American Shuffleboard Pool Table - reversing free play
So I have an American Shuffleboard brand pool table. It's bar size. Was originally coin op. Ivehad it for probably 20 years. My son has gotten old enough that he likes to play. Thinking about redoing the felt now and the bumpers.
Anyway, before I got it, it was converted to free play. Coin mech was removed and the tray that holds all the balls in the return was blocked open. I think I'd like to convert it back to coin op. It can still be free play but I'd like to be able to have it work like it originally did. Press the mech and "thunk" all the balls will roll out.
I've ordered a coin mech. Seems pretty straightforward- press in the mech. It moves a metal rod which in turn lifts the tray and the balls release. However they must have removed a connector bar between that rod and the tray. I can't figure out what it looked like or where it connected. Trying to figure out a hack to reconnect the two.
It will probably be easier to visualize once I take out the slate. Right now I'm working from the ball return and the ball holding areas. Not a lot of room.
Anyone familiar with either this brand or another brand? I'm sure they are all pretty similar.
So I have an American Shuffleboard brand pool table. It's bar size. Was originally coin op. Ivehad it for probably 20 years. My son has gotten old enough that he likes to play. Thinking about redoing the felt now and the bumpers.
Anyway, before I got it, it was converted to free play. Coin mech was removed and the tray that holds all the balls in the return was blocked open. I think I'd like to convert it back to coin op. It can still be free play but I'd like to be able to have it work like it originally did. Press the mech and "thunk" all the balls will roll out.
I've ordered a coin mech. Seems pretty straightforward- press in the mech. It moves a metal rod which in turn lifts the tray and the balls release. However they must have removed a connector bar between that rod and the tray. I can't figure out what it looked like or where it connected. Trying to figure out a hack to reconnect the two.
It will probably be easier to visualize once I take out the slate. Right now I'm working from the ball return and the ball holding areas. Not a lot of room.
Anyone familiar with either this brand or another brand? I'm sure they are all pretty similar.
