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“My Pinball Life - a Work in Progress.”
First pinball I played was in about 1970 when my friend and I would go to the bowling alleys and pool halls to play. I remember one time back then a tech was working on a machine, playfield up, and I poked my head in there to see the unbelievable array of relays, wires, and all the other “stuff” in there. Remember those were the EM days. Thought to myself, “WOW what a challenge that would be to fix.”
Graduated high school and moved away for college about that time and didn’t play pinball for almost 50 years. Fast forward to 2017. I stopped by a garage sale looking for nothing > Read the full story...
“Non Technical Pinball Tips To He...”
August 23rd, 2020
Please take this in the spirit of our hobby - obsessive and compulsive. Wait. I meant "fun" :). 1. If you are new or old to > more...
“Pinball profile”
August 17th, 2020
My love of pinball started in the early 70s when I used to go to Dream Machine in the Methuen Mall. Methuen is in Massachusetts > more...
“A step by step process for EM st...”
August 13th, 2020
Here is a proposed process to apply stencil paint on a EM Gottlieb. That was the first time I did it. The cabinet was painted with > more...
“Hot Wheels: 2020's Most Accessib...”
August 11th, 2020
From 06/08/2020: *Superfriends Announcer Voice* Meanwhile, at American Pinball 2020 has already presented us with some exciting pinball releases and promises of more to come. That being said, > more...
“A Quick Guide to Tasteful LEDs”
August 10th, 2020
Since the question about "what LEDs should I use" tends to come up frequently on the forums, I thought I might write down when I > more...
“Lost Love from Paris”
July 27th, 2020
I moved from Philadelphia suburbs to Paris, France as a naive 12 year old, and for 4 years spent before school, lunch hours, and after > more...
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