Addams Family, The
Bally, 1992
Airborne
Capcom, 1996
Alien (Heighway Pinball)
Heighway Pinball, 2017
Black Knight
Williams, 1980
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Williams, 1993
Centaur
Bally, 1981
Centigrade 37
Gottlieb, 1977
Champion Pub
Bally, 1998Quoted from pzy:Since you're already vacuum sealing your salmon, have you ever tried sous vide cooking?
Dammit.... I didn't know what this was and I read up on it. Now I have an order into Amazon for $400 for a couple of the machines and containers!
Quoted from pzy:Since you're already vacuum sealing your salmon, have you ever tried sous vide cooking?
No had not heard of it but I am going to check it out now.
Quoted from fnosm:Is this the HEP Dr. Who or Fish Tales?
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Starting to give me ideas about a stoned version of EBD 
Quoted from High_End_Pins:One side stripped.
Big difference in stripping a vinyl cabinet and a painted or screened one.
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How do you strip the vinyl off? Do you just sand it or use a chemical stripper of some sort?
Quoted from Analogkid:How do you strip the vinyl off? Do you just sand it or use a chemical stripper of some sort?
I sand it off.
There have been times in the past that I used chemical strippers but you still end up sanding the glue off so it is a messy extra step.
I will go over it when I strip the head in a bit.
Quoted from High_End_Pins:I sand it off.
There have been times in the past that I used chemical strippers but you still end up sanding the glue off so it is a messy extra step.
I will go over it when I strip the head in a bit.
Chris, do you find it's your choice of primer that enables you to get the fine finish without more filler work on the cabinet? I see references to 'high fill' primer, etc but don't see it as often in the non-auto home finishes, etc.
I have a perfect finished surface.. but I really didn't like the amount of work it took to get there. Wondering if the primer type is the deltas
Quoted from flynnibus:Chris, do you find it's your choice of primer that enables you to get the fine finish without more filler work on the cabinet? I see references to 'high fill' primer, etc but don't see it as often in the non-auto home finishes, etc.
I have a perfect finished surface.. but I really didn't like the amount of work it took to get there. Wondering if the primer type is the deltas
Not really if helps some but primer can only do so much so the perfecting starts at the ground floor.
You have to strip it with proper technique so you don’t make more work for yourself.
You have a straighten it as if there is going to be no primer used at all
By approaching it that way it makes the primers job easier and benefits it best.
The Dr who floor has some rough 45s4A40B9C7-4365-4DD5-AA91-C398B7E387CE (resized).jpeg
All 45s and blocking are removed so I can replace them as needed after I sand the floor clean. C50B1DF0-433F-4F78-BD9D-959BB0CDEA88 (resized).jpeg
This allows me to really get right up to the walls clean. DA70E2EA-7298-460E-9A8C-ABDF5322B93D (resized).jpeg
Now sanded nice and clean.
Quoted from High_End_Pins:Not really if helps some but primer can only do so much so the perfecting starts at the ground floor.
You have to strip it with proper technique so you don’t make more work for yourself.
Yeah, I used heat and the decal came clean, but after sanding, the top surface of the ply would open and become porous.. rather than just smoothing like a solid wood would do. Even at 220 or 300+ grit, it would have these pockets in the surface. It worked a lot more like those red toned 1/4" project panel pieces do.. rather than a solid plywood. I skim coated the thing to fill and flatten, but it was a lot more work vs just the 'spot patch' I see most getting away with. The skim, sand, prime, sand... then still not be happy and prime, sand, sand was more than I really cared for 
My other lesson learned was.. if you bother flattening the cabinet... do ALL the surfaces. The places you don't, sure stand out afterwards.. even if they were just factory finish (like front edge of the head, etc)
Thx for taking the time for Q&A along the way Chris
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The new 45s are glued and screwed in the walls and floor image (resized).jpg
The floor was just a little loose near the power switch cut out so that is glued and clamped. image (resized).jpg
The finish filler work now begins.
This means making the top plate look like it is one with the lower cabinet
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Also filling the new 45s and walls.
image (resized).jpgQuoted from pinwiztom:More pics of Maverick please.
No problem he is ready to play.
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Daring me to try and snatch Mater
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Then when I try he full body guards him
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Then he wanted to play basketball.
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He goes all out with it for a little guy.
We just roll it to him while he is doing something we call rowing the boat. I wish I knew how to post a gif here. It is pretty cool.
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C07C707D-81D4-40DB-A270-6164E2CD9302 (resized).jpegYou have got to love the pickers and packers at Marco.
I ordered a couple last minute parts for my EBD projects and they showed up today.
I already had a full set of horseshoe drops so I just needed the other ones.
So I ordered them
2x right?
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No it is f*****g horseshoe in the bag!!!
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They will send me another 
It doesn’t bother me that mistakes happen I make them too but when the label with a Picture doesn’t match the contents it is just hard to understand.
Quoted from High_End_Pins:I wish I knew how to post a gif here
The trick with animated GIFs on pinside is when you upload the photo, change the attach dialog to 'original size (no rescaling)'. Then GIFs stay intact and will show with animation. Or post to youtube and link
Quoted from High_End_Pins:They will send me another
It doesn’t bother me that mistakes happen I make them too but when the label with a Picture doesn’t match the contents it is just hard to understand.
Ironically I just had a mispick with them too last week. First time in a long time... I do love their fast turnaround.. Maybe some new help in the aisles
Quoted from High_End_Pins:We covered the project of the day,fish shipment and Mr Maverick what is missing?
Beer choice.
Tonight is this.
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I just picked up a bottle of this earlier. Luckily there was still some up for grabs. I'm sure all the variants were gone on Black Friday. The price on this beer has gotten a kinda crazy but it's always damn tasty.
Quoted from High_End_Pins:We covered the project of the day,fish shipment and Mr Maverick what is missing?
Beer choice.
Tonight is this.
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What year is this? I have a 2014 bottle sitting around...
Quoted from Langless28:What year is this? I have a 2014 bottle sitting around...
That was the 2018.
My wife spotted it at the grocery store of all places. They usually have lousy beer selection so I was shocked.
Spent the entire morning working on the Doctor.
Sanded last nights final filler application.
This eliminates the screw holes on the inside so I can have a blank slate6ADB49B7-882D-45CC-9A83-73785E1E579B (resized).jpeg
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Top plate and neck area are all squared up and straight now. DE1029A1-7564-4F1B-BB02-45C36B7BFD31 (resized).jpegFFA90F09-C409-4F20-980B-E298560C62D1 (resized).jpeg
Cosmetic and structural repairs are done for the most part to the lower.
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Everything is solid now with the glue,screws and new 45s but I do need to clean up the channeling from the previous loose floor condition. This would be an example of what I want to clean up C392FA4B-039B-48FD-AE5F-C30C72B11235 (resized).jpeg
After sanding the floor and channel clean I push finish nails in the cracks just to gently open them up 0E408EFC-B974-4AAE-9003-B8A0663F5201 (resized).jpegF0CE77CA-B350-4D9A-B388-8D0BBAB205DD (resized).jpegBF82A392-E79A-4ABD-9EDD-774CF9E4B362 (resized).jpeg
Then I run a full bead of wood glue all the way around.
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C2677D65-CBFB-41ED-B4AE-6CE934CF42CD (resized).jpegD0458040-8C6E-47A8-812B-71E49137C61D (resized).jpegNow I focus on the head.
When stripping vinyl coated cabinets I use a very aggressive material remover.
It is almost like a grinder but it is designed for woodwork.
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It cannot be held flat for long or it is designed to shut down with a thermal protection.
It is meant to be held at an angle do that can really chew up bare wood. Knowing this I aim to eliminate as much of the coating as I can quickly without exposing too much bare wood.
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I can now more carefully strip and straighten the surface with a more traditional sander. C8B89161-D7DC-4A9D-B907-7A31F8A4993E (resized).jpeg
244D969B-784D-489B-9E7E-3A05A6C679FF (resized).jpegQuoted from meSz:Chris, you ever use a glue syringe? I like them as you get the glue deeper down into the cracks.
Yes. Those work well in spots also but are tougher to use on the entire channel.
Quoted from meSz:Also, glad to see you got some Goose Island .... saves me from sending you a bottle this year
I can never be overstocked
The head for Dr Who is stripped and now the structural repairs are in process.
One loose joint
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Big chunk 1 fiberglass filled
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Big chunk 2 alsoB5AF7D12-5D3E-470B-8E22-BB02DB1D13CF (resized).jpeg
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Quoted from lb1:Why the red versus black fiberglass? Different strengths and/or products?
The red hardner looks more wood like when sanded.
image (resized).jpgRequesting "rowing the boat" gif, and then also requesting Robin turn that into Chris' profile picture
Quoted from pzy:Requesting "rowing the boat" gif, and then also requesting Robin turn that into Chris' profile picture
I will definitely make one of him rowing the boat
Here he is wrestling with a rage ball that weighs as much as he does.
This is part of the reason we have to anchor him down while I work.
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Maverick stealing even more of the show now!
Apologies if this is a repeat, but I don't remember it being asked: what brand of rubber parts do you regularly use?
Quoted from radium:Haven’t seen that RAS before... what paper do you use on the vinyl? Is that Saphir?
Rubin 2 I believe.
Usually 60 or 80 grit.
Quoted from JWJr:Apologies if this is a repeat, but I don't remember it being asked: what brand of rubber parts do you regularly use?
Either PBL perfect play or Titan but I did read the rubber thread yesterday and might give Marco a try as long as the package and contents match up
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