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Mills Castle Front
This is in for an escelator jam. Update: Pulled the escelator fully apart, cleaned it, adjusted and tested. Now works as it should.
Mills Bell-O-Matic High Top Slot Machine
This machine is in for a complete overhaul. It's one of the greasiest, dirtiest, and most sticky units I’ve encountered in some time, with stubborn, dried-on tacky grease coating every surface. FYI: I'm told that this...
1930s Groetchen Columbia Double Jackpot Slot Machine
This is in for a jam. Update: Found that the mechanism was frozen in various areas due to old, dried grease. The owner did not want to do a full overhaul on the machine. So I sprayed WD-40 everywhere to free up the mechanism. Then went...
Mills Black Cherry 5 Cent Slot Machine
This is in for a full overhaul and has jammed coins in the escalator. Update: Cleared coin jam. Fully disassembled the machine for a full overhaul. Cleaned every part before putting it back together, oiling, greasing, and new...
Namco Class of 1981 Galaga Ms Pac-Man Cocktail
This is in for a scrambled picture on the CRT. Hopefully, just a monitor chassis rebuild will do it, and not a PCB issue. To be determined. BTW: This thing is huge! about 1/3 larger than a typical cocktail cabinet. Never seen one before...
Jennings Sun Chief Slot Machine
This is in for a full overhaul. Update: A very nice machine that just needed a good cleaning. The mechanism was not too bad. It had a few jammed nickels in the clock that prevented it from cycling. The escalator was seized up with old...
1936 Mills Gum Vending Machine
This is in for a lost key, and these keys are near impossible to find. Update: So I'm drilling out the rivets. Found a NOS lock and key set online. Sandblasted the bottom inside and out of the cabinet. Painted the area that I...
Taito Moon Shuttle
This is here to get the controls working and the coin pay working properly. Not playable at all 
Mills Vest Pocket Slot Machine
This is to get working. It is, from what I have seen so far, a basket-case. I'll give it a thorough look to determine if it can be saved or turned into a parts machine. This has been determined to be a parts machine. So it will now...
Taito Polaris Cabaret Glass
Saving another glass bezel. A thorough cleaning is necessary before masking off see-through areas to apply a clear coat, preventing further flaking. Until someone recreates this glass, which is unlikely to happen due to its rarity, this one is now...
Space Encounters Cabaret Glass
Saving another glass bezel. A thorough cleaning is necessary before masking off see-through areas to apply a clear coat, preventing further flaking. Until someone remakes this glass (I might in the future), which probably won't happen because...
Sports Ball Rugrats Themed Gumball Vending Machine
This is in to clean up the lighting. It should have rope LED lighting, not the tape LED lighting that looks like it's burnt. Holds Up to 5 Cases of 1" Gumballs (4,250 gumballs total) Vends Gumballs, Jawbreakers, Megabytes,...
Aristocrat Gold Star Slot Machine
This is in to figure out the payout. The slides were removed and dropped out of order. Slides and cover are not in place. Coin chute not in place. Vertical and horizontal springs have been removed. The rear back brace is not attached and removed....
1934 National Draw Poker Trade Stimulator
This is in for rear door fitment. The rear door is not original to the machine and is a bit too wide. Update: I let the customer know that the width of the door is correct as it covers part of the handle mechanism. I will add some wood...
1920s Mills Spearmint Operators Bell Slot Machine
A very cool early Mills Operator Bell machine. This is in for a full overhaul. It's been sitting in a cardboard box in a warehouse for a long time, full of dust and debris. Reels will need some straightening, and the cabinet will be done...
Buster Bros PCB
This is on for no video issue. The customer included the manual and schematics. Update: This has been repaired and confirmed working.
Street Fighter II PCB
This is in for a no Sound issue. Update: The sound issue has been fixed. A couple of ICs have been replaced along with a CPU.
Flintstones Lucky Eggs Arcade Vending Machine
This is in for cosmetic issues. Update: A New power cord has been added. The coin slide has been cleaned, oiled, and tested. A new lower lock cam that fits into the lock slot has been replaced. New Black Smooth T-Molding. New Leg...
2001 Slam Dunk Arcade Machine
This is in for some new red laminate on the left side and gluing what has lifted on the other sides. Update: Red vertical-grade laminate has been ordered (it won't match, but it should be close). The broken and pulled-away laminate...
1940s Columbia Trade Stimulator
This is on for a full overhaul and spring replacement (what a mess). The customer kept the top and back. It's missing a few critical parts (Coin Escalator Cover, Magazine Chute Cover, and Spring). I'm on the hunt for them. ...
1920s Mills Bell Poinsettia 1776 Slot Machine
This is in for a full overhaul. The machine has been fully torn down and cleaned in the parts cleaner. Reassembled by oiling and greasing where needed. Replaced a few missing screws (clock and coin tube). After assembly, I...
Pace 5 Cent Double Slot Machine
This was an out call for a coin jam. Found several nickels jammed in the top coin chute and some loose coins floating around in the mechs. Cleaned a few levers that where stuck and then oiled. Oiled both mechs and tested. Noted to owner...
1960s Alstate Space Jet Bell Double Slot Machine
This is in for a full overhaul. The mechanism is sticky due to some old grease that has hardened. Update: I pulled the reels off and dipped the mech in the parts cleaner. Hand-cleaned some stuck parts. Oiled the entire mech. Everything...
1960s Jennings Fitzgerald's Slot Machine
This is in because it lost its balance and fell over. Not really, but it did fall over and break the escalator back plate and left side frame. Update: The machine came in damaged. Had to source parts and found on eBay the left side...
Jennings Little Duke Nickel Slot Machine
This is on for a full overhaul. The wood cabinet has separated, so that will also be addressed. Needs a back door lock too. Update: The mech has been fully taken apart. Parts cleaned in parts cleaner tub. Hand cleaned where needed....
Watling Rol-A-Top Nickel Slot Machine
This is in for a full overhaul and troubleshooting as to why pulling the handle does nothing. Update: The clock was stuck solid (sprayed with WD-40 to break it loose) and then it started spinning. I noticed a crucial shoulder screw is...
Removing Old Dried Duct Tape from a Wood Pinball
It was sad to see a 1930s Pinball machine held together with old, dried duct tape. People, please! Duct tape is for just that—ducting. I used some Goof Off and soaked it for a few minutes, then carefully used a plastic razor-blade...
1937 Mills Flasher Bell Fruit EM Slot Machine
This is in for a full refurbishment to get working. It costs 10 cents per pull/play. The main mechanism is a hidden 3-reel Bell-style slot machine. This game is Not A Pinball. It operates like a slot machine. It has a glass playfield...
1935 Mills Ten Grand EM Payout Pinball Machine
This is in for a full refurbish to get working. 2 balls for 25 cents. Uses a hidden 3-reel Bell-style slot machine as the main mechanism. Updates: The mechanism has been fully disassembled and the parts washed. Hand cleaned...
1930's Wooden Pinball Legs
We have 2 Stoner 1930's EM Pinball machines missing legs. Will produce an exact copy for our EM pinball machine (Stoner Cavalcade). Made from Poplar a lightweight...
1933 C. F. Eckhart & Company Wahoo Pinball Payout Machine
Got the privilege to repair this Wahoo and get it working again. All it needed was a good cleaning. Pulled the entire mech apart. Cleaned all the vertical and horizontal payout fingers. Pulled the payout slides out for a good dry cleaning. Cleaned...
Mills High Top 5 Cent Slot Machine Overhaul
This machines works nice, but does need a good cleaning. Its been about 20 years since its last service and is gummed up in areas. This is in for a full take apart, clean, adjustment, grease and oil. First will be to break down the...
Wico Joystick Adapter Plate
Had to fabricate an adapter plate for our Sega Head-On game. Went from a pool ball for a handle, too a new complete micro-switch joystick that works much smoother anyways. The original joystick has been saved and kept with the game,...
Stern Astro Invader Monitor Bezel
This is in descent condition and I have not seen any reproductions of this glass. So we are gonna do what we can to preserve it by Krylon Triple-Thick Crystal Clear Glaze coating the back of the bezel to prevent any more scratches and paint...
1996 Franklin Mint Coca-Cola Pinball Machine
This is in for a light feature not working and unknown noises. Update: I found the noise coming from a gear set with a broken gear. This unit controls the spinning lights, ball kicker, and a few other things. The broken gear is not...
Atari Hard Drivin Arcade PCB
This is in for a VRAM error and possibly some other RAM issues too. Will add a new socket where error is showing and VRAM chip supplied by customer. Update. Wrong customer supplied sockets (too narrow). The socket is replaced and noticed...
Wells Gardner 19K7611 Rebuild and Tube Swap
This came in non-working with a weak tube. Rebuilt the chassis and did a tube swap.
LS-30 8-Way Rotary Joystick Replacement
These Rotary Joysticks came in for replacement. Unfortunately the ones that are being replaced have glued in caps. So I had to drill the cap out to remove the old joystick from the control panel. Lots of de-soldering wires off. Adding wire...
1936 Maytag Model 92 Engine Refurbished
This engine started out in good working condition. I had too change out the short gas tank for a long gas tank to run under my washer machine. Pulled apart, bead blasted, cleaned and painted dark Hunter green. New full engine gasket kit installed....
Taito Exerion Glass Preservation
This glass is kinda rare, so we are preserving it by applying Krylon Triple-Thick Crystal Clear Glaze over the entire painted area, to prevent any more flaking of paint.
Konami Gyruss Arcade PCB
This is in to convert the High Score Saves to the High Score Saves Multi Game kit. Have to add 4 sockets to the PCB and then plug in all the add-ons.
Pac-Man Conversion to Time Soldiers
A nice Original Pac-Man empty cabinet will be converted into a Time Soldiers. Customer will paint the cabinet. Update: Control panel in place. Marquee in place. Speaker wiring attached. New Switching power supply has been added and...
1990 Midway Pigskin 621 A.D. Refurbished
This is in for a refurbishment, not a restoration. Monitor has been rebuild and tube swapped. Broken cabinet corners have been fixed with new wood. New dark blue t-molding has been added. Fully cleaned and gone through. New back door. Controls...
1961 Alstate Space Jet Bell Slot Machine
This is in to make working again and fabricate a proper base. Very cool progressive top half. Findings: Mechanism is very gummed up from old grease and wont move. The handle is frozen solid from old grease. Some florescent lights...
Romstar Time Soldiers Arcade Upright Machine
Came in with a dead monitor. A Time Soldiers in a Red Alert cabinet is in for a full overhaul to make work. Will rebuild the monitor chassis, go through the wiring and controls to make sure all works as it should. Includes lots of spare parts to...
Asteroids Deluxe Side Art
Adding new side art from Escape Pod and new t-molding to this Asteroids Deluxe.
Williams Defender Boardsets
Two power supplies, two PCBs and two ROM boards all in for being dead. We will revive them once and for all..
Atari RoadBlasters Restoration
Atari Road Blasters bottom replacement, corner repair, and extra hole removal. Replaced control panel with a donor that did not have extra holes. Well, I did not want to go down this path, BUT I'm gonna do a full restoration on this...
1987 Romstar Time Soldiers
This came in as a project to build. Just need a Galaga cabinet, then we can assemble.. To Do: Test boards, Test controls and Wiring. Make sure a cabinet will fit marquee and control panel given.
1988 Sega Hot Rod 3 Player Upright Arcade Machine
In for a FULL restoration is this 1988 Sega Hot Rod 3 Player upright Arcade game. (The below info will be updated and changed as we go through this project). Game board works, still need more testing after the cabinet is completed. The...
1956 Tom's 15c Toasted Peanuts Vendor
This came in non-working. All we did was clean and adjust the coin mech. Lubed all the pulls and slides. Happy customer!