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My Sons First "Shop" Job New update

By justjoe

11 years ago

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#1 11 years ago

JWP

justjoe

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Yorkville, IL

13y 34,150 383 4 6

My 11yr old son has been bugging me to work on his machine, since parts are on order now is a good time. He will be clearcoating the playfield, adding leds and maybe working on the sound.

Today he tore down the machine and got it ready for clearcoat. He will be clearcoating this week after his homework is done..... ( he will be reading and posting from my account to this thread ).

Jon: We started to take the plastics off, and i saw the spinner was sun faded so we have to make a sticker. we had to take off all the wires and circuit boards. we went outside and took off the wax and sprayed are first layer of clearcoat! i,ll post more pics later in the week.

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#2 11 years ago

BKC

pinster68

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Awesome. He'll remember than for the rest of his life.

#3 11 years ago

JJZ

toyotaboy

RandOM Pinball

Allyn, WA

12y 184K 11,937 3 14

For 11 years old, that's impressive.. He'll appreciate that pin ever more

_{Post edited by toyotaboy : wrong age}

#4 11 years ago

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justjoe

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Yorkville, IL

13y 34,150 383 4 6

Quoted from toyotaboy:
For 10 years old, that's impressive.. He'll appreciate that pin ever more

thank you

my dad screwed up im 11!

#5 11 years ago

WRD

way2wyrd

History Of Pinball

Fort Worth, TX

13y 116K 4,917 21 12

Jon.
Good work. I can't wait to see the finished machine.

This should look good clearcoated

Are you going to do it with a spray can?

#6 11 years ago

JMG

PinWiz17

Pinside member

Aurora, IL

14y 56,900 1,197 5 130

Congrats! That is awesome to do this with your son. Sadly this the way we have to pass down the love of pinball to the younger crowd because of the lack of pins on location and growth of home consoles the past 15 years or so. Congrats on the first shop job!

#7 11 years ago

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Acampero

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Thousand Oaks, CA

11y 47,900 1,027 6 8

Bravo Jon!
Im teaching my 8 year old how to change bulbs in Gorgar.

Quoted from PinWiz17:
Sadly this the way we have to pass down the love of pinball to the younger crowd because of the lack of pins on location and growth of home consoles the past 15 years or so.

PinWiz, you are soooo right. We can't give up.

#8 11 years ago

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justjoe

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Yorkville, IL

13y 34,150 383 4 6

Quoted from way2wyrd:
Jon.
Good work. I can't wait to see the finished machine.
This should look good clearcoated
Are you going to do it with a spray can?

thank you i am gonna use my dads spray gun

#9 11 years ago

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justjoe

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Yorkville, IL

13y 34,150 383 4 6

Quoted from Acampero:
Bravo Jon!
Im teaching my 8 year old how to change bulbs in Gorgar.

we just got it on my xbox 360

#10 11 years ago

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justjoe

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Yorkville, IL

13y 34,150 383 4 6

i just got done putting another layer off clearcoat looks good i want to sell it to the pinball expo this year to buy a real pin instead of a home version.

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#11 11 years ago

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justjoe

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Yorkville, IL

13y 34,150 383 4 6

What have I created! He has been checking this post over and over waiting for replies! Thanks all for making him feel part of this forum!

#12 11 years ago

SPeD66

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11y 54,900 908 6

Way to go Jon! You're getting a HUGE head start by having a helpful dad, with all of the tools & his knowledge at your fingertips. Looks good so far!

EDIT: What machine do you wish for after you sell this one?

#13 11 years ago

DON

Donnyman

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Tempe, AZ

18y 68,400 1,323 2 35

Nice Job Jon, I wish my Dad was into pins when I was growing up.

#14 11 years ago

CRG

Toasterdog

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Clearwater, FL

11y 95,550 3,646 2 46

Great form Jon. I wish my Dad had showed me the ropes, lol.

#15 11 years ago

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justjoe

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Yorkville, IL

13y 34,150 383 4 6

Quoted from SPeD66:
Way to go Jon! You're getting a HUGE head start by having a helpful dad, with all of the tools & his knowledge at your fingertips. Looks good so far!
EDIT: What machine do you wish for after you sell this one?

i will be searching for a project

#16 11 years ago

ERJ

tracelifter

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OP
Quoted from justjoe:
i will be searching for a project

Welcome to the club and good luck on your search.
Looking good so far, nice job on the clear.

#17 11 years ago

JMG

PinWiz17

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Aurora, IL

14y 56,900 1,197 5 130

Quoted from Donnyman:
Nice Job Jon, I wish my Dad was into pins when I was growing up.

Don't we all!

#18 11 years ago

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justjoe

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Yorkville, IL

13y 34,150 383 4 6

Quoted from tracelifter:
Welcome to the club and good luck on your search.
Looking good so far, nice job on the clear.

thank you

#19 11 years ago

SCC

mrgone

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Casper, WY

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this is the coolest thread i have seen in some time. great work on the play field.

#20 11 years ago

JRK

jrivelli

TrueColor Protectors

Milwaukie, OR

11y 89,650 4,625 10 20

Right on man! That is looking like it's going to come out really sweet!

#21 11 years ago

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justjoe

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Yorkville, IL

13y 34,150 383 4 6

Quoted from mrgone:this is the coolest thread i have seen in some time. great work on the play field.

thanks

Quoted from jrivelli:
Right on man! That is looking like it's going to come out really sweet!

yeah i can't wait

#22 11 years ago

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Doot77

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Dekalb, IL

12y 76,650 996 22 24

Way to go Jon, starting early on like this along with the help and knowledge of your dad has the making of a longtime hobby. Only wish I had started fixing these things up years ago as it's very fun and rewarding as I'm sure your starting to realize.

#23 11 years ago

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justjoe

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Yorkville, IL

13y 34,150 383 4 6

Quoted from Doot77:
Way to go Jon, starting early on like this along with the help and knowledge of your dad has the making of a longtime hobby. Only wish I had started fixing these things up years ago as it's very fun and rewarding as I'm sure your starting to realize.

yea im starting to realize

#24 11 years ago

DEY

absocountry2

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Wasilla, AK

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Looking good, did you take everything off the bottom of the PF?

#25 11 years ago

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justjoe

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Yorkville, IL

13y 34,150 383 4 6

Quoted from absocountry2:
Looking good, did you take everything off the bottom of the PF?

no we took all of circuit boards and disconnected all the wires

#26 11 years ago

JDA

Tweedlefuzz

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Royal Oak, MI

12y 27,650 673 3

This is sweet. Great Work!!

#27 11 years ago

JWP

justjoe

Inactive member

Yorkville, IL

13y 34,150 383 4 6

thanks

Quoted from Tweedlefuzz:This is sweet. Great Work!!

thanks

#28 11 years ago

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Shoot_Again

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Vancouver, WA

12y 83,400 8,453 2

Nice work Jon this must be the best cared for home edition of all time.
You are lucky your dad already knows how to do all of this or you would have to learn from the internet only.
I like your shirt too I have that one. We all do our own stunts on pinside

Welcome to pinside by the way

#29 11 years ago

KJS

Mudflaps

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Springfield, VA

11y 181K 8,678 5

Clearcoating at 11? Wow! Great job!!

#30 11 years ago

JWP

justjoe

Inactive member

Yorkville, IL

13y 34,150 383 4 6

Quoted from Shoot_Again:
Nice work Jon this must be the best cared for home edition of all time.
You are lucky your dad already knows how to do all of this or you would have to learn from the internet only.
I like your shirt too I have that one. We all do our own stunts on pinside
Welcome to pinside by the way

thanks

Quoted from Mudflaps:Clearcoating at 11? Wow! Great job!!

thanks

#31 11 years ago

GLM

ovfdfireman

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Looking awesome!

#32 11 years ago

DJP

Chitownpinball

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Aurora, IL

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Wish I had this much ambition as a youngin'!

#33 11 years ago

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justjoe

Inactive member

Yorkville, IL

13y 34,150 383 4 6

Quoted from Chitownpinball:
Wish I had this much ambition as a youngin'!

thanks

#34 11 years ago

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justjoe

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Yorkville, IL

13y 34,150 383 4 6

thanks

Quoted from Chitownpinball:
Wish I had this much ambition as a youngin'!

#35 11 years ago

JWP

justjoe

Inactive member

Yorkville, IL

13y 34,150 383 4 6

Quoted from ovfdfireman:
Looking awesome!

thanks

#36 11 years ago

MAB

pinballlooking

Inactive member

12y 54,650 1,400 5

Jon great Job! I will have to show this to my sons I bet it will inspire them to help on the pinball shop jobs.

#37 11 years ago

JDA

Tweedlefuzz

Inactive member

Royal Oak, MI

12y 27,650 673 3

Jon

Looking for some updates???? Have you started to re-assemble yet? What are you working on now? Pics?

#38 11 years ago

PRD

epotech

Pinside member

Leicester

19y 87,300 1,016 8 64

great to see you tackling something a good many of us would not dare to. Bet it looks awesome when done!

#39 11 years ago

DMV

vster23

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Kansas City, MO

13y 58,700 799 5 13

Awesome job Jon!

-1

#40 11 years ago

JEN

Quiddity

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Dallas, TX

11y 49,300 868 2 8

I hope That in four years my seven year old will be capable of something this awesome. It looks great, Jon.

#41 11 years ago

RUF

rufessor

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11y 66,400 2,062 6 10

So very cool! ... awesome that you got him masked up and had him spray it himself! Very very cool. Congrats! Looks like he did a great job!

#42 11 years ago

JWP

justjoe

Inactive member

Yorkville, IL

13y 34,150 383 4 6

Quoted from rufessor:
So very cool! ... awesome that you got him masked up and had him spray it himself! Very very cool. Congrats! Looks like he did a great job!</blockquo<blockquote
THANKS

#43 11 years ago

JWP

justjoe

Inactive member

Yorkville, IL

13y 34,150 383 4 6

Quoted from rufessor:
So very cool! ... awesome that you got him masked up and had him spray it himself! Very very cool. Congrats! Looks like he did a great job!

THANKS

#44 11 years ago

JWP

justjoe

Inactive member

Yorkville, IL

13y 34,150 383 4 6

Quoted from rufessor:
So very cool! ... awesome that you got him masked up and had him spray it himself! Very very cool. Congrats! Looks like he did a great job!

THANKS

#45 11 years ago

JWP

justjoe

Inactive member

Yorkville, IL

13y 34,150 383 4 6

Quoted from rufessor:
So very cool! ... awesome that you got him masked up and had him spray it himself! Very very cool. Congrats! Looks like he did a great job!

THANKS

#46 11 years ago

JWP

justjoe

Inactive member

Yorkville, IL

13y 34,150 383 4 6

Quoted from vster23:
Awesome job Jon!

THANKS

#47 11 years ago

JWP

justjoe

Inactive member

Yorkville, IL

13y 34,150 383 4 6

Id like to thanks all of you again for the hospitality towards my son and his project. He will be getting his own account on this forum and he will post his progress so far. He is becoming obsessed with pinball just like I am!

#48 11 years ago

JJZ

toyotaboy

RandOM Pinball

Allyn, WA

12y 184K 11,937 3 14

OP
Quoted from justjoe:
He is becoming obsessed with pinball just like I am!

I don't have kids of my own, but I try to get my godchildren interested. Feel like there's more I could do to get the next generation interested in this hobby?

#49 11 years ago

DAV

Av8

Pinside+ Frequent

Melbourne Beach, FL

12y 78,800 2,768 4 9

Can he teach me to spray clear? Always wanted to try it.

Can he beat his Dad at pinball yet? My son does. He's 10.

I love tools.

#50 11 years ago

KRK

Spudgunman

Inactive member

Seattle, WA

11y 52,900 1,299 9 24

dude ..awesome simply awesome. congrats to you.

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My Sons First "Shop" Job *New update*

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