Comments on: In the beginning http://www.slotrestoration.com/2010/01/10/in-the-beginning/ Restoring an antique Mills slot machine Wed, 12 Feb 2014 21:27:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Slotter http://www.slotrestoration.com/2010/01/10/in-the-beginning/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Slotter Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:07:51 +0000 http://www.slotrestoration.com/?p=3#comment-98 Well, it sounds to me like you went a little crazy with the WD-40, and now the payout slides are gummed up. Please note that these slides should NEVER be lubricated. Likewise, the escalator should only be lubricated sparingly, and only in a few specific places. If oil gets on the coins they tend to stick together, and that alone can cause the payout slides to stick in some cases. I'd suggest that you clear all the coins out of the mechanism, including those in the payout tube, by cycling the mech and manually setting a jackpot condition over and over again. Once the coins are out of the mech, clean them thoroughly and then start feeding them back in one at a time and playing the machine. You might want to manually move the payout slides back and forth a few times... manually setting a jackpot will allow you to do that as well. If you've saturated the whole mech in WD-40 this won't solve your problem, but sometimes it is enough to get things going again. Personally, I'd try this a few times before tearing the machine down. Well, it sounds to me like you went a little crazy with the WD-40, and now the payout slides are gummed up. Please note that these slides should NEVER be lubricated. Likewise, the escalator should only be lubricated sparingly, and only in a few specific places. If oil gets on the coins they tend to stick together, and that alone can cause the payout slides to stick in some cases.

I’d suggest that you clear all the coins out of the mechanism, including those in the payout tube, by cycling the mech and manually setting a jackpot condition over and over again. Once the coins are out of the mech, clean them thoroughly and then start feeding them back in one at a time and playing the machine. You might want to manually move the payout slides back and forth a few times… manually setting a jackpot will allow you to do that as well.

If you’ve saturated the whole mech in WD-40 this won’t solve your problem, but sometimes it is enough to get things going again. Personally, I’d try this a few times before tearing the machine down.

]]> By: Slotter http://www.slotrestoration.com/2010/01/10/in-the-beginning/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Slotter Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:01:41 +0000 http://www.slotrestoration.com/?p=3#comment-97 eBay is a good place to start. eBay is a good place to start.

]]> By: paul baumgartner http://www.slotrestoration.com/2010/01/10/in-the-beginning/comment-page-1/#comment-95 paul baumgartner Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:58:18 +0000 http://www.slotrestoration.com/?p=3#comment-95 i have a mills golden nugget machine 25 cents, i brought it about 10 years ago, it was complety restored at that time and working fine, the quarters got stuck in the top slide, i took the back off got the quarters out a nd sprayed the inside of the machine with wd 40. i turned the reels by hand to make sure they turned, put the back on everything works fine now except when i hit a cheery or two or 3 plumbs it won,t pay out any money, did i mess anything by turning the wheels by hand, when i put money in they turn together freeley any suggestions would be great , thaks paul. i have a mills golden nugget machine 25 cents, i brought it about 10 years ago, it was complety restored at that time and working fine, the quarters got stuck in the top slide, i took the back off got the quarters out a nd sprayed the inside of the machine with wd 40. i turned the reels by hand to make sure they turned, put the back on everything works fine now except when i hit a cheery or two or 3 plumbs it won,t pay out any money, did i mess anything by turning the wheels by hand, when i put money in they turn together freeley any suggestions would be great , thaks paul.

]]> By: Lisa Baker http://www.slotrestoration.com/2010/01/10/in-the-beginning/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Lisa Baker Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:19:23 +0000 http://www.slotrestoration.com/?p=3#comment-94 Where can I get a coin escalator for my 10 cent Mills slot machine that was in Las Vegas Hilton in 1970's & 1980's? Where can I get a coin escalator for my 10 cent Mills slot machine that was in Las Vegas Hilton in 1970′s & 1980′s?

]]> By: Slotter http://www.slotrestoration.com/2010/01/10/in-the-beginning/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Slotter Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:04:58 +0000 http://www.slotrestoration.com/?p=3#comment-83 Awesome stuff! Love the site (at least as much as I can read using Google Translate.) Keep up the good work! Awesome stuff! Love the site (at least as much as I can read using Google Translate.) Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Slotter http://www.slotrestoration.com/2010/01/10/in-the-beginning/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Slotter Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:00:48 +0000 http://www.slotrestoration.com/?p=3#comment-82 Bead blasting is better than sand blasting in general, just because it is less destructive. I haven't decided on my exact approach yet, but in general what you describe is a valid approach. I'm not a big fan of nickel plating, though, since most times the showy parts were simply polished metal originally. Again, since the High Top is a common machine you have a good bit of flexibility regarding your approach. I'd say to try polishing them first, then use plating as a sort of final option. Thanks for writing! Bead blasting is better than sand blasting in general, just because it is less destructive. I haven’t decided on my exact approach yet, but in general what you describe is a valid approach. I’m not a big fan of nickel plating, though, since most times the showy parts were simply polished metal originally. Again, since the High Top is a common machine you have a good bit of flexibility regarding your approach. I’d say to try polishing them first, then use plating as a sort of final option.

Thanks for writing!

]]> By: Terrance http://www.slotrestoration.com/2010/01/10/in-the-beginning/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Terrance Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:26:50 +0000 http://www.slotrestoration.com/?p=3#comment-81 Hello, Firstly I would like to thank you for this site... very useful! I am about to restore my Mills hi-top 50 cent machine and I am wondering how you intend to restore the outside of teh cabinet? Sandblast then finish coat (to make smooth) then repaint? Any advice? Also, will you be nickel plating the "showy" metal parts? thanks Hello,

Firstly I would like to thank you for this site… very useful!

I am about to restore my Mills hi-top 50 cent machine and I am wondering how you intend to restore the outside of teh cabinet? Sandblast then finish coat (to make smooth) then repaint? Any advice? Also, will you be nickel plating the “showy” metal parts?

thanks

]]> By: Jens http://www.slotrestoration.com/2010/01/10/in-the-beginning/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Jens Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:10:16 +0000 http://www.slotrestoration.com/?p=3#comment-77 Looks like we share the same hobby..... :-) Here you can see my projects (sorry, text is in German, but pictures should tell the story too) http://www.top-fuel.de/mechresttura.htm http://www.top-fuel.de/mechrestjenn.htm http://www.top-fuel.de/mechrestjenn2.htm If you get bored by slots, try a pin: http://www.top-fuel.de/attack.htm I place a link on my side to yours if you don't mind Have fun with you hobby! Jens Looks like we share the same hobby….. :-)

Here you can see my projects (sorry, text is in German, but pictures should tell the story too)

http://www.top-fuel.de/mechresttura.htm
http://www.top-fuel.de/mechrestjenn.htm
http://www.top-fuel.de/mechrestjenn2.htm

If you get bored by slots, try a pin:
http://www.top-fuel.de/attack.htm

I place a link on my side to yours if you don’t mind

Have fun with you hobby!

Jens

]]> By: Slotter http://www.slotrestoration.com/2010/01/10/in-the-beginning/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Slotter Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:48:07 +0000 http://www.slotrestoration.com/?p=3#comment-70 Hi, Scott. Yes, it's totally possible to switch your machine over to quarters, but there are a good many parts involved. You'll need a new escalator, a new coin tube, and new payout slides. It isn't a trivial undertaking, but it isn't terribly difficult once you know your way around the machine. Hi, Scott. Yes, it’s totally possible to switch your machine over to quarters, but there are a good many parts involved. You’ll need a new escalator, a new coin tube, and new payout slides. It isn’t a trivial undertaking, but it isn’t terribly difficult once you know your way around the machine.

]]> By: scott matczak http://www.slotrestoration.com/2010/01/10/in-the-beginning/comment-page-1/#comment-69 scott matczak Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:06:02 +0000 http://www.slotrestoration.com/?p=3#comment-69 i have a mills high top triple 7's dime machine in working order..is it posible to switch it over to a quarter machine..or convert it to a black beauty i have a mills high top triple 7′s dime machine in working order..is it posible to switch it over to a quarter machine..or convert it to a black beauty

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