I acquired the table in May and it was painted shortly after that.
It would have been sooner but I waited 2 months for the previous owner to come through with the bumpers and rails. Instead I had to have a custom set made.
Thanks for your comment.
I figured it out. I used a metal roll pin, a metal dowel and 2 zip ties. Simply placed the roll pin under the 4 levers on the top of the slide and held it in place with the zip ties. I placed the dowel under the 2 bottom levers which fit snug with the spring tension on the levers. It will still...
My 1963 Valley 770 table has this coin slide.
I want to make my coin-op table coinless. If you have been successful doing this, please let me know how you did it.
Thanks in advance.
I recently posted the restoration of my 1963 Valley table. I purchased a custom set of rails and bumpers from Penguin Amusements and let me tell you, the K55 bumpers have great action. No ball bounce off the rails. I was very pleased with the customer service from Penguin Amusements.
I have never done any work with laminate but I think I did a fine job on this table. I am not too happy about the corners so I might come up with some custom corner protectors. There's just a tiny gap where the ends meet.
Thanks again RKC for the tip to remove the old laminate.
The felt goes on...
I appreciate your feedback. This is why I decided to join this group.
My answer to your question is that I have never tried to remove laminate and wasn't sure if it would be a major job to do so. If it's as easy as it sounds, then I might just remove the old and prep the surface.
Time to get this table finished. Penguin Amusements made me a custom set of rails withe K55 bumpers covered. The fitment seems to be perfect. I removed the old felt and I cleaned off all of the old glue with mineral spirits. My countertop guy hooked me up with some black laminate for the top. I...
Thanks for the info. I ordered a custom set from Penguin Amusements. Fully assembled without any holes. I will drill pilot holes before installing the screws.
I finally got someone at Penguin Amusements to help me. He said he could send me a set of blank rails 40" long, milled for K-55 rubbers and no holes. $133 for the set or he could make a set with K-55 rubbers, no holes drilled and covered for $333.