Jeff's Arcade
Restoring the classics…
Long Time No Post
Dec 10th
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything of significance. Essentially, that means I haven’t been doing any work. No work on the arcade collection and no work on my basement remodel. The basement remodel was intended to be a winter project. Unfortunately, I didn’t get as much done last winter as planned. Most of the framing was completed and a little bit of insulation work, but that’s about it.
I started working on the basement again in October and have made pretty good progress. New recessed lights have been installed to replace the hideous ceiling fans that the previous owner had installed. I still need to run the wiring from the switches to the lights. Most of the insulation has been put into place. All of the wiring to the outlets is in place as well as Cat-5 cable and cable for the satellite system. More >
Donkey Kong Jr
Jan 4th
Last May I picked up a second Donkey Kong cabinet from an old high school friend. The cabinet was complete with the exception of a monitor and if not picked up, was headed to the curb on garbage pick up day. I picked up the cabinet with the intention of making it a dedicated Donkey Kong Jr game so I wouldn’t have to swap boards in and out of my original Donkey Kong cabinet anymore.
Fast forward 7 months and the cabinet has not been touched and is sitting in my garage. Much to my wife’s displeasure, this kept me from moving the lawn furniture into the garage over the winter! Over the weekend, I decided to move the cabinet into the basement and start working on it. I did not move the lawn furniture into the garage. More >
Power Play Progess
Jan 2nd
I had some free time over the holidays so I spent a great deal of time working on my recently acquired Power Play pinball. My first priority was a complete cleaning on the top side of the playfield. Since I’m admittedly a novice with pinball machines, I decided to clean the playfield in sections, always leaving a parts placement reference on the opposite side of the machine.
Each section was completely disassembled. All metal parts were thrown in a vibratory tumbler with walnut media for a thorough cleaning. Plastic parts were cleaned with Novus 2, a polish specifically designed to remove fine scratches and haziness. More >
Power Play Pictures
Dec 3rd
I had a chance last night to snap a few pictures of my newly acquired Power Play pinball. As usual, all of these pictures can also be found in the Power Play section of the photo gallery. Here are a couple of overview shots of the cabinet, one showing the sideart, one showing the backglass and playfield and the last showing the boards located inside the backbox: More >
Hockey With A Silver Ball
Dec 2nd
A few weeks ago, I was checking the local craigslist for sale section and noticed an entry simply entitled “pinball machine”. There was no mention of the name of the machine, no pictures and no description other than it needed some work.
I sent an inquiry to the seller and learned that the machine was a Power Play machine manufactured by Bally in 1978. The seller also gave some additional information on the condition of the machine. It would power on, and the lights would come on but the rest of the game was essentially dead. The machine was complete with the exception of the glass, which I discovered I could replace for about $45. More >
