Quick update...ive been working every day lately on getting some stock built up. I am hoping to start running some Rollergames ramps this week if things go well. Then hopefully have DE Playboy and the back ramp for Fire! done ahead of Pinfest. Still playing wack-a-mole restocking items as they run out...but things should be slowing down soon as spring is almost at our doorstep.

Also started to add hang tags to all of my ramps. No more wondering what ramp you bought 6 years ago for that project you planned to get to some day, I have you covered!

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Here is some news on one that I did not think was possible. These are some rough cut first pulls for the upcoming Roller Coaster Tycoon ramps! I originally thought the big ramp would have to be split to fit my machine, but the large one is right at the very edge of the limit. I still have work to do on making jigs and whatnot, and there is no need to sign up for any list. As always, I do not accept deposit money. I promise you there will be enough to go around when they are launched sometime in late April.
Special thanks to Troy at Top Score Gamerooms LLC out of Festus, MO for providing me sample ramps to copy. I would not be able to do these projects without folks like him!

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Zero shot on those unfortunately...those tight roll around lips that DE used specifically on that ramp will require a cast aluminum mold, which is big money.

Right now, this is the last ramp project for a while, other than the previously announced Fire! back ramp and DE Playboy.

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Couple quick notes:
I will have a handful of new DE Playboy and Fire! back ramps for sale at the Allentown show next week. I will put the extras on my site after the show and also do another run once I get back. I may have a couple RCT ramp sets at the show as well, but that depends on how the rest of this week goes. I just have a display ramp done at this time.

If you are at the show, stop by...I will have stock of every ramp I make there.

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Its a space saver for sure...I am pretty pressed for space, and storing horizontally wastes too much of it! I use to store all the small Gottlieb ramps in bus tubs, but those have now been condensed down into right-sized compartments in the rack on the right. Probably going to have to invest in a 5th rack soon.

I do not sell that many at the show...it is mainly an event where I show off my new items and meet customers face to face. I only do Pinfest as it is a "selling" show more than most of the other shows. Most of the farther away shows would cost me serveral thousand dollars to get to and set up before I even sell a ramp. I woild rather invest that money in tooling up more new offerings. I am, however, changing my approach to selling this year and making it easier to see what I have and how much it is. The racks I use are used for my regular storage throughout the year, so it is easier to just wheel them on the truck as they sit.

I have been running production hard since November, and I hopefully have enough slack built up that I can just ship orders for the most part until July. Pinfest is just my natural jumping off point for having stock built up and then taking a break for a bit while the weather is nice here.

As always, if it is available to buy on my website, it is available to ship next business day. I have never and will never take money for products that I do not yet have.

Small preview of what I am doing in my booth this year. Lots of work left to do this weekend!

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I have not given this one a thought on color, but I can do a one off if someone is serious about it.

Thank you!!

My secondary hangup is not having a donor...my main hangup is I am going to be chilling out a bit on new projects for a few months. I've run pretty hard since November, which ramp making has amounted to nearly two full time jobs. I am going to be a little selective going forward on what projects I take on, since I am also maintaining availability of the 70+ pieces I currently make. As of right now, I have one more ramp I know I am doing this year, and that is all I will commit to at the moment.

I do not have them listed yet. I am bringing 3 main ramps to Allentown and 6 of the small ramp because that is all I had material for. I had a few failures during form testing to work through. I wound up having to jump to .187" material on these due to the mold being female. .187 is 50% more money than .125", but the cost is not going to translate to a 50% more expensive final price. The .125" was just too flimsy for my liking. This also beefs up the area that tends to break on this ramp...the gate mount point at the "Y" on the lower right side. I will order more material after Pinfest and do another batch for the web site. Canada shipping is no problem, but its going to be a bit expensive due to having to go Priority Mail international due to size.

This is super awesome, thank you for sharing!!

I have enough interest in needed to do it...I just cannot commit to a timeframe of doing it. In the past, I have burned myself by making commitments at this time of the year for fall projects, and then having some folks hound me for them weekly starting in July so they can complete their flip projects. It kind of ruins my summer and burns me out when I get pushed into doing projects during the time of year when the weather is best here...so I won't make the same mistake again. As long as you have some patience in you, you will be rewarded at some point

Also note, cutoff for orders on my site is tomorrow, May 2nd at 2PM ET. After that I will be at Allentown. As always, I do not accept payment for ramps I do not have ready to ship. I will probably snooze the site altogether Friday-Saturday since my inventory will not be up to date again until after the show.

Orders placed after the second will not ship until the 8th. If you are sure you need a ramp in the next couple months, now is the time. Anything that sells out between now and July will be most likely out of stock until July-August.

I am back, it was great meeting more pinsiders this weekend! I have added Fire! back ramps and DE Playboy ramps to my store. Enjoy!

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No...not from me.