Category: Hobbies
Hobbies
Now that the CNC is up and running its time for a few upgrades… the first being a spindle instead of a wood router. The addition of a spindle will allow for more torque and consistent cutting speeds, the torque…
I had the need to bend some acrylic for the CNC to try and help keep the linear bearings and rails a little cleaner, probably not necessary but an easy add on. I simply needed a piece of plexiglass bent…
For the last 15 years while employed at Papa Johns we put on a golf scramble and I took the responsibility to make trophies for the players, this year I made some nice acrylic trophies. I had some stock laying…
This was one of those annoyingly poorly designed manufacturer repairs for a product that should last for years, but sadly didn’t. The gist of the problem is that the BagBoy cart comes with a lever actuated hand break, terrific! However,…
The decal paper showed up, Papillio clear and white “Bake on”. Maybe I’ll get to finishing this thing this weekend… probably not since I’ll still have to polish it and need to let the clear dry. I went ahead and…
I thought I would include what I’ve been using to do most of my work.. The headgear is a must. I bought a cheap Harbor Freight Airbrush for $20 and the thinner is from Testors. I finally finished the…
The playfield is ready for some touch up work and I’ve applied some frisket film to the affected areas to be painted. After the frisket is applied, I’ve carefully trimmed the areas that needed to be removed, these pictures reflect…
The tear down… Well I got started removing parts from the playfield tonight just thought I would post a few before pictures… the wear really isn’t that bad, its dirty as all get out but the outholes have seen better…
I began my Cleopatra restoration a few years ago and logged the progress on the Vintage Arcade Preservations Society’s forum better known as KLOV. I wanted to bring it to my blog for posterity. Hopefully someone will get some use…