by TheFatman » Sun Oct 06, 2013 4:11 pm
The first thing and I feel most important it that you never leave your machine with "ANYONE" locksmiths included. They will remove old coins and tell you it was empty. Dont let anyone talk you into leaving your machine with them to restore until you know them, where they live and have a few references about them. I have heard too many stories of new collectors giving their machine to someone to restore and if they were lucky to get it back, it usually had original parts removed and replace with retro or re-manufactured parts. There is plenty of excellent help for you here to talk k you thru any problem you might have.
Dave