To slide them around, thick felt pads.

To get em stable, rubber cups.

Both in the same aisle/section in Home Depot - they're for the feet of furniture.

I keep these under the feet on all pins. They will protect your floors. They are cupped and hold like they were made for pins.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000H5VNPY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00

I bought these magic sliders at Target (see picture) and I use them on carpet. I just started to use them on my hardwood floors and they seem to work fine. I think they were $6.50 for a set of four.

Also pinball life sells silicone feet but I haven’t tried them yet. I’m selling my dining room table so that I set up more pins on my hardwood floors so Ill be following this forum.

https://www.pinballlife.com/perfectplay-silicone-leg-leveler-casters-set-of-4.html

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Man, if only someone made something like these...

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/fs-pinfoots-back-in-stock

But these pinfoits are $25 a set vs. $6.75 or $10.00 a set.

Those aren’t bad, but they are big ugly and bulky.

I tried these and do like them, pin butts:

https://www.pinballlife.com/search.html?Search=Pin%20butts

But whether I had my pins on hardwood, pinfoots, or pin butts; they just seemed easier to play than when I had them on carpet.

In the end, I went with a $200~ rug from Lowe’s. When I get pin #4, I’ll squeeze the games together a bit and put one on the hardwood where that chair is sitting and use the pin butts.

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I use these you can get at home depot for a few bucks for four. Been sliding my games up and down the hall and moving them around as I please for over 5 years.

If you prefer a more stable footing, get the rubber ones that won't move.
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I tried the silicon feet but didn't like that they had a lot of grip. Very difficult to move the pin even an inch. I use the ones like that pictured from Target or something like that. They cup the casters perfectly and very easy to slide. It makes it very easy to slide games around when you need extra space to work on them. Downside is that it makes it easy to throw the game around when playing so a little self control is needed. The big furniture sliders work okay but I don't like the look of a big disk under the feet.

I use these for my games on location and they hold the games in place great.

https://www.pinballlife.com/perfectplay-silicone-leg-leveler-casters-set-of-4.html

Ive used the Blue Magic Sliders on my hardwood floors for 22 years without an issue....
The only caveat is if you are a heavy nudger....

I have all of these on my pins on tile. They slide well enough to move games but arent like they are on wheels. They are cupped and fit the leg levelers perfectly.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/3M-Scotch-2-3-8-in-Gray-Black-Round-Reusable-Furniture-Sliders-4-Pack-SP646-NA/300763805

I know for my arcade machines I use level levers with a plastic (Delrin/nylon?) base. But, I haven't seen anything for pinball machines that have a "swivel" base. The reason I mention it is that it makes moving my arcade machines easier on carpet and, I'm guessing, that they'd be perfect for pinball machines on hardwood floors.

I don't have first hand experience with these but my friend does and has a hard floor. He said they work great and said makes leveling games easy too.

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/LL3NW

That's a _great_ idea, which I'll be stealing for my next house, where there will (hopefully) actually be enough room to move the games around. Thanks!

Yeah those are just like the ones I use for my arcade machines. I think I might have to get some for my pins.

Home Depot carpet cups o-din posted are the perfect middle ground you're looking for. I've used them for years on hardwood.
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One thing no one mentions about magic sliders is that they can scratch hardwood if there's any grit or grain of sand between the hard bottom and your floor. They're for easy movement, not surface protection.

Related anecdote: the guys who refinished our floors told to me replace all of our hard nylon furniture feet with felt. Nylon is there to protect new furniture from the factory floor, not to protect your floor. And if they ever crack, the nails used to attach them will gouge.

Hard sliders on carpet, carpet sliders on hard surfaces.

Pretty sure the 2" are just big enough to perfectly cup a leg leveler. I guess those are out of stock at my local HD and didn't show up when I searched today.

Just checked my games; I have a mix of the Home Depot 2.5" and another brand's 2.25" cups. Looks like 2" would do the trick, but carry a leveler into the store with you if you can.

Just make sure you at least run a dust mop over the floor before you start sliding those games around. When I go to do a serious moving of them I also wet mop the area and let it dry. Sometimes I rearrange games back and forth until I get it right. My 60 year old oak floor still looks fine.

One man operation with those carpeted sliders.

So you must have pins older than that floor....'right!'

Protecting the floor with the carpeted foot pads is a must.

A couple, but they are in the garage. I use some of the older sliders to help level them and raise the back of the games out there.

You don't want to use beat up old levelers with the bolt almost sticking thru as they will put a dent in the middle of the slider.

Not hard wood in my home, just some vinyl fake wood flooring. Those Carpeted furniture pads are under all my pins in this room. Allowing for easy movement of the game, but not that easy that the game moves during active nudging.
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I have my pins on hardwood and have tried just about everything listed here. I didn't like the rubbery feet as the pin wouldn't move at all when nudging and felt unnatural, and in general prefer the glides and felt glides because of ease of moving the games for maintenance, though they tend to move a bit too easily when nudging and you have to adjust your style of play.

But recently when I purchased a couple more pins than I immediately had extra sets of glides for, I resorted to beer mats (chipboard coasters from your local bar). Work like a charm, slightly less slide-prone as the glides and best of all they're FREE. Might look a little tacky but I like the play better than the other options.

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I missed the pinfoot train because of the expense for 4 machines but what is another option for machines on carpet? Could care less about the indentions into the carpet by the legs/feet, but it would be nice to move the machine a little for nudging purposes.

I use these on carpet:
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Leveler sinks into the middle of the foam for a secure fit. 16-pack for 9 bucks at Home Depot, exactly what you need for 4 machines. You can definitely move the machine a bit with a solid nudge, or easily push them around for repairs, etc. Theoretically slide-saving is possible with these, but if your tilts are tight enough it's a non-issue. Feels close enough to location play for me.

I find that Furniture Sliders for Carpet X-PROTECTOR is the best for quality and it have good rating on amazon.

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