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| bobbyb13:
This is coming along quite well of course! Sorry if I missed it earlier... Did you have a donor available for getting the angles of the playfield right? I imagine the original looking rolled part you have there is critical to this all working properly. |
| retrogamedude:
--- Quote from: bobbyb13 on December 02, 2021, 01:02:06 am ---This is coming along quite well of course! Sorry if I missed it earlier... Did you have a donor available for getting the angles of the playfield right? I imagine the original looking rolled part you have there is critical to this all working properly. --- End quote --- I am going off of the measurements provided by another user Unclet on here as well as I went to a bar locally that had a model S and measured a bunch of stuff. Surprisingly they didn't even ask what i was doing when i got out my tape measure and level. The ramp is an original skeeball part from bay-tech so yeah if the playfield is off once i get everything on i can still tweak it if needed. Half of woodworking is learning how to hide your mistakes! |
| PL1:
--- Quote from: retrogamedude on December 02, 2021, 01:22:00 pm ---I am going off of the measurements provided by another user Unclet on here --- End quote --- Those are a great resource. ;D http://unclet.arcadecontrols.com/SkeeBall/SkeeballPics1.html Scott |
| retrogamedude:
Its been a few months and have been super busy but finally got some time to work on the mess in the basement as i refer to it as. I finished up the ball return area for the scoring area. Created a trough for the ball to fall into and roll down and then into the ball return on the ramp. So far my slopes seem like they are working properly and might add some sound deadening on the inside as it can be loud. Used my router on my track saw track for the first time and it was a delight to use. Added a shelf in the back glass to hold the score counter and ball counter. Also knocked out getting the ramp built and the ball hop installed which involved a lot of climbing underneath of it and managed to get the ball return solenoid installed. Going to start priming and panting the scoring area while i finish up the ramp, still need to work on getting lane bumpers but baytek was less than helpful trying to find one similar to the model S, they have some different kinds but dont want to take pictures of each and cant provide samples, might just have to order some and hope for the best. |
| bobbyb13:
Very slick. This is some great woodwork! |
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