My Pachinko Cabinet Cost about $36.00 & time

[arbycoffee]

Here some pictures of my machine and the Cabinet I made. The Pachinko is point floating Square and Perpendicular with the game board. The Cabinet is made from oak floor/wall trim (5 x 5/8 10 feet long piece), the rectangle is 1/8 space per side, leveled with shims then used screws to hold the machine. I used dry wall screws to put together, Pre drill all holes. The Oak base I had collecting dust, Going to change the picture on the base to fit the machine.

On the back is the ball lifter, had to angle it, because of the electronics, but it works great, very quiet. and keeps the top filled. The base is set up with a switch to turn on the machine and ball lift at the same time. All kinds of storage under for extra balls!

[luckydog]

my idea was basically the same,

but without a automatic ball feeder i would raise it up about 6 inches with a wider base and angle bottom board so all the returned balls would roll to the front of the machine.

then have a trap door or lever in front to get them for replay.

[azlew]

I really like what you have done with your balls


:roll:

[arbycoffee]

my wife does too :oops:

[JamesM]

Arby, my ball lifter came with a silly spring top thing on the feed rod.

What is that rigid hardware you have on your ball lifter?

Also, how do you keep the lifter's off switch in place in the upper bin?

[arbycoffee]

Arby, my ball lifter came with a silly spring top thing on the feed rod.
What is that rigid hardware you have on your ball lifter?

Also, how do you keep the lifter's off switch in place in the upper bin?

Spring top thing; this make your curve to put balls in your top reserve.
Rigid hardware what do you mean ?

[JamesM]

sorry, it looked in the picture like you replaced your spring with some kind of pipe-hardware.

[arbycoffee]

There is a pipe clamp holding spring tube to the wood at the top. is that what you mean ?

[JamesM]

no, I thought you had replaced the spring with a curved pipe
like a wire conduit or something.

[arbycoffee]

This is the first Pachinko I got and look what it done to me

[luckydog]

It's made a better man of you!!!!!

or, at least you feel better

[arbycoffee]

I like where it has taken me, and allowed to do