Well, THAT sucked :(

Well in a pinch you could use tie-down straps. That's really a pretty easy fix. I have a nail gun and if I was doing it I would probably just wood glue it and nail it with finish nails.

You spent more time documenting it then it would take to fix.

Now get to work mister and you'll be enjoying that game in no time

Sorry Chris. It is amazing how little holds those boards on. I'm lucky years ago never having a head bounce down the freeway.

LTG : )

Yikes! Hope your toes are OK!

Oh my god, my heart breaks for you. that sucks AND blows.

easy fix, you'll be good to go in no time.

p.s, i loved playing this at the show!

I do the same thing except the part of lifting it from that hole. I *always* lift mine from underneath the cabinet. I've always feared having what just happened to you happen to me.

Luckily an easy fix. Just a pain to deal with though.

Oh no

It could have been a lot worse. Thanks goodness it should be an easy repair.

Same here. Instead of supporting the bulk of the weight from the bottom, you're putting all that weight and stress on a small portion of the cab that wasn't designed for it.

Sorry about your game. On a lighter note, that's a nice Vidmar cabinet you've got there!

You can never have enough clamps. I like pipe clamps because I can always get a liner pipe or a coupling and have a longer clamp. Also I found a nice 2 by 6 scrap works well to spread the clamping force. Finishing nails are nice to keep it from sliding. But your real strength will come from a good tite glue joint.
Good luck.

the breakshot in the same row I bought and took home, love it! nice and clean

Sigh! That sucks man.
Alright .. fine .. I'll take that piece of crap game off of your hands man. You don't want THAT thing anymore!

Yep, feel for you.
A few years ago, I went to an auction, saw a foolball pin I wanted.
Lost the bid, but buyer has a soda shop in east Texas, and wanted me to refurb it for him.
I said sure, bring it to me. He did.
Had it on a trailer, legs off, and when he went to unload it, he opened the door, grabbed it, and proceeded
to pull the WHOLE FRONT OFF...he stood there with the front of the machine in his hand, and a blank look on his face.
I said don't worry, my dad is a tv repair man, he has a bunch of tools...I can fix it.
Long story longer, I now have 4- 8' bar clamps, and 4 -4' bar clamps.
Rock on Dude...lesson learned.

Wow,what a drag!!! Bummer! Thanks for sharing this,maybe a clumsy guy like me might be saved by your sharing,thank you!!

Yeah... I've wanted one for years.... unfortunately, people seem to know their value... because they never seem to come up cheap on craigslist

Makes my toes hurt thinking about it.

Sorry man!

But congrats on the pickup... I've thought about getting a Pinball Magic. Great game and they don't show up all that often.