What did you do today in the hobby?

[necro_nemesis]

Got my wallboxes completed and installed. I had to make a circuit board to re-encode the SC1 data train (squarish wallbox) to RCSU2 selector standard to have it work with the 222 and 3WA (roundish wallbox) that were meant to work together. Everything is speaking the same language now.

Circuit board is mounted inside the SC1 running off the 25 volt system supply.

[Azatotht]

My kids gave me a pinsnake for my birthday

[mdeslaur]

Was trying to figure out why the GIOCD I put in Road Show was killing the solenoids...HOLY BAD RIBBON CABLE BATMAN! Maybe they should buy a ribbon cable tester

[mrmikeman]

0.5mm offset can make a big impact!

[steamfitter]

I went to Alfred today , shuffled games around.
Washrooms are ready , cleanup underway and games are being looked over .
I would say coming soon

[Guard]

I went to Alfred today , shuffled games around.
Washrooms are ready , cleanup underway and games are being looked over .
I would say coming soon

Looking sweet....coming up in April to offer another 4 or 5 days of sweat.

[cait001]

got a package of a bunch of parts from Japan. Not pictured is a pachinko frame from the late 1940s that came too.

First, I think we all know how rare metal coin boxes can be, well finding spare metal coin boxes for early games from Japan is especially hard so I had to get that coin box.
The graphics are from these two games:


1969 Sammy Star Crane - サミースタークレーン by さとみ (Satomi)

1972 World Derby - ワールドダービー by 新精電機 (Shinsei Denki)

[Guard]

Hockey is pretty much done so started one of The Shed projects....

[Sparky]

Repinning a Stern Galaxy, and working on repairing and OXO. Worked ok but very dirty, one stepper unit is gummed up, bottom of cab was kicked in, and some hackjob was done to the power cord. Instead of fixing the bottom where the power switch was, some idiot installed a 1960's power cord from a lamp, and jerry-rigged a power switched stapled to the bottom of the head.

I removed all that garbage, and installed a proper power cord. Just tightening switch stacks now.

[Sparky]

Chillin' and repinnin', with a wobble-pop from Mr.Sleeman.

[Guard]

Chillin' and repinnin', with a wobble-pop from Mr.Sleeman.

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All awesome things come from Guelph.....

[Guard]

There was a lot more wrong with it then I thought there would be.......isn't that the way fixing EM's is, the easier you think it'll be, the harder it ends up being. Just waiting on new leg brackets now, how does one manage to strip all four?

[my sharpie skills obviously suck but its better then a blank cap]

[Azatotht]

Looks really good !

[OTTOgd]

[my sharpie skills obviously suck but its better then a blank cap]

You could print on clear adhesive 'paper', cut and stick.

I've also laser-printed waterslide decals, doubled the application to thicken the 'ink' -vs- #47 bulb, then varathane.

https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2195

[Guard]

I should throw this pic up, got my new leg brackets from Pinball Medics, and switched them out. Never have I seen all four leg brackets just destroyed like these were....

[Sparky]

Started shopping out Galaxy with LEDs, cleaned up gameroom, and then gave shit to Azatotht for Caaca not working again. LOL

It's all goddamn Vietnam's fault.

(EDIT: In solidarity with all Canadians facing the Amerikan threat, I propose to rename the site to include all Canadians, and send a proverbial middle finger down south to their leaders. LOL)

[cait001]

Any pinball parts being manufactured outside of the usa?

[Sparky]

Any pinball parts being manufactured outside of the usa?

Great idea for a thread...

[semicolin]

CPR is Canadian. Also I've bought backglasses from Coos in the netherlands.

[Azatotht]

Elektra just left for it’s new home.

Will be getting another Arduino enabled game very soon.

[cait001]

Dolly left the basement and it was great just to see people and focus on pinball, even if it was just the grunt work of moving machines. It's nice to just hang out and do pinball things.

[Sparky]

Road trip completed. Anjou - Kanata - Ottawa - home.

I will post more later. Still cleaning up, making room and figuring stuff out. Lol.

[Azatotht]

Traded Elektra a few weeks ago in a three way trade with MAACA members.

Old school type of deal, I love it. No bullshit, no hassle, just hobbyists exchanging some games to have fun.

Today the MAACA train delivered my part of the deal.

Another Arduino enabled classic Stern, welcome home Galaxy !

Stern Galaxy

[Sparky]

Stained, and control panels cut. Slowly moving along.

Clearcoat next. Then I start assembling.

[Azatotht]

Cleaned up coins slot inserts a bit.

Can you guess which one has been cleaned ?

Coins slot inserts