Nishijin Sophia Model B - need help!
I just brought my second vintage machine ~1973 - its a model B and its in a bad state and full of rusty balls and the whole machine is covered in dust. Its been used with rusty balls for years so all the lanes and front board has a film of rust on it. Anyway it all appears to be in tact. My first problem is Its pretty jammed up and Im trying to dump all the rusty balls but I cant get the winning ball shoot to clear as its full of balls (see photo) - how can I get the balls out of here?
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Im guessing the first thing I should attempt to do in the restoration is get all the balls out where possible? Any rescue tips for machines in this state would be appreciated.
Im from New Zealand and we dont get these machines down here much so I just get what I can regardless of state and hope i can get them going. I wouldn't normally buy a machine full of rusty balls but this is the only machine I have seen pop up for the last 12-18 montns.
Thanks to anyone who replies.
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