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New pinball table build: PIN-o-RAMA - 40/28/12
elfman12:
--- Quote from: Kurt on March 06, 2010, 11:03:01 pm ---No idea man i havent seen or looked at a real pinball machine in 15yrs. I put mine high just so the kids can't play with it as they like to do.
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Smart! haha. I was thinking about putting a fan with no grill on the bottom of my cab, until I realized how curious my cat is! hehe. Kitty go "ouch."
elfman12:
Got my playfield glass in today! 1/4" tempered, clear. $40 at local glass shop for a 22-1/2" x 39-1/4" sheet, took 1 week to arrive. I got some new "closed cell" foam weatherstripping for the glass to rest on. I had the squishier rubber kind, but it squashed quite a bit (plus I had it in 3/8" and needed to move up to a full 3/4 to support the glass). This newer stuff is meant to reduce vibration, shock etc. I'm putting a thin (5/16") strip of felt on the underside of the side rails, so that they aren't resting directly on the glass. I had to Dremel off several inches of the side rails (pic) and grind it out smooth. They fit well now. I'm going to wait to cut out the 2nd flipper holes though, when everything gets reassembled.
So finally, I CAN PUT MY MAIN FLIPPER BUTTONS IN! WOOHOO! (bout time, hehe) I installed them with leaf switches, and also mounted a microswitch with a long actuator to work with the plunger (see pic). Works great, but let's see if the metal bends after awhile. I also had to put in heavy duty drawer rails and a new drawer, since the medium duty ones I had were bending with the weight of the PC when pulled out.
Kurt:
Looks awesome man well done, Glass takes it to a new level :applaud:
Where did you get the leaf switches and holders for the flipper buttons? I'm yet to source them here in Oz.
epthegeek:
You're using a de-cased 28" for the backglass LCD? Would you mind measuring how wide it is? I picked up an old empty gottlieb cabinet to build into a pin cabinet and the head box is only about 25 1/4 inches across on the inside. Trying to decide if I can squeeze in a 28 or not.
Your cabinet looks excellent! Nice work!
elfman12:
I bought those flipper leaf assemblies back when I was building my MAME cab (in 2002) and I thought they were from Happs, but can't remember for sure. Pinball Life has the buttons:
http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=1864&parent=0
http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=151&parent=234
The 28" de-cased is exactly 24-3/4" x 16-1/2". It is this model:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?Sku=H94-2810
Looks like it should fit perfectly, 1/4" on each side.
EDIT: Be aware that this TV won't do power return (reuturn to power on state after power is removed), and it won't come on by taping the power button down. I'm hacking a universal remote to power it on... :'( Otherwise it does 1:1 and looks great with HDMI 1920x1080 input, colors are great.
Thanks.