Just bought/restored my first pachinko machine. Nice to meet you all

[unclepunch]

Hello Pachink-goers,

I bought a 1963 Kotobuki singleshot a few days ago from a scrap yard. Although it was pretty rusted up and the glass was missing I bit the bullet and brought it home.

To the best of my ability I removed the rust with an abrasive (Colonel Brassy) and finished it off with a deep clean and some metal polish.

The only part of the machine that remains unfixed is the seesaw mechanism, it seems to be stuck in the downward position about 75%. Any suggestions on how to fix it?

Anyways, here are a few pictures of the machine and my restoration journey

RR2.jpg RR1.jpg rusted-down.jpeg rusted-frame.jpeg restored-down.jpeg RR3.jpg