This weekend I'll be delivering one of my pins to a fellow Pinsider to "PinSit". I'm currently working a contract job and have no place to go with a pinball machine other than a storage locker. This will be beneficial to both parties, the game will get some use and be enjoyed in a cooled and heated environment instead of rotting away, doing nothing. This will be my third machine fostered into good homes. I've had real good luck doing this. I have an agreement with one buddy though, if something goes wrong with the machine, don't try to fix it. Just turn it off until I get back into town. This is a lifelong friend that once twisted lugnuts off one one side of his car while trying to rotate his tires. He turned the wrench toward the back on one side, and turned the wrench toward the rear on the opposite side. Believe it or not, he is an engineer.

#2 8 years ago

SBS

o-din

Pinside+ Addict

11y 158K 58,805

I'm guessing he is an automotive engineer.

#3 8 years ago

MKY

Pdxmonkey

Pinside member

12y 170K 7,307

I love pinsitting

#4 8 years ago

TAN

Tanner

Pinside member

Oklahoma City, OK

11y 37,400 156 2 21

Bring one to my home any time you'd like. It's a long drive though so make sure you use the bathroom before you leave Portland.

#5 8 years ago

CRS

SilverUnicorn

Pinside+ Frequent

Quakertown, PA

12y 115K 6,700 21

Pinsitting is great!!!

I have been sitting a TOTAN, Breakshot, and Riverboat Gambler for years!

Chris

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#6 8 years ago

epthegeek

Pinside member

Muskego, WI

11y 141K 7,532 11

I wouldn't know anything about that.

/pushes 19 pinball machines under carpet with foot discretely/

#7 8 years ago

BAK

dsuperbee

Pinside member

Sacramento, CA

11y 82,550 5,597 6

Been doing it forever:

Had a buddy pinsit my GnR for a bit, also had other friends watch my JM, HS. Parents watched my RS and JM for a bit.

Currently watching a friends TZ and JP. Was watching his SC for a bit, but he sold it. Also watched his CFTBL and CC for a bit.

#8 8 years ago

DCT

BALL_LESS1

Pinside member

Foristell, MO

11y 56,200 427 21

Quoted from Tanner:
Bring one to my home any time you'd like. It's a long drive though so make sure you use the bathroom before you leave Portland.

I have three pins in Wichita, Kansas, so its not as far as you think. I move around the country a lot.

#9 8 years ago

DCT

BALL_LESS1

Pinside member

Foristell, MO

11y 56,200 427 21

Quoted from o-din:
I'm guessing he was an automotive engineer.

LOL, nope, chemical His father worked for Chrysler for years, so that may explain a lot.

#10 8 years ago

JAE

isJ

Pinside member

Minneapolis, MN

10y 83,050 1,626 3 12

Just got a basement. Let me know if you need me to take advantage of your situation.. err.. help you out.

#11 8 years ago

DEF

DefaultGen

Pinside member

11y 123K 2,806

Buying a pin for someone else to keep at their house seems like a great deal. Although if you leave a pin at my house I need to be able to shop it out and fix things because broken routed pins drive me up the wall.

#12 8 years ago

epthegeek

Pinside member

Muskego, WI

11y 141K 7,532 11

Quoted from DefaultGen:
Buying a pin for someone else to keep at their house seems like a great deal. Although if you leave a pin at my house I need to be able to shop it out and fix things because broken routed pins drive me up the wall.

Well, if the sitter in question knew what they was doing, OP may have a different tune. But it sounded like that guy was not really a pinhead on that level.

#13 8 years ago

SJS

Stones

Pinside member

Smithville, MO

10y 139K 3,065 31

OP
Quoted from BALL_LESS1:
I have three pins in Wichita, Kansas, so its not as far as you think. I move around the country a lot.

Wichita, eh?

#14 8 years ago

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Dr_of_Style

Inactive member

Dallas, TX

9y 28,925 1,334 12

Interesting post...
I currently have 2 pins out at friends houses.
One, I brought home from an auction, "it did not sell", for a friend. delivered it to another friends house. He had it for a while.
Then it broke, I took it home and fixed it, and another friend bought it. off it went. a year later, he wanted me to buy it back.
I did not, then he moved, and I had to take it back. on the way home, another friend called, and, yup, diverted over to his house.
Had it for a while, then needed space and called. I picked it up, brought it home, and a Neph called and asked for a pin.
Yup, off it went. I never even wanted that pin, but it worked out to help a few people enjoy playin, and I never had to hold it for more than one day. Pinsitting... I am down for BEERsitting, if anybody has a few takin up too much space, call me!!!

#15 8 years ago

DCT

BALL_LESS1

Pinside member

Foristell, MO

11y 56,200 427 21

One of these years, I'll retire for good. I'll then collect everything up in one place. (At least thats the plan)

#16 8 years ago

DCT

BALL_LESS1

Pinside member

Foristell, MO

11y 56,200 427 21

Okay, my Swords of Fury is now safely tucked away in a great foster home. I gave Lionman a good tour of Portland and he now resides in Bothell, WA.

#17 8 years ago

JGI

John_I

Space Coast Pinball

19y 179K 9,076

I'm pinsitting a few games: MM, TOM, WH2O, IJ, BSD, WOZ to name a few. Its tough having extra room but someone has to bare this burden.

#18 8 years ago

DAD

fiberdude120

Pinside member

10y 78,650 3,369 4

OP
Quoted from BALL_LESS1:
LOL, nope, chemical His father worked for Chrysler for years, so that may explain a lot.

If I remember back in the early 70s Chrysler/Plymouth had reverse threads on some of there car models.

#19 8 years ago

ERW

chuckwurt

Pincinnati

10y 193K 31,359 16 13

I have a great foster home for pinsitting. I could fit approximately 20 more games in my basement easily.

So basically I could have an orphanage at my house. Haha

#20 8 years ago

MMD

Freeplay40

Encore Pinball

Bothell, WA

10y 127K 4,007 13

OP
Quoted from BALL_LESS1:
Okay, my Swords of Fury is now safely tucked away in a great foster home. I gave Lionman a good tour of Portland and he now resides in Bothell, WA.

I will take good care of it! Very appropriate for me to be watching this one with the ramps I just made for it. Before receiving this game, Pinballbulbs did an LED lighting upgrade that looks very cool. I will install a set of clear ramps in it and post photos once done.

#21 8 years ago

DCT

BALL_LESS1

Pinside member

Foristell, MO

11y 56,200 427 21

Yes, Lionman is now with the RampMaster, they should get along splendidly!

#22 8 years ago

ALX

donjagra

Pinside member

14y 72,100 3,402 10 34

I am a fan of pin sitting on both sides. However, if something isn't right, fix it. No one wants to pin sit a broken game.

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