![]() I will still add the instructions for those who want to give it ago.Ģ - Flippers (template above). Mine work fine and are powerful enough but seem a little more labor intensive and fiddly to get working. You may want to use kris82's method of making flippers at this point. Remembering the whole pinball machine must be higher at the back so as the ball rolls toward us. ![]() When fixing your sides and back board together slightly tilt the backboard on an angle as this will look better when we put the legs on later. A couple of things to remember is to start the cut out shape you desire above the height of the sides so you have something to screw the back board and sides into. I simply got 4 round plates and traced around them to get the effect you see then cut it out with a jigsaw. This can be anything at all its just my grand kids love dinos :) Reason i say chose your theme now is you may want to do something different with your back board. Now its time to decide what your theme might be if other than the dinosaur pinball. I fixed my curved timber in with two very small screws at either end and a smear of liquid nails where the timber/cardboard (E) meets the sides (C) Now cut your thin timber, cardboard etc (E) to the height between the chipboard base (B) and the top of your sides (C) and allow enough length to get a nice even curve for the ball to follow when you use the plunger. I countersunk and used 5 screws each side spaced evenly with a thin line of wood glue. Lay the laminated chipboard base (B) on a flat bench and screw/glue your sides (C) to the side edges of the chipboard base (B) remembering to leave 20mm each end for the front board (D) and back board (A) to screw to. Just screw it in place for now so it can be removed later. Do NOT glue the front piece of timber on yet as we need to cut a piece out of the base later. We are allowing 20mm each for the thickness of both front board (D) and back board (A)Ĭut the front board (D) to 600mm in length. (E) 1 - Thin piece of sturdy bendable timber, cardboard etc about 800mm long.įirstly cut the two sides (B) using either a square and hand saw or preferably a drop saw to 940mm in length. (D) 1 - Pine timber plank 65mm x 20mm x 600mm Length (front) (C) 2 - Pine timber planks 65mm x 20mm x 940mm Length (sides) (B) 1 - Laminated chipboard 900mm Length x 600mm Width x 20mm Thick (base) (A) 1 - Laminated chipboard 400mm Length x 600mm Width x 20mm Thick (back board) Paint spray cans (blue, green, yellow, red, brown and clear) Philips head bits or philips screw drivers ![]() Mitre saw or mitre box and hand saw/power saw. ![]() Thanks to kris82 - Homemade Indiana Jones Pinball Machine for a great instructable and I eagerly await your tut on scoring without electronics ) This is my first instructables submission so I hope I can explain it well enough! Any questions please don't hesitate to msg. ![]() I hope to add lights and sounds eventually but the overwhelming urge for the grand kids to play a real game of pinnies comes first! I guess this will have to wait. Made from complete scraps, bits and pieces that probably would have otherwise ended up as land fill. I decided to make this pinball machine after seeing my grand kids playing "pretend" pinball on the i-phone. ![]()
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