Quoted from cait001:

Joining the club!
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In need of marquees/glasses for skill Roll and skill parade.
Skill Roll also has a cracked inner plastic sheet. Has anyone ever made a fresh one with a CNC router?
Also need one handle for skill parade...

Quoted from shlockdoc:

WTB a Skill Roll in case one shakes loose

Quoted from gutz:

I have worked with a machinist to make reproduction handles and shaft assemblies. The handles are machined aluminum and the shafts are steel. They are connected by a roll pin instead of a gulmite screw. The handle and shaft must be replaced together, as the repro handles and shaft cannot work with a factory handle or factory shaft. These will bolt up to the factory inner handle flicking arm, so your machine needs to have those complete assemblies. The asembled handle/shaft reproductions are available for $50 each and the handle will come with a machined aluminum finish. I will leave the chroming or polishing duties to the buyer. The pictures shown are after the aluminum handles have been polished. The machine on the left is factory, the machine on the right has reproduction handles/shafts. Lead time will likely be 3-4 weeks based on the machinists schedule, and the orders will be batched together to make minimum order sizes. PM if you're interested.[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]

Quoted from Shawn1976:

Do they sell them if they take it off the floor?

Quoted from Dayhuff:

I can see that, it's unfortunate really but it can easily happen and does when people don't understand how the game works. One thing you have to be sure of is to have nice, clean and new nickels for the game because old used nickels will get stuck from them having dirt or gum stuck to them or if there gouged in any way. I have a sign on mine that says "only one nickel at a time" but apparently people don't see it and then try and put as many nickels in it as they can and it either jams up the coin mech or it "confuses" the machine when they get more then one nickel in play at the same time. It's amazing and never seizes to amaze me at every party and I always expect the machine to go down several times in a 12 hour period and I'm only lucky if I can fix it during the annual party as it gets very crowded with people and it can take a little time to get it worked out and put back together but I can usually get it within a few minutes...., it just depends.
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Quoted from CyberNinja24:

Haha!!
Solid effort

Quoted from shlockdoc:

you beat me to that by 2 min - damn good price - use it well

Quoted from cait001:

where was it posted?

Quoted from gutz:

No. You need the driver to take the handle off the shaft, but you can also leave them together and take the shaft+handle out of the machine with a normal socket from the inside.

Quoted from dudah:

Social isolation project - can someone please provide the dimensions of the cabinet itself (not the hard wood bezel on the front)?
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Quoted from tstone:

There's a Skill Roll on ebay right now (ebay.com link » Bally Skill Roll)
It has a really weird all red bezel glass...is this homemade or an original variant?

Quoted from dudah:

Missed the one near Chicago this weekend, never thought it would happen
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Quoted from dudah:

I didn't see any others, all on FB? What did they sell for?

Quoted from gutz:

Those aren't in the factory spot, but they are easier to read from there if you are the operator!

Quoted from tstone:

The machine on ebay has gotten cheaper and cheaper today, as there have been 2 bid retractions.
I wonder what's going on there...seems odd...

Quoted from vdojaq:

shill bidding?

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Quoted from gutz:

Heres my reply copied from a different forum: Its a 13 watt t5 bulb (5/8" diameter). The length is 21". Replacements are available at walmart, bring your old one along and match it up. The starter needs to be an fs-4, I find those locally at Lowes.

Quoted from tstone:

The star is lit, but there's no nickel at the bottom...

Quoted from per3per3:

Mine stopped holding the nickel as well when you beat the game. What's the fix? If possible, please post your fix with a few pics.
Thanks!

Quoted from per3per3:

Please let us know if your new plexi installs easily or if you end up having to adjust hole slots or mounting holes as I've heard from others.
For the issue of the nickel not being held upon beating the game, could anyone provide some guidance on what to look for to fix my issue of the nickel not being held once you beat the game?

Quoted from AlexF:

One looks cut down?

Quoted from AlexF:

Got my Skill Roll back yesterday. Owned this one since 2006. Sold it to a friend last Summer and he was kind enough to sell it back to me.
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Quoted from 6t8fbirds:

Hi, I am new to pinside and am needing some help with my Skill Roll machine. It was missing the top header board above front glass and coin box. Could someone give them the length, width, and thickness of the header board? What type of wood should the header board be? Could someone give me the length, width, and height of the coin box as well as some pictures so I can try and duplicate it the best I can. Thank, Rustin

Quoted from northvibe:

I’ll snap a pic of my top header part tonight.
Last night and this am, I spent installing new bulb sockets. The cheap $50 amazon upholstery nailer worked pretty well. The 2” nose is almost necessary
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EDIT:
Is anyone interested in the stock bulb sockets?

Quoted from dudah:

Can anyone provide some dimensions/sketches/photos of the coin acceptor on top? I'm looking to model up a reproduction for 3d printing/milling for my remake project. Thanks in advance!

Quoted from cait001:

I scanned the Skill Roll manual and put up the PDF https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020/08/bally-skill-roll-manual.html

Quoted from dudah:

Wow, how do these keep popping up? And how do people not Google it and see how much one of us nerds would pay for it.
And how do they basically all come from Wisconsin?!
I imagine as it was a skill based game where a free beer was often rewarded, paired with bar culture in Wisconsin - that's that. It's still common for Wisconsin bars to have psuedo gambling games e.g. Shake of the Day.

Quoted from vdojaq:

23% Buyers Premium!!!!

Quoted from AlexF:

Skill Roll just migrated to my office last weekend. I have had it since 2006. It's spent time and in 4 different rooms in my house. And even went out to visit O-din in California for part of 2019-2020. Getting a coin-op game displayed upstairs takes a special machine.
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Quoted from presqueisle:

Attached is a page from a book on Boulder Jct WI’s history. This is a watering hole I frequent. It’s called Headwaters now, and the original owner (Mickey) was big into coin-op. The copy has a mention of Skill Roll
I live on some of the land Mr Green previously owned.
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Quoted from northvibe:

Ok, so finally getting my skill roll working.
When you drop a nickel in. The reels go, but what should the game be doing?
I'm going to clean all the switches and then start troubleshooting. Not sure if the manual states how it should function?

Quoted from Trizel:

Dang another sale 1800$
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Quoted from dudah:

I believe that's just swapping out the mech, no?

Quoted from tstone:

There's one on ebay.
Needs a lot of help, but hey...it's available!
ebay.com link

Quoted from tstone:

The video of the guy trying to play it is both perversely amusing and hard to watch. It's like one of those hairless dogs.
Auction ending tomorrow morning. $800ish right now. I value it around $1000 given how rough it is but opinions will vary greatly.

Quoted from Blitzburgh99:

Original glass
Any suggestions on the best way to strip off the brown paint without damaging the original paint?

Quoted from tstone:

The glass doesn't look original to me.
Here are a few reasons I Say that:
1) The blue horizontal stripes should meet yellow in the center. Yours is completely missing this yellow border around the orange.
2) There should be a blue strip behind the 10,20,30 etc numbers. Yours is missing it.
3) You're also missing the blue outline to the left of the 100 and to the right of the 400.
4) The large red "Bally Skill-Roll" letters in the top right should be outlined in black. Yours does not appear to have this outline. Hard to tell though.
4) The blue stripes on your are too dark.
5) Other than finding a NIB Skill Roll, I think finding a perfect glass is pretty much impossible.
Check the repro glass a couple posts above for reference.

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Quoted from Blitzburgh99:

Update on the glass...it’s not glass. It’s a sheet of plexi with a decal affixed. When the marquee lights are on, even with LED bulbs installed, the decal is too thick to let the light through.
Since CPR is having the end of year sale, I’m going to order one from them.
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Quoted from northvibe:

two part question here.
The ends of wires are old and oxidized, solder isn't sticking well, do you rub them with naptha or isopro alcohol to clean them up ? I'd rather not cut/trim and strip as there isn't much slack.
This wire is hanging off my score unit and i'm trying to find the wire on the schematics, it is "all black" from what I can see and I don't see an all black on a switch/disc on the schematics but I also suck at EM stuff. Thoughts?
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Quoted from Blitzburgh99:

I can’t find the answer in the thread, and I am hoping someone can help...I ordered a new cord from Marco and about to install, but the metal connector/bracket(?) looks to be in bad shape. Is it salvageable? Is there a better replacement/upgrade?
Here are some pics of the piece I am referencing, plus some others of my progress.
I tried some denatured alcohol on the side to get the brown paint off. It was a lot of work for a little paint removed. I’m guessing the original paint was in bad enough shape to begin with, thus the brown paint. I’m torn between just getting it back together and playable, leaving it brown, or full cabinet restoration and repaint. Has anyone who’s repainted their cabinets have any words of wisdom?
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Quoted from Gundam_Pilot_:

If someone were to sell theirs, What do you guys think real value on one in fair market? Working example, from a collection.

Quoted from vdojaq:

I would assume maybe a handful? I am sure Bally did send some out as prototypes/test pieces to see if there was any interest. Best guess would be somewhere hidden in the midwest? Or possibly destroyed?

Quoted from RustyLizard:

Wow, almost makes it hard to keep mine.

Quoted from Nhpolarbear:

I know people are looking for one. This is something I saw today.
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Quoted from sbmania:

2.5k per machine as is unrestored seems pretty steep. What do these things go for all done realistically? I would think 3k is pretty much it for a Skill Roll? Most younger collectors don't seem to have much affection for the older stuff these days. The latest releases seem to get all of the love. Older games in my experience have a dwindling base of interest among those under 50 or so.

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Quoted from Oldgoat:

No, it doesn't work. A good bit of it is modified. (It starts with the fact that the coin mech is specifically for Pirate Pete's tokens. Fortunately, there were some old tokens stuck in the game.) A replay unit was wired into the game in order to save game state across games. (This is a bit of speculation based on the instructions on the lights on top). The object of the game was to light the top lights. Achieving certain scores would light one of the top lights. I think the game ended upon lighting on of the lights. Toss in another token and you are working on the next light. My assumption was that once all lights were lit, you won something (tickets, maybe? although no ticket dispenser) It has a variety of anti-cheat devices wired in and things moved around. I removed all the extraneous stuff because it is hard enough for me to trouble shoot a game that is stock. But this is a unicorn meaning that there is no schematic for this game nor is there anyone that could look at their game and help me figure it out the intent of the wiring in this one. I figure it is better to work towards restoring the game to a known state. A couple items are easy to figure out (e.g. the 8th row counter was moved down below where the coin box is). But some stuff...I mean, look at those last pics, an extraneous lock relay with a piece of cardboard stuffed in it!!! is 'what the hell is this supposed to do'?
That's why I'm hoping for some more detailed pics.

Quoted from Trizel:

If anyone has a machine where the counters were moved to the coin box and they work. Can you take some wiring pictures and share them with me? Currently mine is not wired up correctly. Msg me for email if needed. Thanks [quoted image]

Quoted from Oldgoat:

No need for coil info, however, whenever it is convenient for you, if you can get some pics and dimensions on the bracket and plunger that would be great. No rush at all.
Thanks

Quoted from AlexF:

Trust me, there was part of me thinking I should have one upstairs and one down stairs.

Quoted from Chris920:

Only one has a good spline that interlock'swith the shaft.

Quoted from northvibe:

I thought someone, trizel?, had a set?

Quoted from RustyLizard:

In Wisconsin we have to stack the two deep just to have room for them all.
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Quoted from cait001:

Please remember that the Skill Roll prices peaked during the lockdown, as did everything pinball related. As the tides ebbs, I certainly expect the same for the priciest of skill rolls

Quoted from DudebroWTF:

I have not sold my Skill Roll yet. I think I will be posting it on ebay next week.
And to provide some non-sale content in this thread. My Skill Roll was missing the original coin chute cover panel. At some point, someone double sided taped a piece of plywood in there. luckily I was able to remove that with no trace. I designed and had an exact replica made using pre-galv steel (also like the original). If anyone needs one, I could probably have some more made.
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Quoted from Oldgoat:

A big part of the allure is the fast game play. For example, I have a WOZ, everyone loves it, myself included but if you don't have at least twenty minutes to spare, it's not worth starting. Now, it's not like most, or even very many games take over 20 minutes to play but if you are really humming along, it can easily take that long to play a game. With Skill Roll...got a minute? You can play a game. And that also makes it so addicting, because you always feel like you have enough time to drop another nickel in. Next thing you know, you've just spent twenty minutes playing the damn thing. Add to that the concept is so simple, no fancy rules, no special skills needed. Just flick the damn thing and all the while staring at that damn 70 gobble hole sitting there mocking me. When you finally clear it, if you are like me, you are so happy, you lose all focus and end up getting sucked into an 80 hole (even though that last row is much much easier).
Damn game!

Quoted from tstone:

Next time it'll be more.
Seemed crazy when I bought mine for 2500.
Supply, demand...

Quoted from ZooDude:

Thanks, just bought it!
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Quoted from ZooDude:

sheesh, hard to decide. Looking at that pic of Beachpickles CPR has me worried, that looks awful and I'd have to spend hours modifying it if mine looked like that.
Northvibe, did you buy yours recently?
Thanks for taking the time to respond gents, much appreciated, really looking forward to having this all working 100% and looking good.
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Quoted from cfh:

have a cosmetically challenged skill roll, brighton MI. pick up only. here's a video of it working. email [email protected]

Quoted from Gundam_Pilot_:I would agree with this more. The next level cannot score unless the previous level scored. If a switch doesn't register, the game wont progress because its still waiting for the switch to engage on any point value from the level before. In essence level two can't score unless level one scored.
I also have experienced people burning through the levels so quickly, that the motor is still spinning in the backbox while the switch engages. At that point the game misses the row completely. If someone's just trying to get to the bottom, and max-tension flicks as fast as possible to get down there, this occurs. It happens very commonly. Especially after 30 or so missed attempts and a lot of frustration.

Quoted from BeachPickle:

Yeah, I’ve learned my lesson to silence my notifications the days of those auctions, or it’ll be buzzing every 10 minutes telling me a watched item is coming up for bid. Some absolute amazing stuff in there.
Sometimes I’ll tune in live and watch the prices in disbelief.. my girlfriend will issue her default “that’s crazy” countless times without looking up from whatever she’s doing as I holler how high something just closed at.

Quoted from cait001:

The 2 Skill Rolls sold at Morphys:
$4400 + BP https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/173155861_5-bally-skill-roll-arcade-game
$4000 + BP https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/173155805_bally-skill-roll-pinball-machine