replacement of 1 side of wood frame with japanese mahogony

[mudfud]

here's the pix that I promised jeff. he was kind enough to ship 2 pieces of japanese mahogany to me, to match the split frame piece on my sankyo.

interestingly, this wood is much harder and more brittle than the more open grain wood that is on my sankyo. the color matches well, though.

my dad and I had trouble with the wood splinting and chipping, and if you didn't predrill the hole all the way in, the screw would stop dead.

dado was cut on a milling machine.

boy were those rusty nails hard to pull. they were very long and really stuck.

plan to clean the nicotine off the tracks on the back of this one and probably sell it. the cell is in perfect condition and the lights work. it's just not "unusual" enough for my collection anymore.

[emmadog]

Nice job, Mudfud. I noticed as well that the wood used on these machines splinters easily and splits. Pilot holes are definitely the best way to alleviate this.

[JACKSJE4]

Excellent job!!

That side you replaced looks like it came with the machine.

[mudfud]

thanks jack. you gave me a good head start. the wood size was perfect.

[pinball wizard]

great job on that !

[Moparformances]

very nice

a doc and a carpenter

[takethecastle57]

Well i hope you can get more of that wood and if needed ,i can store a whole bunch of those planks .

I've worked on all the Tool& Die machines and have some wood working skills if we want to make new frames.

[luckydog]

I think Arby has made new frames in the past.

the complete frame for the Bunny Girl I got from him looks like its been replaced or reworked..

[MrGneiss]

Wow, great work..it looks as good as new...errrr old!?

[hanabi]

Super job with the wood replacement

it does look Authentic, like it's always been there

[dishpan]

Great work! You are grasshopper no longer, Sensei.

[mudfud]

very nice

a doc and a carpenter

yeah, you should see the things I come up with sometimes in the ER... but, hey, I figure it having lots of skills makes me more creative when something unusual comes along.

[luckydog]

YouTube - Elvis Presley - Wooden Heart

[victor]

nice work , you are very talented, i wish i could do that i am almost finished with my vintage i'll post pic,s when iam done...victor

[SphereJunkie]

I say it looks almost pro-like. Great job!!!

[outdoorenth]

Very nice, great job!