I bought a united leader shuffle alley and thought i knew that I could get replacement pins. Which you can but i did not know that there where different sizes and mine are 8.5 inch and I am not able to find any. Can anyone tell me where I could find some or if there is another type fix for it. And with being new any other hard to find or need to know advice for me on this machine.
As far as I'm aware there are currently no reproduction 8.5" pins available. You just have to keep an eye on eBay or place a wanted ad on Pinside or Mr. Pinball. The good news is they seem to turn up more often than the earlier 6" pins.
Like AlexF mentioned, keep looking. I have a United Cascade shuffle alley that uses the 6" pins, it needed a few pins replaced. I wound up buying a Chicago Coin 10th Frame Special "parts" machine that used the same 6" pins. I bought that for $50 and now I have extra pins plus I was able to use a few other parts from it to complete the restoration. I even kept the CC formica alley incase I needed a replacement just in case. So you may need to think out of the box.
Steve
yea really need looking just started cleaning it up short of pins and puck all seems to be there man was 80 years old that had it and still working just needs good cleaning and in time repaint but i got it for 100
Just added to the pinside group today! Mainly for pin ball ( new into that as well) but own a United Shuffle Alley “Team” machine. Formica has 1951 but papers say built in 1953. All there works great. Only issue is it doesn’t always go to the 2nd puck after you slide the first one. Middle of a good game and the. Nothing. Have to reset and start new game. I think it just needs the relays cleaned. But love it nonetheless. It is missing then plastic or glass shroud around the pins (not reqd to play. But would like to find one to restore it. ) and I think there was a flat glass as well under the pins? Mine are 6” pins.
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thanks
Steve
20181027_104916 (resized).jpgGreat ideas! I'll check into this. Hey, question - I see the dust/wax - the guy I bought mine form said to just use a spray furniture polish to keep it smooth, and not to use the power wax/dust stuff - does it help or hurt the machine? (Like gumming up the electronics?) In my youth, we always had the saw dust / wax, so I thought it was naturally needed. Let me know your thoughts on that one?
Quoted from Nikrox2:the guy I bought mine form said to just use a spray furniture polish to keep it smooth,
Yes, that Guy is somewhat right, but I also use the dust (wax) also.
Before gatherings, I risk broom (actually I use a softer wall paper brush) the old dust, vacuum, then Lemon Pledge
the surface, and then wipe dry. This makes the surface more slick so less wax is needed. I use Sun Glo Speed 3 wax.
Fast, but not too gritty..
Yes, I was also thinking that Cascade was a 1953, but was also sure that by the beginning of 1953, the 8.5" pins were
being used..
On the plexi surrounding the pins, for the last few years, I've been using 60/1000s (1/16") lexan. It bends to almost
a point, and is much stronger than plexi..
Just yesterday I finished a Bally bowler using the lexan. Many hours in this machine. It was missing the pin unit, pin hood,
ball lift motor and belt, and the entire head which I gathered and pieced together. Very glad that I saved her, plus a hair
more space now in the barn..
IMG_1380 (resized).JPG They're not 8.5" pins. The ABC is a 1957. The 10" pins which the ABC uses came out
in 1955..
Unlike United from that era, your Magic Bowler's pins must attach with a couple of screws..
What pins are you lacking? Once it's takin' off, can you take a pic of the backside of the
broken pin? You can email direct if you'd like.. [email protected]
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