a summary of vintage info. threads, thru 1/2010

[mudfud]

OK. my OCD traits had the best of me when I had some time last night, and I read through most all threads on vintages and grouped them into sub-headings for easier finds.

i had a list going for myself, but thought I would go through the threads and post my work to share.

I am certain to have missed some threads, so maybe I can have a moderator update this occasionally? or forward new additions that come along to be added?

so, here it is...

Chewy's VINTAGE PACHINKO SUMMARY 1/22/09

PRICES/WHERE TO BUY
Craigslist: often the best deals are here. Even if not local, some members have convinced sellers to ship. Prices from $10 to $100 depending on condition
Ebay: remember the shipping will be at least $50
So you want to buy a vintage pachinko on eBay... READ FIRST
YJA (yahoo japan auctions) see the pachitalk section on how to find them. Kiai is our proxy (search for keyeye or kiai). figure a couple hundred to ship from japan to US
Garage sales: can get lucky sometimes
Pawn shops: maybe?

WHAT TO LOOK FOR
water stains decrease the value
missing parts on the back decrease value, though some are easy to make
broken front trays or missing ashtrays are hard to replace
are there many clean balls included? figure 4 cents each for these
post pix here at the forum, and we'll be happy to give our opinions

HOW A VINTAGE MACHINE WORKS
How A Vintage Pachinko Machine works
vintage pachinko instructions
pachinko reference materials; where to find flipper spring?
mopar's videos of nishijin A,B,C and single shot are stickies at the top of the vintage section

DATING YOUR MACHINE
Year of Manufacture/Expiration Stickers bill connelly's sticker collection
vintagepachinko.com his website has lots of info and pix to compare to
also, the masamura gauge was standardized early 1950s, tulips were early 1960s

RESTORATION
Chronicles of a Pachinko Machine Restoration dan reed's classic
My first vintage spherejunkie's restore
My first Jankyu and its restoration eddie's jankyu restore
Restoration Challenge: 1950’s Nishijin Single Shot jeff's 1950s restoration
notes on restore of another single shot sophia nishijin A, seashells restore
Old One shooter-refurb single shot restoration, rdmkr1
Pics of painted vintage pachinko nishijin B? restoration, lazarus

ADDING FEET
where do you like your feet on a vintage?

WIRING and ELECTRICAL
electrical videos, 70's pachinkos chewy videos on vintage wiring
sanyo comet II wiring from scratch, video wiring from scratch
Power flash j box and wiring powerflash j box
Need help with wiring. Photos included
Clueless With Wiring
New Guy Here - Wiring and Restoring a Vintage Pachinko
Power supply suggestions rusty's multiple machine power supply
Arepachi Silicone Lamp Socket Easy Fix arepachi silicone lamp socket
inexpensive place for parts some cheap electrical parts
Power brick for vintage power brick for vintages
20V Solenoids on Powerflash powerflash solenoids 20 vac
extra wires on a sophia B wiring mess from someone else's work

CLEANING BALLS
Vibratory Tumbler parts tumbler for balls
Rock Tumblers
rusty balls
tumble my balls? pachinko style!

CLEANING PARTS
how to remove tar stains from plastic?
miracle 00 steel wool
Cleaning Plastic Parts.
Sticky Tulips rusty's sticky tulips
Simple Green safe for Cell/playfield cleaning?
Retrobright retr0bright for older oxidized plastic

STUCK JACKPOT LEVERS
lubricants cleaning comments on lubricants
sanyo comet II lemur, video, sticky jackpot seesaw
Comet II Help with see-saw

REPLACEMENT SPRING
pachinko reference materials; where to find flipper spring?

PLASTIC FLAP UNDER BOTTOM METAL RAIL
Plastic Flap

PULLING and REPLACING NAILS
the great pachi nail pull-off chewy's new puller and some comparisons
Nail removal Qs: pulling vs twisting
Electric nail/pin puller siouxzan's nail puller
Tulip/Jackpot Removal removing tulips
Cut nails pushing a cut off nail through the back
Looking for brass Nails for pachinko machine
HELP TO ADJUST NAILS IN OLDER PACHINKO

PUSH-ON NUTS
Push-on nuts drive me nutz!!!
sophia B - how to remove front tray post holders

REPAIRING PARTS
Shapelock
Ball Release Arm Repair eddie repairs shooter arm
homemade reset arm for single shot sophia paperclip for 2nd part of broken arm on nishijin A
Repaired front ball tray finished product cracked front tray Daiichi patched/painted
plastic tray patch with epoxy putty cracked upper tray patched sankyo comet II
chewy parts, matuya tray repair cracked cast aluminum is patched 1940s matuya
more chewy parts for vintage machines a single shot tray filler
Help required for Vintage Pachinko making a chute on back of single shot

REPAINTING PARTS
Tip on Painting
Power Flash Plastics Painting
how to repaint the depressed areas on plastic?
how to paint raised parts of plastic pieces on cell? silver, gold and black pens
Toohpicks n Testors

WOODWORKING
woodworker questions on vintage frames wood working Q's
replacement of 1 side of wood frame with japanese mahogony replace one side of frame
Re-Surfacing the laminate on a Vintage? new laminate?

RESTORING THE CELL
A different method of playfield restoration
Playfield Refinish
vintage Pachinko cell redo
comet IIL reconstruction videos
Harley tee back-slot

BALL CATCHER BOXES
great ball catcher boxes at IKEA
inexpensive ball tray a playfield light mudtray for balls

CLEANING METAL PARTS (CHUTES ON OLDER MACHINES)
cleaning rusted metal parts
Early 50s Monako Single Shot
Restoration Challenge: 1950’s Nishijin Single Shot
Deplated, rusty metal parts... what to do
anyone used a rust converter on parts?
C-L-R Chrome rust removal? CLR for parts
cleaning rusted metal parts

LIGHTING IDEAS
Added LED mood lighting nice hidden LEDs from the top of frame
Vintage Blue LED mod finished... blue LEDs for accent
added 3 lights to powerflash for jackpots 3 LEDs added to powerflash wings and queen
Monako Jackpot Light monako jackpot light by eddie
inexpensive ball tray a playfield light IKEA picture lights
Picture frame light picture lights
single shot sophia's fixed up nishijin A with LEDs
Wireing advice needed! added lights by eddie

SHIPPING PACHINKOS
bicycle boxes are great for pachi shipping
Shipping a Vintage Pachinko?
anyone used Greyhound package express?
shipping the machines standing up, with wood on top to protect the top tray is probably best. adding sub-boxes around plastic trays helps to dissipate impacts, too. (like to protect a plastic upper front tray or middle tray on a nishijin A)

FRANKEN PACHI, OR MAJOR REBUILDS
powerflash franken pachi
http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/vintage-pachinko/34159-visible-powerflash-shes-naked.html
Vintage Machine Restoration and Modification
Coke Machine?
tulip upgrade finished! daiichi with 2 tulips added
1940s pachinko machine help heavy guitarman strips and refinishes a single shot

question about jackpot mechanisms on vintage machines seesaws vs. jackpots

COOL MACHINES
Sankyo Modern Vintage Questions. sankyo with moving center piece
50's masamura from sandsmuseum 1950s masamura
Single Shot Conversion Meat Grinder. johnny's unusual nishijin A conversion
Early 50s Monako Single Shot 1950s monako single shot, back painted
Unusual Vintage I Picked Up jeff's vintage maruto
1940's matuya is up and running 1940s matuya, an early multishot
A rolling stone gathers no Pachi balls mopar's rolling stone
nishijin A, electric shooter? nishijin A, with an electric shooter
Newbie with questions about unusual machine. nishijin A with bell and motor
vintage hokoku vintage hokoku, tilting shelf jackpot
My Nishijin model B Restore nishijin B restore by sigma
Unusual Vintage - Okumurayuki Victory okamurayuki with 8 pockets
just gifted unsual ? mopar's arepachi
Interesting Vintage older single shot with built-in crank for ball return
Computer Pachinko - Coin Op Vintage Machine coin-op vintage
interesting conversion vintage conversion to 1 ball play
50s Narita photos and info 1950s narita of sharmoni's
Nishijin Single-shot conversion type Named and Dated! single shot conversion, meat grinder
Completed Crab Machine rusty's restored crab nishijin B
Sanyo Vintage Pachinko!! (Comet II)
Highly requested Circut racer info mopar's circuit racer nishijin B
Beautiful Cell Colors! - Page 2 sanyo, bright colors on cell
new coin op!! - Page 2 vintage coin-op
first look, single shot Ginza, machine #8 for me ginza single shot from 1960s
1940s pachinko photos sharmoni's 1940s machine from Kuong Ming Tong, when they escaped to Taiwan, WWII
Arepachi - Jan Ball by Shinko - Page 2 arepachi jan ball
1950s Nishijin jackpot video 1950s kabuki video, sharmoni's
Vintage Kyoraku Pachinko (jackpot video) kyoraku with planes and sirens
Restoring 1950s Nishijin 1950s single shot, completed take down, sharmoni's
The JUNKYU Video junkyu, mahjong pachinko, machine of eddie's
Kumura Yuki Monako lights komura yuki monako
Coin Op Pachinko has arrived!!! eddie's coin-op pachinko
Satomi Super Miracle Arepachie satomi super miracle arepachi, eddie's
Fever333 Old Pachinko Model Gallery fever333 vintage gallery
HELP!! with sankyo machine sankyo with a row of top pockets
Looking for info on this machine. narita with compact mechanism
What is it? newline row of top pockets
Ban craigs list??? compirate's cool aluminum front single shot conversion
Another addition to the budding collection single shot kyoraku