Does anyone by chance happen to have this ramp out of their game? Would like a few photos of it. I'm making a clear ramp for my High Speed now and quite a few here on Pinside want one as well. Would consider making this one too. Clear (PETG) or black (ABS) is very doable. Colors generally require that the ramp be made of acrylic due to availability, but given this ramp is prone to breakage, would not recommend acrylic. PETG is 7 times more durable than acrylic.

I suppose you could. But, if I do this I can also form it out of black ABS. PETG is just much stronger.

Just spoke with a friend that has a Space Station that I can borrow to produce new ramps. Should be getting started on it in a week or so.

Will do clear for sure. Most likely a black ABS for those that want an original look. If I do colors they will have to be acrylic and I could do a dark or light translucent blue. Note that acrylics will cost probably $10 extra. Also thinking about doing the lighting mod like the one shown by DennisAZ.

If I do produce a mod like yours or similar to yours....you will get a discount!

My impression was he did not feel there was enough interest. Another Pinsider PM'd me that Twisted Pins had indicated they were going to do a remake, but theirs will be the stock black. I'm looking at making clear and possibly colors with an LED mod. Will pick up a Space Station next week to model the new ramp.

If I only sell one to Paul, it will have been worth it!

Did you get the High Speed ramp installed yet?

If there is any opportunity to improve on the design based on how the ramp wore over time I will make modifications to avoid similar wear if possible. Until I get the machine in my hands (next week), I would appreciate any photos of the damage to your ramps.

For the High Speed clear ramp I made I replaced the ball guide on the inside of the uphill curve with a piece of polished spring steel. Would be a simple modification to rivet a piece here as well.

Thanks for the input.

Thanks, Paul. Hard to tell until I pick up the game but that lower edge of the ramp appears to be a pretty sharp bend. A little more arc to it will probably spread out the stress.

I just did my second HS playfield swap. 2nd one had a much better playfield than mine. Will probably clean it up and see if someone wants to restore it. Good luck with the restore!

I am working on the mold now...Hope to have a test formed in the next few days.

Should have it finished today. Hope to form the first test today or tomorrow. Sidetracked by relatives visiting for a week....

Look at his activity on Pinside. Appeared to have given up for lack of sufficient interest quickly. Hasn't been on Pinside for 5 months.

First form done last night and rough trimmed this morning to check fit. A few minor adjustments and I should have it. After I get the clear ramp perfect I will try to do a blue acrylic that is very close to the upper left mini playfield.

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I will be able to send to Canada. Have shipped a few of my High Speed clear ramps there.

Never too late. Making more High Speed ramps in the next few days!

This is retirement! Doing something fun and filling a need. Will be working on an LED mod for lighting similar to the one Dennis_AZ did. Will use the existing Opto board on the drop target to trigger the lighting. Just a shot of the LED's I'm considering using. (they're just sitting behind the ramp)

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They look really cool under the dark blue transparent acrylic.... and less noticeable when off.

Ramp Update... First pull in acrylic blue was actually a re-melt of a piece of plastic I had tried on High Speed. Pull was unsuccessful. Did not pull to the full definition I can get with PETG, but worse, as I was cutting it out of the mold, the ramp just cracked in half. What I'm trying is cast acrylic which is stronger than extruded acrylic and has a much higher forming temperature. All that said, it sure was gorgeous. I'm going to try one more time to see if I can get a successful pull.

I'm going to try again in the morning with a new piece of acrylic. If I can't pull this off it will be a shame. The blue looks awesome. Too dark for a photo tonight. Might post a picture of the first pull (both pieces ) tomorrow.

I'm not too confident with the cast acrylic. Cast has to be formed around 375 degrees, which like you mentioned will increase the contraction when cooling on the mold. I have located a source here locally that carries extruded transparent acrylic. I need to make a run to them for PETG anyway, so before I waste this last piece of cast acrylic, I'd like to try the extruded which forms around 300 degrees.

So... Looks like I will have to switch plastic vendors as my former source no longer carries the thickness of PETG that I want. Fortunately there is another local supplier that has one of the thicknesses that I need at the moment. I am not giving up on the blue acrylic, but looks like in order to get extruded blue acrylic, I will have to order out of state. Before I do that I will attempt a clear acrylic form just to see if I can do it. I will form that one tomorrow. Just for fun, the attached photo shows a clear ramp just sitting in the game and the attempt at the acrylic blue that busted in the mold. The blue is gorgeous, but as I said I have concerns about being able to successfully form it as well as its long term durability. If I can successfully form the blue, I expect I will be riveting ball guides on both sides at the entrance.

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I've toyed with extruded acrylic before and did not find it to be as brittle as what I experienced with the blue cast acrylic. The form is a tight fit into the mold and it cracked as I was making the first rough cut around the whole mold. When I cast the clear one I will change how I cut it out of the mold to see if I can reduce the stress. Also, the extruded forms at a lower temperature which I expect will reduce the contraction as it cools

If I can get a detailed form then successfully get it out of the mold, I'm confident the ramp will hold up, especially with the ball guides. I am going to make the clear for sure, but will make it out of a little thicker PETG.... .125 vs the .100 I do High Speed with.

BTW... You can't really tell in the photo above, but the blue acrylic is a perfect match to the upper left mini-playfield

Can't imagine a closer match for plastic. Clearly the new is a little richer.

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Well.... I guess if I am able to do blue, I could do green!

It would be possible to incorporate color changing LED's. Just haven't given any thought to synchronizing with the machine..... I will discuss with my son who is very adept at this stuff.

That looks amazing. Nice restore!

NEW RAMP UPDATE..

I successfully formed a clear ramp out of extruded 1/8" acrylic today. Having been successful, I should be able to form the blue ones in addition to the clear PETG ramps. If there is any interest in a black one to match the original, I could do those as well. An earlier post had said that Twisted Pins was going to make the stock Space Station ramp, but it is unknown when they will get to it.

I will have to order the blue acrylic from out of state. Expect I could probably have it in a 7 to 10 days. Picking up the PETG on Tuesday. At that point I will be ready to start producing these. Would appreciate any interest in any of these colors so I can order appropriately.

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OK...TIME TO MOVE THESE RAMPS TO A THREAD OF THEIR OWN.

I just started a new thread called, "New Space Station ramps!". I'll vacate this thread for the new one. Really I just made a new thread because "mof" made me.

Pricing is shown in the new thread.