Recent content by ramcuda

One day ? ... not understanding

ok let me take a shot at this .... 1.. the padding is factory ( you can use computer mouse pad as replacement ) and if you dont put them back in you will start to beat up the balls and the wood back stop.. more so it will take chunks out of the balls ... You will NOT have to readjust the...

FS late 40s PTC Skee Ball folding lane ( restored ) Hi all Time to let her go this is one of 6 built ever .. the folding lane was for a caravel game truck... there was only 6 and this is the only one known to survived ... It is a 6 ball game and a folding lane / never had legs / was...

I still need a part as well ... the chrome / metal cover .. that goes over the pipe on the net frame .... Any one ?????

that 2 machine my friend had was a 1974 build and he had me do the resto on it for him .. So im still looking for one more ... I have been asked by a coin op collector if i would sell my machine to him ( he wont offer a price up ) ,,, still have no idea what is worth and still yet to find a...

I was looking at the 4 player machine ... I called berry and he told me to pass on it ,,,they only built up less than 100 unites and they no longer have parts.. and they had problems with the programing as well .. So yes it a very rear machine....

Hi guys Well we are about 7 months and dang near 900games .. ya but who counting ..lol.. still working with out any problems not even a retune and that surprises me...

ok call skee ball 215-997-8900 talk to Barry in parts ... He helped me with all my cork when i did the resto on my 48... the run way was $140 target board was $75 back board was $25.50 I found barry to be a huge help .. he started there building machines in the 70s .. Hope this helps ....

Omg done !!!!!!!! ok i have added the final pics .... all done ..... http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/ramcuda/skee%20ball/ I want to thank everyone the help and post of encouragement from the people on here ... this is a great place to learn and see all sorts of play retailed machines...

so close now .... here is 3 new pics http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/ramcuda/skee%20ball/ I was unhappy with the first color I used .... SO... The first paint was indoor wall paint so when we shot it we had to mix it so thin it never stuck and once it was cleared over it got to...

Hi all and sorry ... Life likes to get in the way doesn't it and only when your about to be done with what ever you having fun with ... any how .. Here is a pic of it installed in the media room ,,, as you can see the hood and rails are not on it .. I was unhappy over the paint we used so...

Hi all I uploaded a short vid of the first game on the machine after we got it some what together .. I retuned the ball mech.. So now we need to repaint the rails and paint the hood ... I just thought you guy like to see it ...... turn you monitor on its side...

it is ... i wish i could have found it threw a different suppler,,would cut down on cost im sure but yes the OEM and color as well .. I did have an choice I could have went with a terracotta..I went with the stock green as im trying to do a OE resto on it.. next machine im going the...

http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/ramcuda/skee%20ball/ ok posted up a few pics of what got done this weekend got the runway glued down and trimmed out put some new padding in the ball mech inside and on the feet and cleaned restored all the rub rails numbered the target board and...

Hi orion3311 I have learned A LOT ( History and Mechanical workings ) about these machines in a short time .... I can tell you that the fully mechanical built by PTC ran from 1946ish and starting in 1956 you could get the WINNER light on you new machine or buy a Winner light and add it to...