Skee Ball 100 point rings

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I am wanting to upgrade my late 1980s Model H Skee-Ball machine to include the 100 point rings in the upper corners. I see that some vendors actually sell them new and they do appear identical to the classic machine I have, but I would prefer to have a used set as they will match the patina. If any one has or knows of a good pair of used 100 point rings, please let me know. Many thanks to all
 
What vendors? I don't believe these are available new anywhere (besides the maniac on ebay). Used is likely your only option (paging @big420atx ). Does your machine have the wiring for the 100 pt switches? Do you have the correct ROM as well? You need the rings and the trough piece with the switches. You will have to drill holes and modify the top of your existing trough to adapt to the 100 point trough. You will also need the 'obstacle brackets' (t-rods) that prevent stuck balls on top of the 100 pt pockets.
 
BayTek sells the rings and they appear identical except the rivets are silver not brass plated as the originals. They also have some odd little ball attached to them to act in keeping the wooden skee ball from getting hung up on top of the ring and pinned in the corner. That could easily be removed and replaced with the correct metal T post as in the originals. There are several ways to get the scoring to work properly. I do have the wiring but not the correct ROM. The ROM chip could be replaced as I understand and there are at least 2 other workarounds to make it work from the switch scoring perspective. The horizontal trough is the easiest part as metal "L" channel works well and is not seen after assembly. This is what I know after doing a good deal of research. Thanks for your input and happy to hear of other suggestions or advice that you may have. It's sourcing a pair of original rings that will match the patina of my 1980s machine (and have the brass rivets that match all the other rings) that appears to be the hard part
Best regards
Ron
 
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