Pachinko cabinet Laminate or paint? POLL

[Youngjedi]

Paining can have more options than you think. My Star Wars Cabinet is painted white, but I was able to keep the wood grain showing by not priming it. the grain shows through great, and has a nice sterile look to it.

[Lddrizzt]

Harold is that you!!!

Uncle Red?....

[Sid]

Uncle Red?....

If the ladies dont find you handsome they can at least find you handy....

[arbycoffee]

Red Green, now that good TV !!!!!!!!!!

[Sid]

im a card carrying member of Possum lodge....

[Youngjedi]

Awesome show...Watched it last night.

Did you know his nephew went on to be on Stargate SG1?

While on the Subject, If you don't want to make a cabinet, just cut a hole in the wall and duct tape the machine in place...That's how Red would do it.

[slothappy144]

Paint has more options. the laminate on my spin luck chipped on the corner, no easy fix on that, if it was paint a 10 minute fix. For pachinko cabinets I prefer hardwood with a nice stain. Too much laminate n a flat vertical surface gets to look , boxy, for lack of a better word..

[arbycoffee]

I have stained even the wood frame that is on the pacxhinko with a light mahogany after a full sanding treatment down to 360 grit. I used a wax stain.
Kind of cool and easy to do.

[slothappy144]

Some of the base pachinko frames are nice looking wood, I stained one to match the feet and it looked fine.
I am thinking of making a 2 place (or 3 or 4) cabinet with a ball lifting system, and I am torn, keep it simple (na) or add Japanese style ornate cutouts and Dragons carved into the sides and tops, I guess I will know in 5 hrs if I win the compucarve it will be a no brainer! HA HA the Mrs thinks I am buying this for her cabinet!
Shush, don't tell her.

[Captain Hook]

Im looking for a source to purchase a cabinet for my Julie. Since Im no carpenter building my own is out of the question. Im looking for something with a large hopper on top to hold 2500+ balls and perhaps cut out on the bottom so I could slide a paint tray underneath to catch the balls. Anyone know where I can find one??
I had found one on E-Bay but after waiting almost 3 weeks for it and no word from the seller on to when it was going to ship I got a refund. Color is not a real issue. I can paint it whatever I want I just need a good case.

Any help????

Thanks much

Captain Hook

[Eddie]

Anyone use a torch to burn the frames grain bring out the patterns in the wood then varnish over? Would make a great look just wondering if anyone has done it and if they could post pics of the finished look.

[alstonj1]

no but i can think of a perfect machine to try it out first on Eddie care to take a guess which one ???? heres a hint it ain't a pachinko and its right there in your collection (ain't that convenient .........)

[Sid]

and on the stove too.. wow.. somethings are just meant to happen

[Eddie]

For the last 2 posters and those that thanked them!

May the fleas of a Thousand Camels infest your armpits!

Repent Repent Repent!

[birdbrain]

you forced me to!

[Sid]

you just got to stop walking into these situations....

[chmer01]

I miss that show. I wish we still got it in Chicago.

[arbycoffee]

. . . . looking for something with a large hopper on top to hold 2500+ balls and perhaps cut out on the bottom so I could slide a paint tray underneath to catch the balls. Anyone know where I can find one?

On Heiwa all metal frame I use two 2x4x12 long and paint them a matching gray. Looks great

As to a CHooks looking for.
2500+ spheres are going to weight alot, and top heavy to boot.
The paint tray was designed in our forum, so I don't think any vendor has yet to run with it.
Sorry but what you want sounds like a build it yourself thing or get a

[arbycoffee]

BALL LIFTER #1

http://www.tattooiowa.com/pachitalk/.../Ballifter.MOV





BALL LIFTER #2

http://www.tattooiowa.com/pachitalk/.../bsys_2-1W.MPG
http://www.tattooiowa.com/pachitalk/.../bsys_2-2W.MPG