nishijin A with birds, was ebay "for parts"

[mudfud]

so I bought this one b/c it was only $25 a couple months ago, and I finally opened it today.

it was listed as "for parts, not working"

well, it's ALL there, including the ash tray that I was looking for, AND, some of you might remember that I struggled to decide which single shot to give my mother-in-law... well, this is the one I gave her, so now I have a replacement.

check out the "parts" that came with it... no wonder he thought something was missing from the machine.

also, the red/brown zip lock contains the balls that came with it. (I'll be using johnnynormal's vibratory cleaner thingy soon)

and, I noticed a different tulip mechanism on this oldie... first ball makes the right tulip leaf open, 2nd ball closes right and opens left, 3rd ball closes both. at first I thought it was broken, but this is how it works. I had not seen a tulip that worked like this. have you, compirate?

after scrubbing the cell for an hour, the machine has cleaned up nicely and works perfectly.

I am setting up the "wall of pachinko" in my garage in salinas, then I can display all 10 or so of my vintages at once! woo whoo!