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Safe Cracker
Bally, 1996
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Just snagged one yesterday, however I am going to have to wait a week or 2 for delivery 
What's it like?
The setup is very different from playing any other pinball. Hub is very very fond of it, personally, it ranks as nr 11 on our 11 pinball list though . You have to like the interaction with the game in the head, as hub does, to me it just holds up playing ball, although it is exciting in a way.
Omaha, NE
Quoted from dsuperbee:I am babysitting my buddy's SC for him.
Question: Do the coins take a tumble/polish? Would love to make em shiny, but not if it removes any plating!
Sure do...tumble those bad boys and they will shine like gold and silver
Quoted from Pinballer22:Sure do...tumble those bad boys and they will shine like gold and silver
Thank you! Will have to give it a go later on.
Quoted from Pinballer22:Mine...recently put back together after having the of cleared
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fun playfield to populate. 
In this club as well. Been in my collection since 2001. Very unique gameplay, and always gets lots of love at parties.
I've been a member of the SC club for a while now. I honestly think it's one of the greatest pins ever made, and it will be one of the last pins to leave my collection.
Quoted from TigerLaw:I've never put the wings on mine. How do they hold up to nudging and general movement?
They are solidly secured with a bunch of screws, and they don't budge. You should definitely install them if you have the room.
Quoted from Pinballer22:Any cool mods out there people have done? I did this to the cap looking bank
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I was going to paint the bank on my buddy's do the inserts with LEDs, and light the main entrance/sewer holes
Quoted from TigerLaw:I am in the club as well. Mine was the one that was found NIB in 2012, crazy huh? I'll post some pics later.
Make sure you put the support rails in the game guys. It must happen to protect this gem of a game; if you have a SC check and make sure the support rails are installed under the playfield.
What are support rails?
How do we check there there and if needed where can we get them from?
Cheers
Quoted from jrawlinson_2000:Sadly my SC is not coming with the wings!
So planning to make some as the decals are available.
As such can someone please measure their SC wings width/height/depth.
And please provide photos of the fixing brackets I need.
Many thanks
If nobody else gets to this, I should be able to do this later on today after work.
Measurements for the wood:
L: 26 3/8", w: 10". The wood is 3/4" thick. Can't get to the brackets at the moment to take one apart and measure.
Quoted from jrawlinson_2000:What are support rails?
How do we check there there and if needed where can we get them from?
Cheers
Paul Drabik makes the support rails for Safecracker. Check out this link https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/safe-cracker-support-rails-installed-with-pics
Quoted from Pinballer22:Any cool mods out there people have done? I did this to the cap looking bank
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Looks great, nice touch..
Quoted from jrawlinson_2000:What are support rails?
The playfield has so much stuff on it that it tends to sag in the middle from the weight. This basically turns your SC into an Orbiter 1. 
The support rails attach underneath the playfield and keep it from bowing. They are a must have mod for this game.
Quoted from jrawlinson_2000:How do we check if they are there, and if needed where can we get them from?
They are easy to spot. Just lift the playfield and look for two square metal rails attached at the very edges. They will run almost the entire length of the playfield.
I found sturdy rails at the local DIY, perfect for playfield reinforcement.
Quoted from TigerLaw:I've never put the wings on mine. How do they hold up to nudging and general movement?
No prob, sturdy. Of course, if you start crawling next to them, you have to be careful. It sure takes up a lot of space!
Also folks, what is the size of the game? i.e. its 'foot-print'?
I have limited space in my games room so hoping it will fit in.
You see I have been relegated to 1 room in the house! Booo...
Thanks in advance.
I'm going to try and dig up my magic tokens that I got nearly 20 years ago. I know that my arcade token collection is all in one place, it's just a matter of finding that place.
I was just browsing Pinball Life's site, and I noticed that they now carry Safe Cracker specific Super-Bands:
http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=3471
Has anybody tried these yet? I had been using the smaller mini sized ones, and was just stretching them to fit the slightly larger flipper. I'm assuming these bands will perfectly fit the 2-1/4" flippers on SC, but it doesn't list the exact size anywhere.
Quoted from gweempose:I was just browsing Pinball Life's site, and I noticed that they now carry Safe Cracker specific Super-Bands:
http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=3471
Has anybody tried these yet? I had been using the smaller mini sized ones, and was just stretching them to fit the slightly larger flipper. I'm assuming these bands will perfectly fit the 2-1/4" flippers on SC, but it doesn't list the exact size anywhere.
I have them on mine...work great
Quoted from jrawlinson_2000:Also folks, what is the size of the game? i.e. its 'foot-print'?
It's only a few inches shorter than the other games, looking at the levelers. It's not that wide without the panels, but it sure takes up a lot of extra space with them on.
Erpe-mere
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Rowville Melbourne
Quoted from skywalker:Joining up today, doing a shop out on this beauty, Damn those pop shirts are a PITA job everything is so tight
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Looking great, how was it, thats what Ill be doing within the next few weeks, just waiting on new rubbers!
the tear down is ok i guess, really didn't want to do the skirts, but had to be done, its looks original never been stripped, 2 wear spots from the ball pounding these areas, mylar the 1 around the pop & will hand touch up 1 other & mylar it
have some tear down pics if needed
Cool! Right I have to change at least one chipped skirt. If the others match colour wise ill leave the rest. I may take you up on those pics 
My other question, did all sc come with wings and a topper installed? Or were they an option, mine does have holes for the topper, but the holes for the wings have plugs in them that kind of look factory. Also Im assuming that this was the period that came with factory lockbars?
cant be sure, they probably all came with wings & topper, but were they all fitted when sited by ops, to be honest wings look ok, but if you haven't got them no big deal, factory lock bars free option.
let me know when you need the pics
1 week later
If you don't have them already fitted, You may want to consider fitting playfield support rails, my playfield was bent, way more than i had imagined, Or check with a straight edge underneath along the side to see how far out it is.
Putting this link up also, May create more interest maybe for wings & brackets
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/safe-cracker-wings-poll
3 months later
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