Mills, a 1934 Castle slot machine, full restoration.

[99623]

If I have a problem with my spelling, it's my fur baby who is at fault. She has a tendency to give me face rubs while I'm on the internet. ❤

[Critterpainter]

On some of your earlier posts you showed pictures of levers and other parts that looked bent to you. I learned the hard way not to straighten anything without learning exactly what it does. The adjustments on these machines does involve bending parts into the correct position. I "fixed" some horizontal payout levers once and had to restore the bend I took out to correct some of the payouts.

[99623]

I asked some of the experts who had extensive work on these before I did anything. I have a lot of experience with the Bally EM restoring from the ground up, and I normally don't bend things.
This Mills was a basket case, sitting somewhere in a garage collecting debris, dirt, you name it, and of course you had someone tweaking stuff.
Now, it is coming together, I am sourcing the missing parts, replacing springs, everything I'd completed in restoring it back to 1934.

[99623]

The mechanism is coming along. Still working on the missing parts.

[99623]

Cabinet is restored, everything is adjusted, and correct.

[99623]

I'm still trying to figure out where the spring goes.

[Bally Bill]

That's takes a small spring, let me know and I can measure the spring length on my machine

[99623]

That's takes a small spring, let me know and I can measure the spring length on my machine

Your awesome thank you for your help. What book are you using, I have several books but not that one.
David

[Bally Bill]

your welcome David, Here is the book I purchased from Marshal before he passed away on 11/5/2024-A nice guy and true Coin-Op Icon that I never met but spoke with him over the phone on a few occasions in 2023. I think but not sure if his son is taking orders but there might be a few members here that might sell this Slot manual.

[99623]

your welcome David, Here is the book I purchased from Marshal before he passed away on 11/5/2024-A nice guy and true Coin-Op Icon that I never met but spoke with him over the phone on a few occasions in 2023. I think but not sure if his son is taking orders but there might be a few members here that might sell this Slot manual.

Thanks the more information on the Mills slot machine, the better.