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Painting PDF Print E-mail
Written by Robert Meaux   
Tuesday, 30 June 2009 14:46

Spent the past few days painting the metal parts of the game.

 

Control Panels:

Stripped the paint off with Citripstrip.

Sanded the panels with a fine sand paper (by hand).

 

Put on a primer and painted them with RustOleum Gloss Black Enamel.

   

 

The Coin Door

Painted the door and frame the same way I painted the control panels.  (removed all of the parts first, of course)

    

 

   

Other parts:

I also painted some of the interior pieces, including the PCB cage and the coin box assembly.

I painted them with RustOleum metallic silver paint.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 August 2010 21:30
 
New Service Door PDF Print E-mail
Written by Robert Meaux   
Monday, 29 June 2009 18:15
Built a new service door today.  The game I bought didn't have one.

It consists of the board to enclose the game, plus a "lip" that helps it sit in the cab.  I also installed a keyed lock that I purchased from Home Depot.

   

I also attached the Black Morocco-Style vinyl.

   

   

Here's the door sitting in the game:
Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 August 2010 21:30
 
New cab is completed! PDF Print E-mail
Written by Robert Meaux   
Thursday, 18 June 2009 20:29

Finished building the new cab!  Three days in 100+ degree heat (and the muggy Houston atmosphere!). However, the cab came out great! 

I built an entire new cab, including a new stand.   I also cut-out the hole for the coin door (which turned out to be the most difficult part). I only re-used 4 wooden pieces from the original cab (these are the black pieces in the pictures). 2 pieces are the supports for the monitor and control panels. The other 2 (very small pieces) are the supports for the glass, which the control panels bolt into.

If you ever try this, be sure to use wood glue.  The wood glue is really what's holding it together.  The screws and nails basically just hold it together until the wood glue dries.  During construction, I had to remove two pieces I made incorrectly.  I basically had to chisel them apart after the glue had 2 days to dry!

      

 

      

 

 
 
Rebuilding the cab PDF Print E-mail
Written by Robert Meaux   
Friday, 05 June 2009 20:23

Haven't done much work on the game in the past two years.  Time to get rolling!

I have decided to rebuild the cabinet.  The current one is severely water damaged. I am using particle board for the new cab (since the original was built of particle board).  Went to Home Depot and purchased 2 sheets of 3/4" particle board, 1 sheet of 3/4"plywood (for the bottom), screws, wood glue, and lots more stuff.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 August 2010 21:33
 
Researching game info PDF Print E-mail
Written by Robert Meaux   
Friday, 21 September 2007 21:50
I've been researching information on repairing the game. 

Located the following useful files and manuals.


 
 
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