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Playmatic Speakeasy EM - How much to keep original

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pinball1234:
I Initially, was trying to incorporate an LCD screen behind a reproduction backglass and position the monitor to replace the slot and scoring wheels. Later, decided it would be much easier incorporating some of the original graphics on a LCD monitor framed like the original pinball top. Ill provide some of the photos later.  (see attached pic)

Maybe, the glue is some kind of contact cement which will not melt. I would not heat up the backglass anymore since it may damage the original graphics.

pmowry:

--- Quote from: pmowry on June 23, 2016, 05:17:08 pm ---As for my glass,  i'm not as patient as I thought.  Another day of hanging and no movement.  So I rigged up a hair drier this morning on low about 18" away with baffles to keep the heat on the taller side of the metal rim and let it propagate from there.  No direct heat to the glass or paint.  It has been running for a few hours (about 5 I guess), the rail is hot to the touch and the whole  room is up to 89F.  Still no movement.  I'm going to turn it off soon since there is an obvious temp difference from one edge of the glass to the other...bummer.

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The glass finally came loose.  It was being held in by rust.  I sprayed some WD-40 on the rail (outside gap against the glass edge only) and let it soak in for about 30 minutes.  Then flipped it over, whipped off the excess and let it hang for a few days.  It moved a little on its own this afternoon and I helped it a long with a slight pull.  So no drop to worry about.  The oil did not leech around to the paint side of the glass at all.  But if it was in better condition than it was I don't think I would have risked it.

So I have a full scan of the glass (6 individual images combined with GIMP) and I'm starting to fill in the blanks.  I'm just filling with colors in the scan itself.  Once I get the palette reduced I'll try to paste in the RGB values for the real colors.   If anyone wants a copy let me know.  Especially once I get the people at the bar and poker table cleaned up.  I think they would be good in the background for the solid state conversion.

pinball1234:
Great! Im so glad it finally got loose!  Please send me a copy of the image!

pbj:
I definitely want a copy of that image as well.

pinball1234:
Playmatic Speakeasy pinball Update.

Playfield is now all wired and fuse protected.

Playfield box made.

Box plunger installed.

Playfield in box

Playfield lit.

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