by RameGoom » Sat May 31, 2014 7:10 am
Another few questions here: How do I get the water line mark out of the cabinet? After looking closer at the machine, it appears it had been sitting in maybe 1-1/2 in. of water at some point in its life. Inside the cabinet, there are only minor signs that it had picked up water, the most obvious is the bottom of the coin box was rusty. I managed to get that all out, leaving un-plated metal surfaces inside the box. The rest was in good condition, with a bit of rust on the metal bracket affixed to the bottom of the back door. I am going to disassemble and bead-blast every metal part in the cabinet.
The water line appears to have lightened the stain on the outside perimeter of the wood case. And, the base is pretty dry and lacks any matching stain to the rest of the machine. Almost like the base could use stain and lacquer to match the rest of the cabinet. Not sure what to do with that.
The reel strips are going to be a tough call, because even though they're all there, I would consider the condition to be fair to poor - maybe someone can look at that image and tell me if I'm right about that. There is a piece of the paper missing on the smallest circle, and some marks from masking tape residue from who knows when. Removing the reel bundl from the mechanism was a bear, because you need to disassemble half of the frame to get it out. Then, the glue that holds the paper to the metal has lost its bond on some of the sections, leaving the strips very vulnerable. I'm not sure what type of adhesive they used in the 30's, and have to be way careful I don't use something that will bleed thru the fragile paper. I'm thinking that spray adhesive that the arts and crafts stores sell.
Am I getting too technical? Should I not be too concerned on this? I'm kind of a perfectionist when it comes to mechanical stuff, and just want it to be right. And, I really enjoy tearing into these machines, the deeper the better.
Thanks again for all the good advice. I will contribute a very detailed pictorial on breaking this machine down and hopefully will help someone else who wants to tackle one of these machines. I have been busy working on several E2000 Bally machines, and have amassed a great deal of knowledge on how to get them to work properly. Maybe a "Technical" section would be a good addition to this site, helpful to others.
Slowly building a knowledge base on E2000 series Bally machines and J400 Jennings. Started with the antique Mills and Jennings. Getting there...