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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.

Anytime!! Just bring your roll of dimes. $0.20 per game.

Time to play!!!

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...

Old laminate has been removed. Next will be glue removal.

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...

Has anyone replaced the laminate for the top rails? If so, what did you use and where did you buy the laminate?

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.

I was hoping that someone has made their own rails from scratch. If anyone has, could you please post some pictures. I would like to try making them. I enjoy woodworking and thought it would be fun to give it a try. I acquired the table without any rails. I tried looking online but only came up...

Hello to all. My wife and I love playing pool. We finally got our hands on an old Valley coin-op table dated back to 1963. We live in Las Vegas, NV. We are currently in the process of finishing up with restoring the table. I will post some pics along with some questions on the proper pages...