(Topic ID: 196439)
Linked Games
Argosy
Williams, 1977
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Cincinnati, OH
Quoted from ForceFlow:Do you know anyone who can weld?
I do know some welders. I guess they could weld the top together and I could do some drill and file work to shape it. Has anyone tried this approach? Any other recommendations?
Quoted from EMsInKC:If you can find one, I'd replace it with a Gottlieb or even a Bally chime box. Williams did a lot of things well, but making chime boxes wasn't one of them. Horrible, clanky, no matter how well you rebuild them.
Nah! That's part of the character of Williams games; the clanky sounding chimes! I did rebuild the chime unit on a "Blue Chip" a while back, and the clankiness was greatly diminished.
Quoted from Sodacrack:I do know some welders. I guess they could weld the top together and I could do some drill and file work to shape it. Has anyone tried this approach? Any other recommendations?
Instead of welding you could make a piece of sheet metal 1/4 inch wide and an inch or so long. Drill a small hole near one end for the retaining wire, and 2 holes near the other end to screw it to the chime box.
Quoted from HowardR:Instead of welding you could make a piece of sheet metal 1/4 inch wide and an inch or so long. Drill a small hole near one end for the retaining wire, and 2 holes near the other end to screw it to the chime box.
This is best solution I ever heard of. Simple and easy. I have 2 old chime boxes I'm going to try this on. Thanks.
Quoted from Mikala:This is best solution I ever heard of. Simple and easy. I have 2 old chime boxes I'm going to try this on. Thanks.
Post us some pictures OK?
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