I've said it many times, there is so much talent on Pinside. If you need something, there is almost always someone who provides a particular product or service to suit your needs. The problem is, it's not always easy to find out who does what. Also, I've found that some people that come recommended, don't want/need the work. I always like to support the guys who want/need the work.

What I would like to do is compile a directory made up of the talented and skilled people we have here on Pinside. Here is how it will work; you recommend people on Pinside, list their expertise, and I will keep this first post updated with all the necessary info. I can also list preferred contact information or any other miscellaneous information next to their name.

If something like this already exists someone please let me know and I will have the thread closed. Also, any suggestions on organizing and categorizing is welcome. For now, here are the categories;

Board Repair:
Barakandl - Columbus, OH - Board Repair Specializing in WMS 3-7, Classic Stern, and Classic Bally boards
Borygard - St Louis, MO - Board Repair and Travels with an Awesome Dog Named Taro
ChrisHibler - Chesterfield, MO - Repairs All Boards Except Game Plan, Atari, and Surface Mounts (SAM System)
Eddie - Brooklyn Heights, NY - Board Repair
JohnWartJr - Columbus, IN - Board Repair and Rom Burning
Vector - Bellingham, MA - Repairs WMS (No P2k), DE, Classic Bally and Classic Stern - www.ardvarkpr.com

Cabinet Creation/Restoration:
NoahFentz - Holly, MI - Cabinet Creation - http://virtuapin.net/

Decal/Art Printing:
Ovfdfireman - Oakland, NE - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/custom-decals-printing-and-cutting-for-pinheads-only

Fabrication/Mods:
BackAlleyMatt - Schererville, IN - (Description Coming Soon)
Calico1997 - Lake In The Hills, IL - LED Bumper Caps and Other Mods - www.britemods.com/
Cliffy - San Ramon, CA - Makes Cliffy Protectors - www.passionforpinball.com
Freeplay40 - Bothell, WA - Fabricates Reproductions i.e. Genesis Ramps
HemiOrange09 - Muskegon, MI - Lots of Newer Stern Mods - http://pinballrefinery.com/
Herg - Stone Ridge, VA - Creates LED/GI OCD, GIzmo LED Control Boards - http://www.ledocd.com/
Hooked - Cherryville, NC - Designs, Customizes, and Manufactures Mods - www.Hookedonpinball.com
IamDarras - Portland, OR - BSD Ugly Vamp Mod - http://iamdarras.bigcartel.com/product/bsd-ugly-vamp-mod
Jasonpaulbauer - Columbus, IN - Fabricates BSD Coffin Ramp and Flaps
Kilowog2814 - Moore, OK - Prints Custom Shirts - www.pinballswag.com
Laseriffic - Crystal Lake, IL - Parts Mods, Toppers, and Laser Engraving - www.laseriffic.com/
Mcclad - New Bedford, MA - Paints BSD Village, Graveyard, and Castle Parts
Ovfdfireman - Oakland, NE - Speaker Kits, Electronic, and Molded Mods - http://www.pinballpro.com/
Swinks - Australia - Mods, 3D Design, Prototyping - www.shapeways.com/shops/dutch-orange
TMezel - Albuquerque, NM - Lots of Mods - http://mezelmods.com
Zitt - Austin, TX - Custom Colored Flipper Buttons and More - www.Pinball-Mods.com

Full Service Restoration:
Bryan_Kelly - Farmington, MN
High_End_Pins - Matthews, NC - www.highendpins.com
Pinballmiked - Jacksonville, FL - www.pinballmiked.com

Parts/Distribution:
Acebathound - Location Unknown - Electronics and Diagnostics - www.pinitech.com/
Barakandl - Columbus, OH - Electronics, NVRAMs, PIAs, CPUs - http://nvram.weebly.com
Borygard - St Louis, MO - Electronic Parts, NVRAM, and More - www.LockWhenLit.com
Gatecrasher - Chicago, IL - Bally Backglass Lift Channel and Hardware
G-P-E - Omaha, NE - Electronics Supply - www.greatplainselectronics.com/
HemiOrange09 - Muskegon, MI - Stern Distributor/Customized Built to Order - http://pinballrefinery.com/
Ovfdfireman - Oakland, NE - Stern Distributor and Audio Adapters - www.buckwerxaudio.com
HHaase - Watertown, SD - Electronics and Diagnostics - www.siegecraft.us/
Pinwow - Flint, MI - B/W Parts - Sold on Pinside
TaylorVA - VA - Playfield Rails - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Reese-Rails/1547618268848757

Plating/Powder Coating/Metal Working:
BackAlleyMatt - Schererville, IN - Powder Coating
Eddie - Brooklyn Heights, NY - Metal Fabrication Specializing in the Welding Repair of Assemblies
HemiOrange09 - Muskegon, MI - Powder Coating

Playfield Restoration:
CaptainNeo - Burlington, WI - Playfield Restoration and Clear Coating
Kruzman - Galesburg, MI - Playfield Restoration and Clear Coating
Whridlsoncestood - Hamden, CT - Playfield Restoration and Clear Coat

Repair/Shop Jobs/Minor Restoration:
Eddie - Brooklyn Heights, NY - Repair, Restorations Not Including Cabinets or Painting
Vector - Bellingham, MA - Repair and Restoration - www.ardvarkpr.com

Parts:
First post to be split into two posts. One services and one parts. (Coming Soon)

Other:
CenterFlank - Tronville, WI - Due to Popular Demand, Flank is Offering a Premium Edition of His Autograph
Gryszzz - Indianapolis, IN - Straight up Dominates JP
O-din - Somewhere, CA - Master Mixologist of Jack and Coke.... Minus the Coke
WolfMarsh - Charleston, SC - Wants to Taint Your Directory (If You Know What I Mean)
yzfguy - Jefferson Twp., NJ - Eats Copious Amounts of Wings

Reserved 3

Reserved 4

Thanks Calico! I'll try to keep it as up to date as possible.

Thanks to everyone else for the bumps!

Getting the format right of the entries is going to take some playing around on my part.

Does anyone know if Paul of VirtuaPins is on Pinside? Anyone have a person they want to add to the directory? Everyone can suggest other fellow Pinsiders.

Thanks Terry! I got all those listed now.

I'll work on those next. I want to try to stick with guys that are currently taking/wanting work. I don't think Alex needs/wants the work. Even when he posted that he was taking work, I never got a response back. I know Chris has a huge backlog, I'll add him for sure though. I know Bryan had mentioned that he won't be able to use the shop he has been using (at least in the winter), I'll have to reach out to him and see if he is still taking work. If he isn't, that is a huge loss for the community.

Quick question about the ROM burns, do most board guys do ROM burns or is that a one off thing John does?

Fixed

Added a whole new section for that. What manufacturers do you carry parts for mostly? B/W, Gottlieb, Stern etc. I'm just trying to make sure I can fit some accurate info on one or two lines.

Added!

Your expertise has been noted in Post #2, your very own section.

I need to add these guys for sure. I just don't know where to put them in my categories yet. Board Repair?

Yep, I'll add it. Are you the primary point of contact on pinside for Pinballswag?

Nice, I added the Rom burning next to Johns name. Good to know!

Great news! Added!

Updated, thanks!

I didn't realize Mike did powder coating too, that's good to know. I've had several full games plated by Mike. However, I've been told by Mike personally that he doesn't want or need the work. I'm sure this isn't the case for guys like Chris and others who send him like 20 coin doors at a time. But I want to make sure if new pinsiders look on this list they will be able to contact someone that will be available and needs the work. I can't personally vet everyone, I'll leave that up to the community.

Thanks! I'll update your info, good to know!

Do you have a website you want me to reference?

Is Matt on Pinside? The other two were added, thanks!

Awesome Steve, I'll add it. Thanks!

Thanks Chris, I'll try to fit some of that together on one line. Thanks for all the help over the years by the way!

Nice, thank you! Matt is a great guy. He's another one I'm going to have a hard time fitting a one line description.

You got it!

Sorry, is Jim taking work? I know he does great work, I've seen the pics. He's the only guy I have not dealt with and I can't confirm this but he seems like he doesn't want the work. I certainly don't want to leave people off the list for no reason, but I do want to ensure future pinheads arn't chasing their tails.

I found a place for those guys now. At least I think it fits under parts and distribution. Terry, what category can I put you in (Or make a new one)? I swear, you have been part of the solution to any problem I've ever posted about. You are like a walking reference guide.

One of the reasons I started this thread. People that sometimes come highly recommended don't always really care about getting more work, and even act as though they are annoyed to be receiving work. I'm trying to avoid that with this list if possible, so that newer Pinsiders get the best possible experience when working with fellow Pinsiders.

Added. I didn't realize how much easier it was to add to the list when it's already formatted for me lol. Thanks!

Agreed, Allen is a great guy. I have a Treasure Cove kit myself. What is his Pinside name?

Mof, yes I'm seeing a need to split this up a little bit. My "Mods and Fabrication" category is going to be to big to efficiently navigate. I'll move the "Other" list to reserve two and split services and parts across the first two posts. It's going to take me a little bit to split up, but that is the plan for now. I'm going to try to figure out how I want to split up parts as well.

Nice, thanks for the pics and praise for Taylor. This is a good thread for it. I wish I could incorporate some type of rating system, but I think that would turn a helpful thread into full blown dramatics. Regardless, everyone is more than welcome to post their approval of other pinsiders in this thread, plug your merchandise, and post pics of great pinsider work like metahugh has done.

Welcome to the prestigious "Other" category.

I'll need Flank to confirm or deny his involvement with said autographs.

I know I missed a few but I'm going to go back through here in an hour or so and see what else I need to add.

Nice! You are a man of many skills. Do you do full blown restorations? I may add the metal working part to the plating/powdercoating section.

That would the the "Other" category in post three. Feel free to nominate yourself for the appropriate title. I may take some creative liberties with it.

Added

Added. I didn't know if you wanted to be listed in the Pinsider Taint Directory or you had a lot of suggestions for it. Either way, I think I got you covered.

I've placed many orders with Pinrestore, good people. Does anyone know if they have a pinside account?

I feel lucky.

I think this is the only group I didnt get to add. I got Pinballmiked, I've watched all of his youtube videos, he's a lot of fun to watch work. I've ordered and been very happy from Mantis, Pinballdecals, and pinbits! Is Kerry his pinside name for Mantis? I looked up a Kerry but didn't know if it was him. Same with PDI, I saw a PDI but I didn't know that is for pinballdecals. Anyone know if pinbits has a pinsider handle?

First, let me say I totally agree. I would really like to see functionality added to the site where a user could query a database full of Pinside talent for particular skills or parts. I would also like to see a web application created so that a user could input a part number and it would query multiple vendors and subsequently respond with in-stock/out-of-stock and price for each vendor. But all this stuff takes a lot of development time, so for now I'm happy to keep this list running until there is a better option.

On the other hand, you have seen how much drama results from the Top 100 ratings. Can you imagine the drama surrounding ratings and reviews for Pinsiders? It would have to be heavily moderated seeing as it may actually effect someones income (A much more serious consequence than arbitrary ratings for pinball machines).

I'm going to have to figure out a new category. I know several pinsiders have really good reference websites, so maybe I'll make that a category.

Added, thanks!

Sorry, it's a new list and missing a lot of people. You'll be added now

Added to Parts/Distribution.

I'm going to have to now with that line up. I was looking for an excuse to add you anyway Terry . Who runs flippers.be?

Lol, I hope you are joking. Of course! (I'm a subscriber) I'll add you in the repair as well as the reference section once that is created.

Added to parts/distribution.

I assume his pinside name is Aeneas?

Added.

Your work looks really great! I'm with Terry, do you do any pinball mod related work?

Since you confirmed, its been added to the prestigious "Other" category.

I'll add you for sure. I think casting/molding consulting is an interesting niche that someone will utilize.

Nice, I'll add it to the repair/shop category. I may put the riveting in the metal working category, as I've seen some people willing to send out ramps to be riveted proper.

I'll add Fred. Do you know what categories he would fit into? Maybe parts/distribution?

Thanks Joe, you'll be added!