If your gonna restore learn from my big mistake

[heavyguitarman]

Hi, I hadn't seen a pachinko machine in about 20 yrs., but was online and happened to see one. I decided i was gonna fix it up. Well let me give you step one...Put some feet on it because its top heavy. I came close to disaster today and just wanted to share this before anybody did what i did. I've been working on it for a little over a week. Heres the posts as it came along http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/vint...hine-help.html

[luckydog]

the first thing I have always done is put on feet if it didn't come with any.

I have Fever Queen and Hanafuda pachislos that are very top heavy when you open the door, I put a wood screw and large washer right thru the bottom of the machine right into the stands.

[heavyguitarman]

sure now you tell me...

[wrkey]

Here's another don't...


Don't place the machine in it's 'raw form' on your wife's kitchen table (with a soft finish) as there may be exposed nails that were used to attach it originally to a wall!



Just some more friendly advice!

[Sid]

wrkey's wife ==> <== wrkey



sorry couldnt resist.. we have all been there one way or another..

[Gadgetguy]

Here's another don't...


Don't place the machine in it's 'raw form' on your wife's kitchen table (with a soft finish) as there may be exposed nails that were used to attach it originally to a wall!



Just some more friendly advice!

I had exposed screws at the bottom (used to screw the power supply into the frame - going through the frame and coming out at the bottom) and by the time I realized what was going on, my work bench was totally scratched up... (This was with a modern pachi, but the effect is the same...)