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New want to learn how to work on slots

Postby Slot Nut » Sun Nov 15, 2020 5:02 pm

I am a total newbey I am very interested in learning how to work on slot machine I am not interested in the 60s 70s or 80s slots I want to learn on 50s and back I hope by next year when business catches up I can buy a core some place mainly interested in Mills. I just wanted to send a shout out to the guys on here.
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Re: New want to learn how to work on slots

Postby rtmccurdy » Sun Nov 15, 2020 5:57 pm

While you are waiting...order "Owner's Pictorial Guide to the Repair of Mills Slot Machines" by Geddes and Mead---an invaluable source of information. Also check out David Burritt's website (ibuyoldslots.com) where he has some great information on reproduction slots as well as Mills repair information on a thumb drive. Good luck!
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Re: New want to learn how to work on slots

Postby radiorich123 » Sun Nov 15, 2020 5:59 pm

Wow good for you. Mills slots are a good choice to begin with. Lots of info and parts for them. In joy your new hobby.
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Re: New want to learn how to work on slots

Postby Slot Nut » Mon Nov 16, 2020 9:21 am

radiorich123 wrote:Wow good for you. Mills slots are a good choice to begin with. Lots of info and parts for them. In joy your new hobby.


I feel that mills is a good machine to start with when I was a kid living in Nevada , I saw a lot of these in the casinos thanks :-)
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Re: New want to learn how to work on slots

Postby BALTMANHD103 » Mon Nov 16, 2020 10:12 am

Enjoy you will find you have gotten yourself into an expensive hobby but fun. There also a lot of good people ready to help.
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Re: New want to learn how to work on slots

Postby rosekiller454356 » Mon Nov 16, 2020 5:53 pm

I remember buying my first slots in the 70's. Other than playing them in the NCO clubs overseas I knew very little about them. Resources such as Steve Squires and the Meade and Geddes booklet were most instrumental for me to understand how they operate. I am still amazed how engineers could configure the interaction and make the mechanical components to create a working masterpiece. First of all buy the booklet and do not hesitate to ask, ask, and ask.
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Re: New want to learn how to work on slots

Postby Slot Nut » Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:13 am

radiorich123 wrote:Wow good for you. Mills slots are a good choice to begin with. Lots of info and parts for them. In joy your new hobby.


Thank you it will be awhile before I get a machine money is tight right now I am thinking about posting and ad to trade my motor cycle for a couple of old cores it has low miles and just collecting dust out in the shop
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Re: New want to learn how to work on slots

Postby Slot Nut » Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:17 am

rosekiller454356 wrote:I remember buying my first slots in the 70's. Other than playing them in the NCO clubs overseas I knew very little about them. Resources such as Steve Squires and the Meade and Geddes booklet were most instrumental for me to understand how they operate. I am still amazed how engineers could configure the interaction and make the mechanical components to create a working masterpiece. First of all buy the booklet and do not hesitate to ask, ask, and ask.


Being an Auto Tech and Marine Tech the mechanics of these machines over load my senses how in the hell did they engineer this ? It just blows my mind . And this is beyond my capabilities. They designed this with no computer only a slide rule some paper and using their heads just amazing and the shit lasted through the ages of time .
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