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Building a Gottlieb wedgehead cabinet from scratch?

By NicoVolta

10 years ago


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#18 10 years ago

I will agree with Rat_Tomago (Dan) and recommend Ken Head for cabinet repaints and Adrian for cabinet woodworking repair.

Adrian did a great job replacing the front and top of the head from my Slick Chick. It was a wreck before with lots of water damage, plywood delamination and a cracked top but soon it will look brand new once Ken Head gets my Slick Chick cabinet repainted. Adrian is fair on his prices and knows woodworking and has the right tools to make it come out looking good. Adrian posted photos of the before/after to the DFW Pinball & Arcade FB group.

There is still a slight chance my Slick Chick will make it to the Texas Pinball Festival... The cabinet will look great even if the playfield is still a work in progress...

I also attached some before/after photos of the head from before it was sent off for Adrian to repair and after he had replaced the front and top.

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-- Shawn

#26 10 years ago

Good catch on the spotting that the opening not being cut out as a square from the photos I posted earlier... I had not seen it in person yet and after looking at the photos you are right about it not being cut out as a square but angled on the sides. It is being fixed... Compared to how rough the head was before getting the top and front replaced, it is a huge improvement and is now structurally sound again. I had written it off as scrap and was just going to find a donor head but they thought they could fix it for a very reasonable price so I said to go for it. Very soon it will look like new again and I will be very happy...

-- Shawn

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