I have a 1970 batter up can u fix mine and where are you??

Thank you for the tip on using a toothpick and glue to fill a screw hole, was able to use that trick around the house for a screw that kept coming loose on me.

I love this game. It is so challenging for me!

I am quite anal about marking wire location. EVERY wire on the harness whether it's controlled or GI is written on painters tape and attached to a wire(including multiple wires on a single location). I mark switch #'s per the manual also...overkill certainly, but i've yet to burn my house down😂 I usually install new bare wire everywhere also so marking is super important. And I also mark location on the playfield in case a wire falls off You took pictures, so your good to go!

WAIT WHAT? Switches gotta open when they gotta open and they gotta close when they gotta close?

Very nice. Vibrant. May need to start looking for a Liberty bell myself!

Nice! I'm working on the bell and chime on my 67 Magic Town. Can't get the chime to sound right. Coil, sleeve and plunger are all good and work properly. So its something to do with the chime and how it's fastened to the box. Would love to see you rebuild yours. Any chance you can do a video on that?

@caryhardy

Great that you posted this video - I’ve always loved pinball and have recently just purchased my first table which just happens to be Vagabond- this video is very helpful ow I’m going through and refurbishing the machine. 😊

its a shame you dont have any touchup paint. Great job.

Way too complicated for my mind.

It looks fantastic!!! 😍😍😍😍

are those wooden boards treated with anything?

That’s a pretty little thing. I need to get the repro stuff for mine when I get around to it. Looks beautiful.

you dont have to mark each bumper, they are all exactly alike?

Cool stuff as always. Sorry to get off topic but I have a question. I noticed today while playing my stern galaxy that the game would initiate tilt when the machine wasn't moved or rocked at all. After playing and activating tilt a few more times I noticed that when the right slingshot switch is activated the tilt mode is initiated. I looked under the playfield and found the little piece of Masonite board that attaches the solenoid to the lever is broken and out of position. I dont see how that could make the tilt feature activate since the slingshot switch activates fine every time it's depressed. (After I activate the ball kicker switch) Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.

Nice! Then electrical tape with the little zip tie should last forever Also, that backboard looks really clean. Did you polyurethane that?

The playfield is really looking good!!!

Do you remember how many teeth are on the 3rd score motor wheel? I think that the schematic shows 3 teeth?

Played this exact machine at MGC this spring and now I’m searching for one myself. What an awesome game

wow! your really documenting the whole process. great series!

Now this is real KZbin stuff right here ! 🔥

Looks awesome!!!

I’m first this time ❤

Shiny. I need to get my lady working.

Make sure the trough is parallel when replacing

Great series so far!

Not long ago I found a place nearby that mostly vintage machines and stopped by, saw a man working on one of them. First time seeing the guts out in the open in person. He told me all about what i was looking at, really enjoyed what he did. Respect to you guys still maintaining these things. I'd imagine you don't do it for the money but just the love of the work itself.

I've got my cpr mata hari playfield waiting for me to get to work. I'll follow you along for motivation to get it done!

Appreciate the video, especially the issues you run into as it shows me how to get past them also. I have a sticky stepper on my blast off so this will be helpful. For cleaning inside stuff, I sometimes use gun cleaning patches, as they hold together a bit better than paper towels. Thanks again!

Mark, any idea of how many hours you have into the restore?

Thanks!

Oh, that’s funny you apologizing for getting sidetracked on old technology as you are working at all technology

Great bright table

easy....if the board is out of the machine...nice engineering to put that important relay in the far back corner of the bottom

Thanks for the video! On my blast off, the hundred digit is slow to rotate when it gets on the 9, causing it to stick and sometimes not advance the thousands digit. Any thoughts as to whether this is just a cleaning issue, or could the coil perhaps be weak? Thanks!

Great series of videos, thanks for putting together. I have a Blast Off that I'm trying to figure out what is supposed to happen when you hit the lit upper stand up target. It advances the outlane rollover from 50 points to 100 points on one side and on the other side it advances the 50 points to the special. When you hit the pop bumpers, it alternates the special from one side to the other and also alternates the 100 points to the other side. Is this correct? I found area of schematic that impacts this, but I'm not good at reading schematics. I would have thought it would have advanced to 100, then 300 then special, but am not sure. Thought you might know, thanks!

All you need now is a small bottle of TAPMagic, the elixir of tap and die machining....

Mark, are you still using this? I just ordered one from your affiliate link for a stinky Williams Grand Prix.

I used UV windshield repair resin on my Stern 'Lightning' inserts (badly cupped) and it worked great. You apply enough drops to the insert, drop a piece of mylar over it and cure it with a UV nail dryer in a few minutes. It can be done with the insert still in the playfield too.

Liberty Bell is a great playing machine, fast play when dial in.

is the relay to the left of the cap the change relay?

Happy 4th of July Mark!! Another great video. Thank you!!

install with fuses(dead) on the clips for perfect length! i also try to float anything that gets hotter(sand resistors, bridges, etc.)

If you have a relay that is always on why don't you just hard wire it and eliminate the relay?

Saludos desde Chile muy bueno tus videos. Tengo un Grand Prix y estoy tratando de arreglarlo es un moño de vieja, saludos.

Looking good

Woot woot 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Lookin good