Thanks for your positive comments and support. Daniel, if you could just keep aside the relevant bits that would be great. ... I'm still 'waiting on' for the 60's wedgehead cabinet. When (if) I get this it will come with no rails, no metal at all, so when it arrives I'll put up the flag for all of those metal pieces. If you had said to me when I began this job that the hardest part would be finding a cabinet, I would have thought you were speaking a foreign language. This really 'burns' as I have had very generous offers from US, a couple of guys are happy just to give me a cabinet.... Sadly, the freight costs just put it out of the game.
While I'm here, I'll mention a few parts that I'm still trying to find
1. A back door from any wedgehead.
2. The 'U' shaped metal on the base of the head which the back door sits in.
3. Small metal 'bridge' part (rectangular with a curve to it) which sits across the ball shooter lane, up near where the balls leave the lane and enters the playfield.
4. The funny metal bit which attaches from the apron to the outside right timber lane piece. This is where the ball actually comes up to the firing lane.
I know that pinball resource has these small metal bits but if I don't have to give my bank $25 for making a US dollar draft, then I'd rather not. Every time I have to get a US draft, I just can't help but tell the bank that it's akin to legalised robbery. They must be sick of hearing this from me but I look on it as my duty to tell them this. If they get enough customers complaining about their outrageous fees, then MAYBE they'll re-think this greedy self serving attitude they have to their customers.....You know the 'customers' ... the people that put their money in a bank and make it possible for them to have and stay in business.
As it's a rainy day today ther'll be no pinball work done. I might get 'online' and play my favourite western game 'The Call Of Juarez'. Is anyone else into this fun but timewasting activity? Have agreat day everyone. Cheers, Mark