Hey guys. I've got a Skateball with a blown-out PF, and now it looks like I need to do some work on the rectifier board as well. This type of repair is out of my league, and I don't think it's worth sticking a bunch of cash into this game. I want to put a (small) bar into my gameroom, and I think this might just work.
You know how lots of bars have that section that folds up for the servers to walk in and out? The idea would be to put reverse hinges on the backbox so it can fold up (the way it normally looks when set up as a pin) or fold down flat to the playfield, extending the length of the bar. The backbox would simply rest on some supports that are anchored into the wall. Currently my idea is to simply adjust the leg levelers so that the glass is flat. (i.e. jack up the front and lower the back) Those old 80's games don't have too much slope to them.
Of course, I'll take most of the stuff out of the backbox and sell/give it away. Also, I'll need to put some sort of tempered glass or strong plastic over the translight/backglass to protect it. I'm leaning toward swapping out the Skateball backglass and replacing with a plastic translite from a similar style game like Radical or something.
Any thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated. I'm no carpenter, so this project could end up a total flop.