new guy in the deep end of the kiddie pool!
hello all,
angry gary here. found your site while surfing for info on some machines i bought last week. i decided to pick up a few machines on the cheap to try to get them in working order to give the grand kid one, keep a couple and sell one. i picked up 4 machines for just over $100. i got a Mizuho hawk, a Nishijin b two rainbows, an okumurayuki that i cannot ID. it has three large hearts on it. and the fourth one i still have not picked it up yet from a friend who got it for me in baltimore for $20 i remember it being a Nishijin.
if i am totally stumped and it is beyond repair i guess i could strip it for parts.
after reading the site a bit i am positive i do not want to do full restores due to the cost and time needed,( and the fact i have minimal patience and skills to do what i have seen you guys do here!).
i want to clean them up best i can and get them in good mechanical order. i only have maybe 120 balls total and no trays. is ebay the best place to look for these items or do you guys have a secret club only supply source? i read minimal of approx. 300 for a machine but what 500 as a good number for each? i see balls are around $70 for a 1000. sound right? i am bidding on a lot of 1000 on ebay but you never know how that is going to go. and $13 for a plastic tray!!! am i missing something here?i figure on the ones i am keeping i could just use a plastic rubbermaid container and line it with something for noise reduction. but the one i want to resell i gotta go with something a bit more standard.
i will coming to you guys with questions in the near future so be prepared!
also anyone here in the Washington Dc area, Northern Va.? i could always use a local mentor.
thanks,
Gary
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