Thinking about getting a pachinko!

[gottac]

I am thinking about getting a pachinko machine to go along with my pachislots.

I've been checking out Popeye, Sea Story, Woody Woodpecker, Pink Panther, Charlie Chaplin. I need to keep it interesting for us and our 4 year old so I am not sure which one... Any suggestions?

Also I am checking out that cabinet they are selling also on their site: http://www.slot-pachinko.com/2004PACHINKO.HTM (it's at the top of the screen). Any thoughts on this?

I could make a cabinet but I am not much a wood worker!! (I once made a bird house and it was condemned!!! ) I am more of a sparks and metal guy (plasma cutter and mig welding).

Any suggestions would be great because I really have no idea as far as the differences in the models, etc. I have never owned a pachinko machine.

Thanks alot!

[hanabi]

Well I have a few modern Pachinkos and I love them all for very different reasons........

Is there a particular Theme you are drawn too?

Have you checked out the Threads and Museum etc........

Although I'm sure whichever Pachinko you choose will be an amazing experience and will lead to many more purchases........

[Chris]

Pachinko is the natural progression

I do not have any of the ones you mention, but I am sure others on here will have & will be able to give you valuable info, Have you checked the museum also ?

[Tulsa]

One tip if you're interested in pachinko with a 4 year old around who wants to play it. Make whatever you choose cyclic. A child won't be able to move balls around by themselves and believe me, you won't want to do this for them every time they want to play.

[gottac]

I am not partial to any theme (as you see with my pashislo's) as long as it is interesting and has some nice video to it.

I am more of the type that looks more than I play (I would rather watch someone else play it so I can see the graphics, etc.... more or less the mechanics and technology is what seems to draw me to all this stuff... I am a techy geek!)

I will check out the museum too, thanks for that suggestion!

I also emailed them and asked were the machines cyclic.

Thanks for the info/suggestions keep em coming!

[drcrippen324]

you can find info in the forum about making your machiens cylic if yo ucant get them ready done or if you give Arby a shout he will produce a cylic machine for you strait from him

as fro likeing tecnology and graphics you wont go far wrong with julie pinball or starwars

[birdbrain]

build a case from diamond plate aluminum!!

[fronzdan]

Of the ones sold by slot-pachinko, I have Robocop and Saint Maria. Of those two, I like Saint Maria more. It has much more variety, left/right side play, bigger LCD, better light show.

build a case from diamond plate aluminum!!

Now you're talkin! That would be cool!!

[azlew]

you can find info in the forum about making your machiens cylic if yo ucant get them ready done or if you give Arby a shout he will produce a cylic machine for you strait from him....

Gotta agree here with TULSA that cyclic is the way to go for someone that young. I just had my 3 year old grandson over and he played a couple of my noncyclic pachinkos and it was a real hassle refilling for him as he couldn't handle it properly.
More than likely you will not find a pachinko that is cyclic unless its from arbycoffee or one that is a home made one. Most dealers just bring the pachinkos in and turn them over as fast as they can without converting them.

As far as theme....you are best served like hanabi says and doing some heavy research here and at the museum. My 3 year old grandson really liked the Marilyn pachinko the most believe it or not and that was because of all the little "fisheees"

[Lddrizzt]

Well since Slot-Pachinko is Texas auction, be prepared to get an email telling you the evils of cyclic machines. If memory serves me correctly, they were the ones knocking us about how cyclic machines do nothing but jam and never work correctly.

[gottac]

LOL below is the email I got from slot-pachinko:

If you ever played a cyclic machine you would do anything to change it back. No balls ever appear except when they are on the Play Board. You never win anything. BORING!!

We do have cyclic machines but we quit selling them.

The only way we will sell one is for you to sign a disclaimer and send it to us before we ship the machine. We have never had a happy cyclic customer yet.

Sincerely,
Curt
VP Sales
slot-pachinko.com

[Sid]

hmmm maybe you should have him sign a disclaimer that he is a Dumb ass before you send him your money...

[gottac]

Hahaha I take it this isn't a dealer of choice! I was just checking them out because they had alot of pretty pictures!!

I hate to start asking where to look so if anyone has any suggestions that they could PM me with I would appreciate it... I searched on here but it seems like most website only have a few or they are like $399 etc, this guys site seemed to have reasonable prices.

[arbycoffee]

he never ever sold a cyclic machine, he ask me about them years a go, as to what it does.

[gottac]

build a case from diamond plate aluminum!!

Now there is a thought!! I have never welded aluminum but I bet I could, that Aluminum diamond plate is some expensive stuff though! might be an expensive learning curve for me

[Lddrizzt]

HA HA HA HA
OH did predict that or what?

Gottac,
I have 9 pachinko machines and 7 of them are cyclic. I just haven't had time to change over the other 2 yet.
Cyclic is not that hard to do. If you can visualize where the balls are going along the tracks and where they are coming from, then it is just a matter of making a few holes to allow balls to pass through walls and a little plexi and hot glue to cover ball drops. The secret is to make sure the ball path is as smooth as possible and gravity does the rest.

As to where to get a machine, there are good dealers on ebay. If you want the ultimate pachinko experience, Arby is the way to go. Getting a machine off a vendor's website will cost you more than that same one on ebay by the same vendor.

[birdbrain]

Now there is a thought!! I have never welded aluminum but I bet I could, that Aluminum diamond plate is some expensive stuff though! might be an expensive learning curve for me

aluminum wire in your mig and your in business!! cut patterns first from cardboard. do the welding on the inside then just sand the corners of the cabinet for clearance of the welds.heck a sheet of good formica is $40.00, enough plate to do the job is $54.00 at lowes

[gottac]

I will give him a PM shout and see what he's got... I am not looking to go too nutz on it till I know it is something I will like, etc. (Just kind of what I had described earlier in the thread... nice family LCD and interesting them... not looking to match my pachislo theme (as there is none!!!) I am partial to popeye though... I don't care much for Star wars.

Thanks for the heads up.

[birdbrain]

popeye, fever queen, or bisty casino pachinkos will match machines you already have.

[gottac]

I am finding popeye for like $179 which is pretty exciting.... but that is at the slot-packinko.com place? hmmmmm It is hard going in blind on these things but I only have so much time that I can get on here and do research...... I am trying, I am trying!