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Offline Mr Pinbologist

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My 5 dollar playfield rotisserie!!!!
« on: March 10, 2013, 12:48:20 AM »
Hi all, thought i'd post a couple of pics of the new pf rotisserie i just built.

As per the subject, this cost me bugger all to build (only about $5 for a few half inch & 5/16" bolts & nuts i bought to use for the pivot points and for the locking clamps so i can lock the jig into any position i need. I used angle iron from old bed frames i had lying around that i had saved when i moved back to the coast. I just measured and cut it all out with an angle grinder, then borrowed a MIG welder from my brother and basically re-learned how to weld  :D (i had dabbled with welding about 20 yrs ago when i was messing about with cars and then when i built my pinball trolley).

It aint pretty (yet!!) but its strong and will do the job. i will eventually grind it all smooth and paint it. I had need of a bigger jig as i have AP member 'howzat's Genie pf to do (pictured clamped into the jig) and it was too long to fit into my old timber constructed jig, (genie's pf is about 5 inches longer than a standard pf!!) I needed it built quick so i can start on Ian's Genie PF, so finishing off the jig will have to wait for now  *%*

All up it took me about 4 or 5 hours to build including time spent working out how i was going to swivel points and clamping bolts (easiest/quickest way i could do it that is)  :lol
I also plan on putting a plywood tray in the bottom to hold parts/tools etc.

BTW, it will hold standard size playfields as well just by sliding the pivot bolts inwards.
« Last Edit: March 10, 2013, 12:50:16 AM by Mr Pinbologist »

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Re: My 5 dollar playfield rotisserie!!!!
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2013, 07:56:29 AM »
Nice one!
“If you wanna escape, go up to a pinball machine. There’s a magic button on the front that takes you to a world under the glass and makes the the rest of the universe disappear.”

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Re: My 5 dollar playfield rotisserie!!!!
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2013, 08:13:57 AM »
If it gets the job done , that's all you need .

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Re: My 5 dollar playfield rotisserie!!!!
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2013, 09:14:43 AM »
If it gets the job done , that's all you need .

Yep thats what i reckon  *%* Why spend money buying one if you can build it yourself i always say  *%*

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Re: My 5 dollar playfield rotisserie!!!!
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2013, 12:55:04 PM »
Seeing the level of your restoration work, it'll probably end up looking like a work of art, when it's painted.

Nice job.

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Re: My 5 dollar playfield rotisserie!!!!
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2013, 03:18:21 PM »
Nice work ,  anything that makes life easy is good

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Re: My 5 dollar playfield rotisserie!!!!
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2013, 07:18:22 PM »
+Hi Mitch
It looks nice and strong and if you can adjust it for different size p /fs  then its a winner

Im looking fwd to the resto and getting Genie back  ^^^               Howzat                       

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Re: My 5 dollar playfield rotisserie!!!!
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2013, 11:27:41 PM »
Well i couldnt help myself.. i HAD to finish off the jig (couldnt stand looking at it unfinished)  :D

So i stripped it apart this afternoon, ground all of the welds smooth and stripped all of the old paint/rust from the metal and gave it a couple of coats of White Knight hammered metal paint. So now its a twenty dollar pf rotisserie  :lol

I also decided to add a plywood bottom panel underneath (since i had some laying around not being used)  thought it'd be a useful addition to store tools/pf parts etc.
The rotisserie will be placed on top of a trolley when in use so i can move the whole thing if need be.
« Last Edit: March 10, 2013, 11:29:29 PM by Mr Pinbologist »

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Re: My 5 dollar playfield rotisserie!!!!
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2013, 06:39:02 PM »
Looks much better Mitch   ^^^

I would have wanted to paint it ASAP too  :lol
I need more room ! and more $$$

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Re: My 5 dollar playfield rotisserie!!!!
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2013, 08:42:09 PM »
Looks awesome

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Re: My 5 dollar playfield rotisserie!!!!
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2013, 12:00:34 PM »
Its Amazing what a grinder and paint can do, A1