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**Reel Slots** Gaming Machines => Bally Alpha Reel Games => Topic started by: slotdoofus on February 18, 2017, 06:36:08 PM

Title: My Bally Alpha player tracking plate mod
Post by: slotdoofus on February 18, 2017, 06:36:08 PM

Instead of covering the player tracking plate hole with black paper, I decided to make a mod for my Bally Alphas. I machined the text into white acrylic. The front plate is 1/4 thick polycarbonate. The lamp housing is 1 inch PVC. I'm using programmable RGB LED strips.

Title: Re: My Bally Alpha player tracking plate mod
Post by: ianmcneil68 on March 18, 2017, 10:54:18 AM

Very nice. What did you use to machine the text? I have a friend with a C&C machine. I suppose that would work???

Title: Re: My Bally Alpha player tracking plate mod
Post by: slotdoofus on March 18, 2017, 10:57:00 AM

I have 3 cnc machining centers. I used one of them on this project.

Title: Re: My Bally Alpha player tracking plate mod
Post by: rickhunter on March 18, 2017, 08:57:26 PM

Those are cool mods.  :cool_thumb_up:

Title: Re: My Bally Alpha player tracking plate mod
Post by: slotdoofus on March 19, 2017, 09:56:32 AM

Thanks Rick,

I've been designing/machining/selling parts for pinball machines for a few years now. I thought I'd make a few mods for some of my slots.

Here's some pics of my polygon topper base adapters I made for my IGTs.

Title: Re: My Bally Alpha player tracking plate mod
Post by: rickhunter on March 19, 2017, 01:29:44 PM

Did you 3D print the base adapters?

Title: Re: My Bally Alpha player tracking plate mod
Post by: slotdoofus on March 19, 2017, 01:32:55 PM

No, the adapters are 3-D machined on my cnc machining center. The material is black delrin, (acetal)

Title: Re: My Bally Alpha player tracking plate mod
Post by: rickhunter on March 19, 2017, 01:36:03 PM

Nice! 

Title: Re: My Bally Alpha player tracking plate mod
Post by: slotdoofus on March 19, 2017, 02:03:35 PM

Thanks Rick...

You should see the pinball stuff that I sell...

 :Crazy:

Title: Re: My Bally Alpha player tracking plate mod
Post by: slotdoofus on March 19, 2017, 03:25:57 PM

This is one of my machining centers.

Title: Re: My Bally Alpha player tracking plate mod
Post by: rickhunter on March 19, 2017, 03:28:12 PM

Wow, out of my ballpark.  That's is some cool stuff!  I've always wanted to have a pinball machine, but have never gotten around to getting one.  Now I have no space with all the slots all over.  Maybe one day when my son moves out and his room is vacated, I will convert that to a small personal arcade.

Title: Re: My Bally Alpha player tracking plate mod
Post by: slotdoofus on March 19, 2017, 03:45:00 PM

I've got 34 pins right now. 3 are NIB...Wizard of Oz, Medieval Madness, (remake) and Ghostbusters LE. Also have several other nice titles, Indiana Jones, Addams Family, Twilight Zone, etc.

 

Title: Re: My Bally Alpha player tracking plate mod
Post by: rickhunter on March 19, 2017, 06:39:33 PM

Wow, I'm going to need to buy the house next door so I can put all my stuff and then have my pinball and arcade machine room.  Nice collection.  Indiana Jones and Adams Family have always been my favorites.  For some reason I also like South Park...

Title: Re: My Bally Alpha player tracking plate mod
Post by: Ken on March 19, 2017, 07:16:58 PM

Quote from: slotdoofus on March 19, 2017, 03:25:57 PM

This is one of my machining centers.

Rub it in. Not all of us has toys like that.