How to install side art blades on a Stern Pinball Machine

[@jinkus]

Well, that was badass. Thanks for sharing and calming my anxieties a bit. Nicely done!

[@pinballshenanigans]

Thanks brother. Sometimes I just fake it till I make it LOL

[@42.0fmthefever5]

Mike is the Bob Ross of making pinball machines look beautiful

[@pinballshenanigans]

Haha love it :)

[@42.0fmthefever5]

@@pinballshenanigans glad you like it brother

[@TiltingT]

Slapping mine on in the morning had to revisit your video!

[@pinballshenanigans]

Cool man how did it go?

[@TiltingT]

@@pinballshenanigans went pretty smooth.. pulled the playfield out to do mine. I will post a video this weekend so you can see the results

[@pinballshenanigans]

@@TiltingT sweet I will check that out!!

[@freddierodriguez2608]

Great info vid; I still don't understand how and why Stern doesn't install them art blade from factory now they raised the price tag by a lot and even before it makes sense for them to install them without the playfield on. SMFH💯‼️

[@pinballshenanigans]

I think the LE models have the blades installed but would be nice for premiums too at least!

[@freddierodriguez2608]

@@pinballshenanigans true.

[@memyopinionsche6610]

What's the purpose for the holes on the side of the cabinet? I noticed it on a few machines. But they're really not for anything I think.

[@pinballshenanigans]

They are for the hinges for the head!

[@TiltingT]

Glad you posted this!.. I have some blades coming from Tilt graphics for my LW3

[@TiltingT]

I'm gonna blame Kevin too!.but not really the wife got me the artblades for Christmas

[@pinballshenanigans]

Oh cool. Let me know if those feel thin and how that install goes!

[@pinballshenanigans]

Haha still Kevin's fault!

[@TiltingT]

@@pinballshenanigans Yep its Kevin's fault.. thats where I told the wife to look (TiltGraphics) after seeing his on his TAF

[@pinballshenanigans]

@@TiltingT Haha totally!!! lol

[@og-ygpinball9384]

Do you think trading a gottlieb Excalibur for a high speed is worth it?

[@pinballshenanigans]

Yep!!!! HS is a great game!

[@og-ygpinball9384]

@@pinballshenanigans looks like I am getting a high speed!!

[@TiltingT]

It really depends on what you want.. Excalibur is a rarer game but High Speed is worth a little more and a fast fun shooting game.. I would probably go for the High Speed .. if they are in similar condition of course!

[@og-ygpinball9384]

​@@TiltingT the excalibur is signed by john trudeo and playfeld is nice. but there is broken plastics and very ruff cabinet. the high speed is very nice except for the playfield and 3rd player display is broken. me and my family like fast games so overall i do think i prefer high speed...

[@TiltingT]

@@og-ygpinball9384 Right on.. I think Outside Edge sells a Hardtop for that game if the playfield is too far gone.. plus it's a new to you game so that's always fun!

[@pcletta]

Hi there! I'm thinking about getting blades for my Avengers IQ soon.. but I've always been terrible with stickers, cell phone protectors..etc.... so its freaked me out a bit.. Are these like stickers? i.e once they touch that's where the stay? It looks like you are moving and repositioning them even after they touched the cabinets though. Thanks.

[@pinballshenanigans]

You can reposition on these ones! Not all blades are made the same though. If you get thin ones they might be harder to work with!

[@ed150arcade2]

Nice!! Looks great!!

[@pinballshenanigans]

Thanks bro! Cheers!

[@TiltingT]

Ooh by the way I don't know if you have seen them or not but pinball life has a set of art blade protectors that you slap them on over the edge of the machine and the artblade sodes before raising your playfield to protect your art blades from. Scratches and scuffs.. Like $35 USD.. I picked up a pair and they look like they will be worth it to protect your investment in blades

[@pinballshenanigans]

Right on thanks! I think I have seen them in the past. Good idea!

[@TiltingT]

@@pinballshenanigans Yeah I think they will serve their purpose well.. maybe grab a set in tour next pinball life order

[@enverhaase8562]

I have a pair of protectors but I have to say they are always elsewhere (like, downstairs or in another room) so I never used them and so far no scratches and scuffs.

[@rizzlerazzleuno4733]

Mike, Have you installed art blades from Tilt Graphics? I have some ready to install, but they do not seem to be as stiff as the ones you put in for Ghostbusters. Thanks

[@pinballshenanigans]

I did blades on white water but I forget where they were from but they might have been Tilt! I have a video of that somewhere! Ahh here it is...kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJmlmIB6qrmYZ9U

[@rizzlerazzleuno4733]

@@pinballshenanigans So, who actually made the Whitewater blades? I see the art is by Brian Allen, but who makes the product? The ones you put on WW do not look as stiff as the ones in this video. Also the Tilt brand ones I have do not mention in the instructions any use of fluid on the blades. Hanging the playfield midway in the cab at 90 degrees is mentioned in the instructions. That may be hard to do in most homes, but you have the exposed beams to tie on to. I have a ceiling fan I might use for support, but the playfield is quite heavy. If you hear a crash you might guess what happened.

[@pinballshenanigans]

@@rizzlerazzleuno4733 I guess fly land designs? Does not look like they are from tilt graphics after all. Well good luck brother and hopefully no smashy smashy 😁

[@eas020802]

Very smooth

[@enverhaase8562]

Thanks for sharing. Allowed me to use the 'dry' painless playfield-in variant as well, for Godzilla,, now that I was certain it can work.

[@pinballshenanigans]

Excellent! Glad to hear! GZ, nice!!!!

[@michaeljkasnter]

Soap/water mist method-Perfect everytime

[@pinballshenanigans]

Cool thanks! Are the Tilt grafx ones thinner than the stern ones?

[@randypullman1155]

Looks fantastic PS. 👌

[@pinballshenanigans]

Thanks! 👍

[@fredroman9463]

Can u put art plates on your Lord of the Rings Pinball game and some art plates on your South Park Pinball game as well please?

[@pinballshenanigans]

Maybe!

[@RundlesRestos]

Your video freezes at the end at 6:40 otherwise great job!

[@pinballshenanigans]

Ahhh crap. Thanks for letting me know. My stupid editing software has been glitchy lately.

[@aidinpalumbo4964]

They're very hard to take apart,no matter how much you scrape off

[@michaeljkasnter]

Remove the entire playfield, wires are long enough to set it on a table, hilarious watching people do it the hard way