while waiting for the sound problem to dissolve into thin air, i worked on the coin door! this is what it looked like when i got it (remember: the original one was gone and i had to get a replacement from anthony@quarterarcade)
first order of business: remove those coin inserts along with the coin mechs
while the coin insert plates were screwed to the coin door, the coin mechs are bolted to the plates
in order to get the coin mechs off, i have to hammer those bolts out
fallen to pieces
the coin insert plates are nasty and scratched
full polish treatment - activated!
mirror, mirror, on the wall ...
in the meantime, the coin door itself magically returned from the powdercoater
the big question was: how do i re-attach those coin insert plates / coin mechs to the coin door. as i've said, they had used screws before for the plates, but i didn't like the looks of those, so i wanted to think of something new instead. the answer came to me when i was cleaning the adjustment plate behind the coin door: pop rivets!!!
i had bought myself a nice riveting set quite a while ago and now it was time to put this to the test
everything in position
riveting pliers and rivets ready
in goes the rivet
and done! looking food so far
coin mech attached to the plate, now the plate needs to be attached to the coin door. rivets in place, ...
pliers in action, ...
operation successful!!!
two shots of the finished coin door (with a fresh lock installed as well) - i totally like the way this turned out!