anubisdeath6
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Well...despite not gaining any information from ipdb, here, or google, I went ahead and drove 90 miles and bought a 1940 pinball machine. This is my first woodrail, and by far the oldest machine I've ever bought. So...I don't even know where to begin working on it. The cabinet is an 8.5/10, playfield is about a 8/10 and the backglass is 10/10. Physically, it's in AMAZING condition for being 70 years old.
It powers up and plays but it's missing the ball return mechanism, so when you insert a nickle and the balls drop, they just fall to the bottom of the cabinet...I need to find a ball return. If I take off the glass, I can manually load the balls. And then more problems. The game plays, but a few of the relays are bad and don't register when you hit the bumpers.
Anyway, just wanted to show off the toy, if anyone has ANY information about it, or any advice as to where to start, or general advice about woodrails, let me know!! I'll photograph everything as I go and keep it up to date on my blog.
P.S. Anyone know where I can find a ball return mechanism for an old machine such as this?
It powers up and plays but it's missing the ball return mechanism, so when you insert a nickle and the balls drop, they just fall to the bottom of the cabinet...I need to find a ball return. If I take off the glass, I can manually load the balls. And then more problems. The game plays, but a few of the relays are bad and don't register when you hit the bumpers.
Anyway, just wanted to show off the toy, if anyone has ANY information about it, or any advice as to where to start, or general advice about woodrails, let me know!! I'll photograph everything as I go and keep it up to date on my blog.
P.S. Anyone know where I can find a ball return mechanism for an old machine such as this?
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