1930s Wood Pinball Restoration

Thanks for all your comments, it's very motivating 👏 PS : The game is sold, thanks to Caitlyn.

I thought "Great job on spinning the brass, that's not easy". Then you showed a week's worth of failures and I had to laugh. Overall A+

8:52 Deep fried nails anyone? 😂 17:44 We need to keep showing more of our failures along the way like this. So many times I've talked to people who have enjoyed my restorations but said they could never do it themselves because they weren't an 'expert' like I was. I'll always be the first to say I'm nowhere even close to being an expert and I could put together a video of equal length to the final product showing all the failures along the way to finally getting things right. There is nothing wrong with failing; it is how we learn. 🙂 You are a fantastic example of quality over quantity with your restorations. Keep doing you! Cheers,

Is anyone going to mention the fact that he polished AND plated 78 nails?? Well done, Sir, I have a huge amount of respect for your patience and drive to make these clips, record them AND edit them. Amazing!

I like the fact that you show the broken bell projects. It's a good way to show people that not everything always goes to plan as it seems in the video, but that you have to take the time to be creative and think your methods through to get the best result. Patience and determination.

The process for making the bells is called spinning, the same as the one used for lamp shades and it very delicate but spot on. It took your project to a whole new level. Great job

Amazing work! Until this video, I didn't even consider why it was called "pin-ball"! Learned so much, thanks!

God! Acid-cleaning, nickel-plating & buffing 78 pins! You must have the patience of a saint. The new pull knob is a work of art, & the effort you put into making those bells...!!!. And those legs. I can barely make an Airfix kit. Astounding workmanship. Deeply humbled.

Your talent in recreating the missing parts using the remaining ones as templates is truly amazing. Where as many restorers farm out that portion of the work to suppliers, you take up the challenge and make them yourself, even when it takes a few attempts. And you're also willing to exhibit the not so successful tries. That is the mark of a confident craftsman.😃👍

you're positively insane for polishing and Nickle-plating every single one of those nails, my guy. This is incredible.

This reminds me of the time I went to a pinball arcade and in the back I played a pinball machine from the 1950’s. There was no sound or anything fancy besides a couple bells and buzzers, but it was so cool to see the old technology! Awesome job restoring this old gem! 👍

I feel like this is the type of pin ball machine that would be in a high-end cigar shop, and classy golf course men’s dressing room, or the corner of a lawyers office! Holy crap this was well done!!

I love how you restore as many of the original parts as possible in these projects instead of just replacing them essentially creating a completely different thing

Looks like someone had a go at it before you, "restoring" it, i mean. It's clear that some bits aren't original. I like stuff like this, tells a story.

Love the brass hoops. Didn't realize they were brass till you cleaned them up. I appreciated seeing the trouble you had making the brass cups. Most refinishers will not show the trouble areas. You were being honest about the progress

You replaced far less than I would have expected. A true restoration. 👌

You took a piece that could have been easily discarded and turned it into a treasure. So impressed. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

I have to be honest.... I didn't know Pinball was already a thing in the 1930s, but the way it was made is so cool and creative Thank you so much for bringing it back to life, everything you made was incredible and, to me , having the sounds of what you were actually doing, without music or commentary, was so ASMR

хочу сказать, что это мой любимый канал о реставрации. а я подписан почти на все +/- известные. у вас самая отточенная работа, просто идеальная съёмка. да и просто вещи очень интересные, необычные зачастую. спасибо за ваш труд. жаль, что просмотров тут меньше, чем у тех, кто трудится над видео явно меньше...

I'm really glad you showed the week's worth of brass bell trys. It shows how hard this really is and how hard you must have to work. Because your videos make it look quicker or simpler.