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Aussie Pinball Forums => General Discussion => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: Skybeaux on January 18, 2009, 09:37:52 AM

Title: G'day There
Post by: Skybeaux on January 18, 2009, 09:37:52 AM

G'day ,

My name's Ken and i've had an interest in pinballs from an early age.
I remember being taken to different arcades with family from around the age of 8.
I got my first pinball when I was 13 , Gottlieb's Sure Shot ,and learnt to fix it if it ever broke down.
It was only a couple of years old and was almost new in condition.
My parents paid $275 for it from “The Poker machine Shoppe” at Homebush.....i still have the recipt..LOL
As I got older I lost interest in pinball and started riding trail bikes and then going to pubs and drinking.
I remember selling Sure Shot when I was 18 for $50 or $80.... “what an idiot!!” , but that's all you could get for them back then.

I'm now 42, and found pinball again 13 years ago when I moved from Sydney up to the Central Coast.
I bought a Supersonic from a local dealer and still have it!
It kept having problems from day one ,the guy came to fix it a couple of times and told me I should buy a soldering iron....i did and haven't looked back.
Since then i've taught myself to fix all my own machines and repaired a great many for other people as well.

 I like machines of all ages ,EM through to DMD ,but have a particular liking for late 70's solid state.
I have around 10 machines at the moment , the keepers among them are Supersonic ,Playboy ,Strikes and Spares ,Power Play and Blackjack
I've spent the last few months looking for a Firepower backglass and recently just found one ,so now i'll add Firepower to my keepers list.....it wasn't much good without a glass!
A friend of mine picked the glass up from Melbourne for me and it's in great condition.

Enough about me for now...i hope to learn a few things on the forum and occasionally offer some advice.

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Post by: jyebow on January 18, 2009, 09:53:50 AM

Gday Ken, Great to see you here . %)%

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Post by: pinnies4me on January 18, 2009, 10:00:47 AM

 $.$ Pinrepairs  %)%

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Post by: Creech on January 18, 2009, 10:14:20 AM

 %)% Ken. Great to have you here.

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Post by: Ford Fairlane on January 18, 2009, 10:40:15 AM

Great intro mate and  %)% aboard!!!

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Post by: markc on January 18, 2009, 11:19:39 AM

hi Ken

welcome mate



mark

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Post by: illawarra_steelers on January 18, 2009, 11:54:17 AM

Hi Ken,

Wow what an intro! Great to see you here at AP and you certainly have a massive wrap from people I speak to regarding your board repair skillls.

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Post by: Retropin on January 18, 2009, 12:13:04 PM

Awesome to have you here - welcome

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Post by: MartyJ on January 18, 2009, 12:44:54 PM

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Post by: Pinfan on January 18, 2009, 12:49:28 PM

Yes welcome Ken.

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Post by: Extra Ball on January 18, 2009, 12:57:51 PM

Ken does all my machines, and I wouldnt look anywhere else for a topnotch/trusted repairer. He's a nice guy as well!
:)

Title: Re: G'day There
Post by: Strangeways on January 18, 2009, 01:00:35 PM

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Great to see you here Ken - and great intro post !

Ken's repair work that he he does up North are second to none.

Enjoy the site mate.

Title: Re: G'day There
Post by: madness on January 18, 2009, 03:30:21 PM

Quote from: Sinbad on January 18, 2009, 12:57:51 PM

Ken does all my machines, and I wouldnt look anywhere else for a topnotch/trusted repairer. He's a nice guy as well!
:)

What he said and welcome mate,

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Post by: The pinballist formally known as Dean Morgan on January 18, 2009, 09:56:44 PM

Hi and Welcome Ken  $.$ %)%

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Post by: felixthadog on January 18, 2009, 10:00:32 PM

Hi & welcome Ken!

Matthew

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Post by: Skybeaux on January 19, 2009, 07:45:37 AM

Thanks for the very warm welcome guys <..>
I look forward to learning a lot and meeting new people along the way.

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Post by: ktm450 on January 19, 2009, 10:43:45 AM

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Post by: 63wizz on January 19, 2009, 11:21:59 AM

Welcome Ken  $.$ %)%

cheers Ian.

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Post by: ajlaird on January 22, 2009, 09:52:02 AM

Hi there, Ken. Good to have you around here.

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Post by: chris288 on January 23, 2009, 12:30:11 AM

Hi Ken $.$

Good to have you here

Chris

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Post by: Pinball Fixers on January 30, 2009, 02:16:27 PM

Hi Ken, and  %)%