JeepGoesBeep
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...fix it until it is. That seems to be one of my biggest problems when working on projects.
So to keep from breaking the Donkey Kong machine I have been working on I found something to keep me busy in between coats of paint, sanding, etc... it seems that anything I could possibly over think I will so I gotta set my mind on something else...
I've had this payphone since the early 80's and never really did much with it. It's been sitting out in the storage building for the past 10 years or so and it was starting to get into pretty bad shape so I decided to save it. I took it in and cleaned it up a little then I rewired it to make it work in the home. Once I knew it was working, I tore into it to do a real good cleaning on it:
I didnt have the lock for the upper section and the key for the coin vault had been lost years ago so I had no way of getting into it other than to drill. The whole assembly comes off with a few screws from the back other than two that screwed in from the inside. I drilled those two from the back so when the drill bit got down in a little ways and caught it just screwed them right on out like a bolt extractor. Luckily the actual coin box was missing from the vault so I didnt have to feel bad and smash it to get the screws out of the lock. I found new locks and keys for it so I will order those when I get payed this week. I also found this on Ebay to make it work like an actual payphone using just a regular POTS line:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coin-Controller-Your-Antique-3-Slot-Payphone-/300711109098#ht_36924wt_1139
I'm wanting to build a phone booth that would fit into my gameroom that would match the era of the phone...does anyone have any leads on plans or photos or any info on anything like that? Thanks for looking!
tommy
So to keep from breaking the Donkey Kong machine I have been working on I found something to keep me busy in between coats of paint, sanding, etc... it seems that anything I could possibly over think I will so I gotta set my mind on something else...
I've had this payphone since the early 80's and never really did much with it. It's been sitting out in the storage building for the past 10 years or so and it was starting to get into pretty bad shape so I decided to save it. I took it in and cleaned it up a little then I rewired it to make it work in the home. Once I knew it was working, I tore into it to do a real good cleaning on it:
I didnt have the lock for the upper section and the key for the coin vault had been lost years ago so I had no way of getting into it other than to drill. The whole assembly comes off with a few screws from the back other than two that screwed in from the inside. I drilled those two from the back so when the drill bit got down in a little ways and caught it just screwed them right on out like a bolt extractor. Luckily the actual coin box was missing from the vault so I didnt have to feel bad and smash it to get the screws out of the lock. I found new locks and keys for it so I will order those when I get payed this week. I also found this on Ebay to make it work like an actual payphone using just a regular POTS line:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coin-Controller-Your-Antique-3-Slot-Payphone-/300711109098#ht_36924wt_1139
I'm wanting to build a phone booth that would fit into my gameroom that would match the era of the phone...does anyone have any leads on plans or photos or any info on anything like that? Thanks for looking!
tommy
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