If you haven’t played a modern pinball machine in a while, you might be wondering what techlogical improve have been made in the past few…
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Stuck at home for an extended period of time? Why not build a home arcade? With inexpensive single-board computers like the Raspberry Pi, open-source software…
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That what Gary Stern, owner of Stern, Inc., told a reporter from the Chicago Tribune back in December of 1999, the year pinball almost died.…
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Pinball machines entice people for a variety of reasons. Flashing lights, exciting graphics, cool mechanical action – they all promise a few minutes of fun.…
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How to clean the score reels on an old pinball machine Got a vintage electro-mechanic or EM pinball machine with score reels? Those grungy old…
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Continuing with my vintage pinball machine restoration. My Bally Hang Glider pinball machine came with a cracked backglass. I haven’t found a replacement and doubt…
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Bumpers are both a common element on a pinball machine as well as a part that can take a lot of abuse. The parts are…
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I’m restoring a Bally Hang Glider Electro-Mechanical (EM) pinball machine released in December, 1976. This forty plus-year-old machine has seen about 40,000 game plays in…
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I recently saw one of these ’70s made for the home market pinball machines on Facebook Marketplace offered for sale for $300 – which is…
Comments closedAs you might know, pinball machines are heavy! Vintage machines are not too bad, maybe weighing less than 200 pounds but more modern machines can…
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