1934 Stoner Super-8

[pachiwall]

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Nice job Mrtoad! Quite a lot of tedious work! It all paid off...those look great! I am not a big fan of the older flipperless machines...but looking at those...i would be proud to display either one in my home! And of course get hooked on playing them too!

[Mrtoad]

Sadly. I am not surprised. People seem to be lazy and getting dumber every year. Nobody will buy full strength antifreeze, but will pay twice as much for 50/50. Even when you explain the math and tell them how easy it is to mix. Too lazy to mix it...want everything done for them. Won't even try to install a bulb or wiper blade. Don't want to lean how to do the easiest of things. Will say "I'm not going to buy it, if you won't install it." Want o buy new parts and install them (have them installed), then want to return it if they asked for the wrong part to begin with...because NOBODY wants to troubleshoot anything. I don't mean to paint people with a broad brush...but we have a sad bunch of people walking around America today. If they had to "Go West young man" and conquer the new country...they wouldn't even try, they would just curl up into a fetal position and hope someone else got it done for them quickly.

I used to pay people to do things that I was like I couldn't do that, I don't have the tools or skills to do it. After buying a house it changed as I started to do things myself and it costs me way less so I can do more. Tools for most things pay for themselves pretty quickly. There are a few things I do not do myself either because I am not good at it or the cost to do myself is not a savings. I don't like to Sheetrock or rather spackle Sheetrock. I just don't think I do a good enough job. I did pay for a new patio to be installed last year because it was cement and round with steps and it was not something I could do myself. But 95% of the work done on my house is done by me. Some stuff takes longer as I need to do it alone and in free time but same thing applies, it is satisfying to do it.

[Mrtoad]

Nice job Mrtoad! Quite a lot of tedious work! It all paid off...those look great! I am not a big fan of the older flipperless machines...but looking at those...i would be proud to display either one in my home! And of course get hooked on playing them too!

Thank you . When I did my first one, I was not sure if it would even work and figured worst case it would be something beautiful to have in my home. But luckily it worked and as you said, I did get hooked playing it. The new one, I am really hooked on right now. Yesterday I played so much that I ran out of nickels twice and had to empty out the coin box in it to start anew and it is a full roll of 1934 buffalo nickels. I kept saying, one more game...

[jodini]

More pics please and possibly a video too!

[Mrtoad]

More pics please and possibly a video too!

Soon . After I get the final pieces complete I will make a video. Nearly there...

[SteveFury]

Wow what a cool machine and beautiful restore job Mrtoad!

[SteveFury]

That machine will probably run on a lantern battery. Most early pins of that era were designed as so.

[Mrtoad]

Wow what a cool machine and beautiful restore job Mrtoad!

Thanks, I am really happy with how it came out. I am pretty much done and just need to video it. I am still waiting on my brother in law to finish the super 8 card he is recreating for me. I am not paying for it so I am being patient. . I still need to take the lock for the coin door to see if I can have it keyed. Just been sidetracked of late with life is not gotten out to try. Soon.

[Mrtoad]

That machine will probably run on a lantern battery. Most early pins of that era were designed as so.

Yep, it looks like it ran on about 4 originally. I am running it with a car battery charger instead. I did not want to keep replacing batteries. The charger cost about the same as 4 of the batteries anyway so it made the most sense. So far so good...