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vader:
We should have popcorn and a seat so we can see the expression on the owner's face when he see's a young guy fix his machines.  He's going to save so much money finding someone like you to work on his machines.

Good Lucky USS     :cheers:

shardian:
Hopefully he takes a liking to you and teaches you some stuff.

Yeah, after looking at that again, it doesn't sound too good. :laugh2:

Hopefully you can learn some neat stuff about pinball machines. There, that's better.

horseboy:

--- Quote from: USSEnterprise on February 19, 2007, 12:32:06 am ---The shop is located in Asbury Park, a half hour drive from where I live
--- End quote ---

That's a long walk.

USSEnterprise:
First day went well. Turns out he mainly works with and sells Dot Matrix Solid State Machines. Not my cup for tea, but still pretty cool. He had quite a few machines in his workshop. He definitely had:
2 STNGs
3 Pinball 2000 machines (2 SW, 1 RFM)
2 Dr Who
2 Twilight Zones
2 Getaway
1 T2
1 DE Star Wars
Many, many more machines, parts, translites, legs, boards, etc.
It was pinball heaven. He had me working on two different machines today, a Dr Who, and a Hurricane. Basically, we have to strip the playfield, clean all the plastics and posts, remove any bad mylar, novus the whole surface, wax it, reinstall all the plastics with new rubbers, and change all the bulbs. With two people on it, the Dr. Who took about 2.5 hours, with no mylar removal needed. The hurricane was in really bad shape. The playfield mylar was awful, and took forever to remove. Many of the plastics were cracked, and there were ICs on the MPU board which had been pried off.

Overall, it was a fun day, and I made $50 having fun. Going back on friday after school, and then the weekends. Until I get my license in March, my parents will be driving me, but after the 13th, I'll be able to do it myself.

shardian:
That is pretty awesome. Oh, and savor the moment because Chad said something nice for once...it was kind of dissapointing really. ;D

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