Island cabinet that holds 8 machines

[owennewton]

So I have been sitting here with so much clutter I can't play my machines and just over all bummed. I have been trying to figure out how to change things here so I can enjoy things better. I started brain storming and realized I have not been in the front room other than to clean moms desk in the last 5 months. I looked at the room and came up with a plan to be able to display all my (vintage) machines ready to play (with room for more) but am trying to think of what to do with stuff. I was looking at the desk wondering what to do with it as it is hard to move yet can't fit out the door and I thought jokingly that I could put pachis on it. after looking I was able to picture something and after thinking about it I sat down with a pen to sketch something out. I made one detailed drawing of how I expected it to be built around each machine and then worked out all my lumber from that. I bought the lumber and cut everything the next morning. It went together great!

Here are pics of building it

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[luckydog]

looking good so far

[owennewton]

Here it is with power and machines installed.

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I will start working on the ball collection system tomorrow, I drilled a 3 inch hole on the middle and can make a collector that can drain into ball trays for easy reloading. for hoppers I think I will go with my "temporary" (I have been using these for years) cardboard hoppers modified to work with the installed machines for now.

When I get a lifter I will make a feed system and am picturing a setup to dump trays of won balls back into the system.

As I get more done I will update. I would have made it about 6-8 inches shorter if I had been able to see it together before building it, I was thinking I would need more above space than I do need but it will work just fine like this.

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[yose]

Looking good with plenty of room in the the backside for working on . Good idea.

[CarlW]

I would like to know: what the games are, I recognize a few, how much current it draws or does it blow the breaker, and are there any drawings you can send or post in a zip file.

VERY cool!!!

Not sure if a cat got imprisoned in the center of the island...

[JACKSJE4]

​ Welcome...to Pachinko Island!

[naha13]

I don't think the cats are stuck in there, I think they are the ones that built it for him and Hank is taking all the credit

[pachiwall]

Outstanding! That looks to be a good idea. Keep us posted!

[owennewton]

I would like to know: what the games are, I recognize a few, how much current it draws or does it blow the breaker, and are there any drawings you can send or post in a zip file.

VERY cool!!!

Not sure if a cat got imprisoned in the center of the island...

The games are Eva 1, 2, 3, Star Wars, Indy, Yoon sona, Julie and Gladiator. I wanted to do all Lumina frames but the 8th frame I have is junk, works as a cyclic and a holder for whatever cell I am not using (Monroe at the moment)

current draw is not bad, Figure that with 5 amp transformers on every machine that works out to about 8 amps max draw on the line side. That will go up with counters and a lifter but I already plan to do the lifter on another circuit.


I did lock two of the idiots inside for a few minutes, they just sat and licked themselves, I had to fight one to get him out.

[owennewton]

I almost forgot... I plan to draw something up at some point. I have a 2X3 inch sketch of what it looks like around one machine and a list of cut lumber. Everything else I just had in my head

[BigBearSteve]

Nice setup

Are you planning on using one lifter per machine?

[owennewton]

hoping to find one lifter that will work figuring that I will never have more than 3 running at a time. I am working on a ball collection system now

[alphaminor]

What a great idea!

[yose]

Something likea drain gutter from each machine to a main gutter to the ball lifter could work.The top return could have shut off hatches for machine not being used so ball only go to in use machines

[new in town]

hoping to find one lifter that will work figuring that I will never have more than 3 running at a time. I am working on a ball collection system now

About to post an update in my Thread.

[owennewton]

I have the ball collection system in now. I used 4 inch wide v channel flashing, a funnel and mighty putty to catch the waste balls and direct them to the hole going to my tub underneath. I will be setting the tub up like I had it in my center stand before so I can slide the tub out and the balls will drain into trays to be put back into play.

It is simple, ugly and works and here are pics.

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[owennewton]

the balls also make cool sounds as they are traveling the system as well yet are still quieter than how I had it on my old stands

[Drunkenclam]

I would have used a plastic material not metal for guttering. But I would prefer quiet system. Will you be trying a ball-dozer? They seem quiet and have a good pump rate. Also uses a large diameter collection funnel

[yose]

You did a great job, I don't think it's ugly at all. Form follows function. If it gets to loud just put a piece of foam rubber under each shoot to absorb the echo.Ican't wait to see how you make the return systemto each machine.

[owennewton]

it is sorta loud if you are just running balls but you can't hear it over a machine running. I wanted to use plastic but when the only thing I could find that would work without 30 hours of modding cost 4 times as much as metal that idea was out the window.