A Nintendo Red Tent - My First Original Cab

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meyer980:
After a lot of wresting, I have it almost completely disassembled and can move to paint soon. The final, and hardest, piece was some extra bars someone drilled into the thing to accommodate extra padlocks. Problem is they used carriage bolts but round holes, which also started to rust a bit. The coin bucket versions were hard but not impossible. The ones on the cab itself were extra difficult because you can't see what you're doing - they're inside a coin bucket slot. I had to use a camera to take some pictures, and eventually found out they used a combination of both hex and square nuts willy-nilly of several different sizes. Ended up having to cut a few bolt heads off for the absolute worst cases.

I also wanted to clean the shiny metal parts. Someone had painted many of mine black, so I first removed much of that by sanding.

Then cleaned them with a tumbler

They came out great

Joysticks are another problem. I was able to clean most of the parts with the tumbler, or vinegar/soap/sandpaper. But the shafts themselves aren't doing great yet. I've also found the small "ball" thing in the center of the joystick plate is extra gunky. Several rounds of WD-40 and scrubbing are necessary to get them real good. I'm not done yet but I'll post final pictures soon.

wp34:
Glad to see this is progressing!

--- Quote from: meyer980 on May 18, 2021, 10:45:45 am ---
Joysticks are another problem. I was able to clean most of the parts with the tumbler, or vinegar/soap/sandpaper. But the shafts themselves aren't doing great yet. I've also found the small "ball" thing in the center of the joystick plate is extra gunky. Several rounds of WD-40 and scrubbing are necessary to get them real good. I'm not done yet but I'll post final pictures soon.

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Working on Nintendo joysticks always reminds me of auto repair.

nitrogen_widget:
I'm cleaning up an old happ trackball i got cheap off ebay.
the shafts were rusty.
after letting them have a few rounds in the ultrasonic cleaner after a night soaking in CLR, I stuck them in a drill and and rotated them while holding 220 grit sand paper around them.
wet.

then finished off with 500 grit.
wet again.

while there is still some slight discolored rings where the ball wore the shaft down a little they are mostly shiny and smooth.

Mike A:
Talk dirty to me some more.

Howard_Casto:
I hate nintendo joysticks with a passion. They just feel off to me. I've got a couple that I really need to sell but they are unobtanium at this point and I'm always afraid they might come in handy. I'll be on hoarders before I'm 50.

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