play. S’s new favorite is Scared Stiff. I had a pretty fun time playing Baby Pac-Man. I feel like I’d like to own it for a year or so, interesting rules for how the pin play effects the video play. Location pinball is hit…
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Taxi spinout kicker ain’t kicking
Thinking this is something mechanical like a broken solder joint. Definitely not a fuse. I didn’t want to get sucked into a repair tonight so I’m saving it for another day. When Soren sees this sign he’ll be bummed for sure.
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Broken rubber?
Soren was playing by himself on Saturday and ran out to tell me that there was a problem with Funhouse – there sure was! Turns out the left sling rubber snapped. Very strange because I put these on only a few months ago. Luckily i had a spare so i was able to put a…
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Team One tumbler bounty
Pulled all this crap out of the tumbler after 3 days and it looks great. I am replacing all the screws so there really isn’t that much metal to fix up. I’ve got all the rollover switches running now with the pop bumper rod and rings. In a couple of days all the metal will…
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Polishing stuff can be fun
Actually i hate polishing most things, but metal shooter rods are really fun to polish. I just pop the rod into my drill and work it through scotch pads. In the end i’ll spin it on a rag with mother’s.