Latest pinball repair and maintenance gadgets I picked up

HAHA... it had some deformities but a quick surgery fixed it!

#4 4 years ago

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jj44114

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This should be in tool section of shit you do not need!!

#5 4 years ago

harryhoudini

Quoted from jj44114:
This should be in tool section of shit you do not need!!

Which thing? If you're talking about the level, it is a game changer.

#6 4 years ago

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jj44114

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the other shit.

#7 4 years ago

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jj44114

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The level too.

#8 4 years ago

harryhoudini

The other shit was just a toolbox, you don't store your shit anywhere?

You sound like fun at parties.

#9 4 years ago

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jj44114

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Again, its all shit you don't need. even the game changer. You get a tool box anywhere.

#10 4 years ago

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jj44114

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I'm not good at parties.

#11 4 years ago

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jj44114

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I take everything back. You are the leaf switch microswitch guy. Genius.

#12 4 years ago

JPM

jmountjoy111

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Well this is escalating quickly. Lol

#13 4 years ago

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jj44114

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surrender

#14 4 years ago

JWD

jdoz2

Inner Orbit Pinball

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Quoted from harryhoudini:
The other shit was just a toolbox, you don't store your shit anywhere?
You sound like fun at parties.

Someone’s drinking and pinsiding

Cool cart. I have a smaller one that I use when I’m shopping out games but this one is way better.

#15 4 years ago

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jj44114

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I guess the cart helps when your putting rubber on a game.

#16 4 years ago

harryhoudini

Quoted from jj44114:
I guess the cart helps when your putting rubber on a game.

You're.

I think YOUR just trolling now but I have a shit ton of tools and parts and crap specific to pinball all over the place and this will be a great place to store and move it around. A great platform for soldering on, has a power strip and USB plugs. I mean, if you can't see how this comes in to play I think you might have other issues.

#17 4 years ago

harryhoudini

Quoted from jj44114:
Again, its all shit you don't need. even the game changer. You get a tool box anywhere.

So do you need a toolbox that you can get anywhere? Or is that something you don't need? I'm confused. I feel like a level is somewhat necessary as well, but I guess maybe you enjoy getting up from under the game, checking the level, getting back under, rinse repeat.

#18 4 years ago

harryhoudini

Ok, does a gyroscopically controlled electric screwdriver do it for you jj44114 ?

#19 4 years ago

JOE

alexmogil

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What is happening in this thread

#20 4 years ago

harryhoudini

I have no idea.

#21 4 years ago

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ccbiggsoo7

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Great investment!

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#22 4 years ago

KNT

Coindork

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Quoted from alexmogil:
What is happening in this thread

I blame alcohol.

#23 4 years ago

harryhoudini

Quoted from ccbiggsoo7:
Great investment![quoted image]

I have acro bins in my shop, big ol workbench, etc. but I've been doing a ton of work in my house now (it's a bit of a walk to the shop) because all the machines are there. So I wanted something portable, pinball specific, etc. I bought some acro "drawers" that I'm going to bolt on the side for screws and switches and such.

#24 4 years ago

KNT

Coindork

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Quoted from ccbiggsoo7:
Great investment![quoted image]

Good recommendation. I’m probably going to wind up buying this. I need some general parts bins for common parts like rubbers, coil sleeves etc so they are all in one easily accessible yet mobile place.

#25 4 years ago

BIL

dothedoo

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Quoted from harryhoudini:
Which thing? If you're talking about the level, it is a game changer.

Well I'll give you a thumbs up for the level. I'll have to get one of these.

I currently use a Craftsman digital level. No Bluetooth. No audio callouts. No app. Pain in the ass to crawl out from under the game to check every adjustment.

#26 4 years ago

harryhoudini

Quoted from dothedoo:
Well I'll give you a thumbs up for the level. I'll have to get one of these.
I currently use a Craftsman digital level. No Bluetooth. No audio callouts. No app. Pain in the ass to crawl out from under the game to check every adjustment.

Woot!

#27 4 years ago

LAR

Spelunk71

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Do you have a link and/or model # for that level? Looks pretty cool.

#28 4 years ago

harryhoudini

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GNXTL5K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title

#29 4 years ago

GTX

gdonovan

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Quoted from harryhoudini:
$60 for this chest a home depot. I was trying to find a medical cart with a bunch of drawers (and really stable) but they are really expensive.

Unless you work in healthcare and they are throwing them out =)

I have two med carts in the shop, they work awesome and roll like butter.

#30 4 years ago

harryhoudini

Nice

#31 4 years ago

DRS

Captainhook

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Quoted from gdonovan:
Unless you work in healthcare and they are throwing them out =)
I have two med carts in the shop, they work awesome and roll like butter.

I got one that way, hospital thru it out works great.

#32 4 years ago

RUS

russdx

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looks pretty cool to me
prob cost twice the price here in UK!

#33 4 years ago

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jj44114

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Quoted from harryhoudini:
Ok, does a gyroscopically controlled electric screwdriver do it for you jj44114 ?

No. I’m the the guy that sent you the single pop bumper screw that no one else would bother with. A simple thank you when you received it would have been nice.

#34 4 years ago

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jj44114

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Too cheap to buy bumper screws, piss it it away on toolboxes and gadgets you probably use once.

#35 4 years ago

harryhoudini

Man, you're quite the generous fella. I'll send the screw back. Thanks for shitting on my purchases.
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#36 4 years ago

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jj44114

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Sorry my mistake. Keep the screw.

#37 4 years ago

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jj44114

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But shitting on what purchases?

#38 4 years ago

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jj44114

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I get it. You only needed one screw because it was missing from your Pinball machine. I don’t understand the purchases your talking about.

#39 4 years ago

BJW

PghPinballRescue

That escalated quickly.

#40 4 years ago

TSH

Travish

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WTH.

Back in topic. I use the pinguy app, works great and saves a ton of time.

#41 4 years ago

MIS

Lhyrgoif

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This thread got weird...

#42 4 years ago

GSO

GSones

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What a strange thread. It's like I'm going through all the stages of grief in just a few short posts. I think I'm currently somewhere between depression and acceptance.

BTW, I've got a similar Harbor Freight cart that I use for my pinball tools but yours looks good as well. Like the level too.

#43 4 years ago

harryhoudini

No idea what is up with @jj44114

#44 4 years ago

BJW

PghPinballRescue

I plan to eventually upgrade my bench by using 2 of these as cabinets with a work surface spanning across the top.

Do they make a version with just a bunch of drawers instead of the 1 drawer and cabinet?

#45 4 years ago

BJW

PghPinballRescue

Boo on you HomeDepot.

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#46 4 years ago

harryhoudini

I think this one was "on special" as it was really cheap. Likely why it's out of stock. Between Home Depot and lowes there are some options for drawers but they were quite a bit more. I opted to get some Akro bins and drawers to add on to it so I could sort of customize and have screw/parts storage. The only downside is these drawers easily slide out. I am going to have to figure out some sort of latching/locking/retainer solution because the cart vibrates a lot when moving it around. I'm also gonna get some magnetic "holders" for various tools and such to attach to it.

2 weeks later

#47 4 years ago

harryhoudini

I'm back!

On the right side, under the power strip built in, I added two of the cheapest metal baskets from Amazon. One long, one short to fit. Charging contraptions and power tools plop right in the baskets. On the left side I added the only compact organizer for parts I could find where the drawers didn't just flop open on their own. These actually have a catch to keep them from dumping out all over the place. Working on the labeling but it's for all the various parts.. switches, diodes, screws, etc. Bolted the stuff to both sides. Got a little "shelf" for inside to expand the storage to two levels, just some generic wire shelf thingy for cabinets on Amazon

Now I finally have a place to put all the stickers that various parts places send me.

I call it my pinball crash cart.
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#48 4 years ago

BJW

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