Looking for some old woodrail parts...

anubisdeath6

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I'm restoring my 1940 Four-Five-Six that I just picked up the other day, I have it all ripped apart right now and I'm making a list of what I'm going to need to pick up...I'm getting the basics (novus, bulbs, etc.) from PBR, but there's a few things they don't have...maybe you guys can help me out:

• Wooden Legs (Looking for like new condition)
• Ball lift mechanism

So if anyone has any of those parts, let me know, I really need them.
 
No, I actually don't have an account over there, I've been here for a couple years and it just seems as if there's many more people here than at those others...
 
I never said I wasn't going to try, I'm actually setting up accounts on there right now. I have a feeling I'll be looking high and low for some of this stuff, so I'm definatly taking your advice.
 
New wood legs? Fire up your Yankee Workshop goodies and make some.

Ball lifter... hmmm... Baker made games for three years, 70 years ago. Genuine original parts are as common as rocking horse poo.

Ball lifters from 5-ball Gottlieb and Williams games turn up fairly regular on flebay. They all work pretty much the same - you might be able to modify one to fit the game.

You could try the folks at the prewarpinball group - maybe someone has something lying around. http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/prewarpinball/ (moderated group - membership required)
 
Thanks for the leads...I've seen some nice stuff from Prewar Pinball, but I can't access that link because I'm not a member, I don't see a way to become one either...

...Steve Young from PBR suggested I trace an outline of the inside of my machine and snail mail it to him and he might have a part that'd fit, but he was kind of a prick on the phone to me so I don't know if it's worth it.
 
I don't have a problem creating new legs if you think that's what it will take, but in your opinion, will that take away from the originality of the machine as a whole?
 
I don't have a problem creating new legs if you think that's what it will take, but in your opinion, will that take away from the originality of the machine as a whole?

I wouldn't bother unless they have serious termite issues or something like that. Clean 'em up with some furniture polish and that should be just fine.

Steve has a phone personality - don't take it personal.

http://www.prewarpinball.com/ click the relic pin, click the Contact page link, there's a link there.

You wouldn't paint the Dodge, would you?
 

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Thanks, I sent them an email. And I the only reason I wanted new legs is because they're cracked. But I guess that's normal? I'll clean them up and see how they look. I'll also do the same for the other wooden parts as opposed to replacing them. You're right, no repainting, no rebuilding parts, original is best.

@tomdotcom, He just rubbed me the wrong way, but if he's the only way I'm going to find this part, I guess I'll have to suck it up, if only he'd let me just email digital scans of the inside of my machine, things would go faster, but he insisted on snail mail.
 
He's an ole timer, he doesn't take paypal, visa, nothing either. You have to money order by snail mail. But he's SUPER knowledgeable and has lots of parts that other people don't.

I've always had great service from him myself...
 
Wood legs always split at the top and wouldn't ya know it... pbr has the tie-bolts that hold 'em together (#HDW-ANTISPLIT 79¢ ea.).

They show in the pic:
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Work some glue in to the splits, add the ties, good to go.
 
I have those bolts in my legs already, I guess I should just fill some glue in the cracks and tighten them down. Ok well I guess I'm down to just trying to find that darn Ball Lift
 
There were a mess of little companies building pins in the '30s up to WW2. I find it hard to believe that every one of them made their own ball lifters. You might find that something else works.

There's a pic below of some Williams pieces. The unit at right is a late woodrail. At left, an early '60s 5-ball pin.
 

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Thanks for the picture, Steve Young said that if I give him a drawing with the exact dimensions he's pretty sure he can come up with something for me...so we'll see how that goes.
 
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