My First Pachinko Cabinet

[Moparformances]

Well hear we go with a first try and a pachi cabinet..

Ill try and be a good member and a good son and take pics and let u all know how it is going each step

I know there should be at least one of our newest members verry interested on seeing how this goes.. I hope the Lieutenant will be happy cause some times he's a bit of an

so it started tonight with a request from Lt.

step one head to home depot and get $51.82 worth of Pine boards.. 3/4"X10" to start..

more to come just geting warmed up

more to come in the following days and week

[Moparformances]

ok now i have rough cut some lumber and looking for input

(sorry for u over the pond peeps dont have a metric tape)

the over all height is going to be 44 inches
10 3/4 inch deep

the top 4 inches will be a ball bin with a plexi glass front (so u know how meany balls are left)

the hole for the pachi is going to be 32 5/16 inch high
and 20 7/8 inch wide (to accomodate my largest machine)

the board for the bottom (under the pachi) will stick out 6 inches to create a shelf to hold a basket to catch winning balls dumped out the lower tray

the lower 5 1/2 inches will be used as either a drawer or just a catch basin with a small door opening out the front to hold the losing ball that would normaly be losers?? kinda leaning twards a drawer that i can remove and dump the entire drawer back in the top

first does it make sense
second any suggestions??

nothing to take pics of just yet.. its just a pile of lumber right now

[luckydog]

if you build it, they will come

Spoiler

more pachinkos that is

[MrGneiss]

Most of it seems to make sense in my head

Just one question..you said it would be 10 3/4" deep..but you said that you got 10" boards..so I assumed that meant you got 1x10s which as 3/4" x 9 1/4" so just trying to figure out how deep it really is..or does the 10 3/4" include the 6" shelf, making most of the cabinet 4 3/4"?? just wondering..

Otherwise I think it makes sense..

[Moparformances]

typo in first post

started with 1 x 12

thanks for pointing that out my mistake

[Lt Teddy]

Less talk and more action. I wanted it delivered yesterday. A little worried about the extra space left in the cabinet. What are we going to use to fill that with. Dad

[Moparformances]

there might be a slight gap on each side..

as stated in other posts that if it is to tight the machines will not even fit into the cabinet at all..

a small 1/8 to 3/16 inch gap shouldn't be noticed..

im hoping that since im at work right now this talk is accecptable
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and PS congrats on your first post

Welcome to the dark side

[Lt Teddy]

I put a picture of my machine for a photo.

[hanabi]

Welcome to PachiTalk Lt Teddy!!




and looking forward to some pics of the cabinet in progress Mopar

[Lt Teddy]

Thank you. Am also looking forward to my completed cabinent.
He should have it done shortly Or laterWhen one is waiting it seems like forever.

[pinball wizard]

welcome,LT.!

[Moparformances]

ok tonights work consisted of triming lumber to final lenghts, running them threw a thickness planner and starting to glue and pin them together

Pachinko stand.jpg Pachinko stand 2 - Copy.jpgPachinko stand 3.jpgPachinko stand 4 - Copy.jpg

next will be to start on the plexi top and a removable drawer to pull from the bottum and refill the top

feedback??

[luckydog]

measure once, then measure again

[Moparformances]

measure once, then measure again

lucky?? am i missing a measurement??? should i pack a machine out to the shed and find out it wont fit??? your scaring me

[luckydog]

the first paint tray cabinet I made I forgot to allow for the almost 4 inches I was lifting the pachinko up.

my sides weren't long enough.

Doc built his first one to close to actual size and couldn't fit his pachinko into it

[Moparformances]

great

first thing tomarow the machine gets a trip out to the shed for a good oll fashon fiting

[MrGneiss]

I cut wood for several cabinets all at once Before I realised 2 of my machines were a tad wider than all the rest!!



And
WELCOME!!
Lt Teddy

[new in town]

You do not have to take the Whole Machine out there for a test fit. Open the door and the machine will come off of the frame at the hinges leaving you just the lighter frame to carry out.

Naturally if the transformer is secured to the frame you can either remove it or disconnect it from the Pachi and leave it on the frame. Still a heck of allot lighter.

[beachcat]

Welcome LT TEDDY!!


good start Mopar hope it fits

[Moparformances]

You do not have to take the Whole Machine out there for a test fit. Open the door and the machine will come off of the frame at the hinges leaving you just the lighter frame to carry out.

Naturally if the transformer is secured to the frame you can either remove it or disconnect it from the Pachi and leave it on the frame. Still a heck of allot lighter.

good idea

y cant i ever come up with a good idea