#137 A new Day - The Classic Pinball Podcast
The Classic Pinball Podcast welcomes back John Day. Dave takes the helm and interviews John about recent playfield swaps and a wide variety of pinball fixes. John is an electrical engineer with many technical and non technical skills. Please join them for a great exchange on a wide variety of topics between two seasoned pinball technicians.
Kineticist’s take
Dave recounts a Fun House playfield swap using 3D printing for missing parts; discusses flipper mechanism upgrades and maintenance.
Synopsis
Dr. Dave and Dr. John Day discuss recent pinball restoration projects, focusing on playfield swaps. Dave describes his challenging Fun House playfield swap: his first swap where he didn't disassemble the original playfield himself: and how he used 3D printing to fabricate missing parts (spacers, nylon liners) rather than waiting for replacements. They also discuss John's 8-Ball Deluxe restoration, flipper mechanism upgrades (WPC conversions vs. Mata Hari rebuilds), and the importance of properly tightening flipper linkages during maintenance.
Entities
- Bally· company
- CPR· company
- Merco· company
- Stern· company
- Williams· company
- Allentown· event
- Pintastic· event
- 8-Ball Deluxe· game
- Atari Pinball· game
- Centaur· game
- Doctor Who· game
- Fathom· game
- Flash Gordon· game
- Fun House· game
- Gorgar· game
- Meteor· game
- Terminator 2· game
- Pinside· organization
- Brian· person
- D. Macy· person
- Dr. Dave· person
- Dr. John Day· person
- Fast Eddie· person
- Maureen· person
- Steve Ung· person