Woah.. cool Pachislo.. I'm thinking of getting a video slot-type.. I hear those reel-types are getting harder to find.. there was this awesome looking Pac World reel-type Pachislo on ebay a few days ago from Sankyo.. but too rich for my blood (reserve = $250+).
Oh, well.. the best was the old-school Lupin III Pachinko (no slots), but that was a pick-up only auction out of Chicago.
Pinball first or Pachinko/slo? Another hard decision.
EDIT: Woops.. the knob? I have yet to remove the knob, but will be going back to try again later (when I get around to hacking that particular controller).. mine had the tension pin keeping the knob on which I'd need some kind of narrow tap or insertion/removal tool to mess with.. but the knob and shaft are kept in place by an e-ring.. my plan is to just remove the e-ring (with a small flathead) and leave the knob on the shaft (if I can get it mounted to a plate and reassembled this way -- those springs and bearings are a pain to put back in). Does anyone know of a specific tool/set for inserting and removing these tension pins? I see them on a lot of coin doors and specialty controllers..