I did it now... Indiana Jones Pachinko

[fronzdan]

When building your cabinet, you may want some official Indy Fever artwork from Sankyo. The best thing is it large art and prints great!!

http://www.sankyo-fever.co.jp/download/down_ij.html

[starwar]

You are going to be very happy. I also purchased a Indy plus a star wars and just got my thinderbrds 20th anniversary last week. Tom and his crew are out of this world. I had to call to see if they made a mistake and sent me all new machines. Not one dent or scratch and all with feet and 500 balls each. I have been playing the first two for three months now with no problem...

[luckydog]

My Galaxy Train had 5 door lights burned out on delivery and they wouldn't replace them.

I had to buy some on Ebay for $24.00.

My other machines from them all came in excellent condition.

[20sporty02]

congrats on the new machine , it would be one that i would like to pick up also

[gottac]

Thanks everyone for the replies, links, etc. I have been studying various cabinets and think I am going to combine alot of various ideas and maybe a few of my own

I ordered 1000 balls off ebay today and I was going to start on the cabinet but decided since it's my 1st I had better wait for the machine so I do not build something that I might not be able to use!! I am not the quickest at building nor the best but hopefully when I am done it will look nice! I am used to working with metal (plasma cutter, welder, grinder), not wood!

[hanabi]

Don't forget


We really like to see Pics of Cabinets and works in progress too!!

[fronzdan]

I am used to working with metal (plasma cutter, welder, grinder), not wood!

Then forget the wood. Make it in steel with a hard chrome finish!! I wish I had the skills, I'd love to make an Indy case that looked like it was made out of Egyptian stonework.

Definitely wait for it to arrive and take precise measurements. They all have "standard" dimensions, but I've seen some slight variations . Plus you'll have a better idea how far back you'd like it to sit in the cabinet, where you want to build your ramps etc.

[gottac]

Well I need to keep things as light as possible (and as cheap) so wood is my best option. My poor house studs are 24" o.c. and I never planned pachinkos on the wall when we built (2 years ago was before I was into any of this!). I am thinking maybe an upper and lower french cleat spaced far enough apart vertically so I do not split the 1 stud that I will be hitting.

I did notice while in Lowes yesterday they had some neat scroll wood trims and things that would be very Indy'ish! I am thinking about trying to work like a coulmn on the left and right side of the machine, but it might bind the hinges (again need the machine to see how this stuff works).

PS if I made the cabinet out of metal I might get "ELECTROCUTED"

Then forget the wood. Make it in steel with a hard chrome finish!! I wish I had the skills, I'd love to make an Indy case that looked like it was made out of Egyptian stonework.

Definitely wait for it to arrive and take precise measurements. They all have "standard" dimensions, but I've seen some slight variations . Plus you'll have a better idea how far back you'd like it to sit in the cabinet, where you want to build your ramps etc.