1933 Mechanical Slot Machine Restoration (Slot Machine Part 1)

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  • čas přidán 31. 10. 2020
  • About 6 months ago I got a call from someone who wanted me to restore something for them. Obviously I couldn't say no to a piece like this, but it was pretty daunting. It took me months to finish restoring this slot machine, but it's finally done and edited.
    Anyway, I learned a lot restoring this old slot machine and I'm really happy I took this challenging project on. There will be a part 2 coming up pretty soon here that focuses solely on the restoration of the mechanism inside. It turned out to be way too much to cram into one video. I have almost 1tb of footage stored on my server for this project alone...
    Link to Patreon post explaining the inner workings of this machine: / 47454715
    Instagram: restoration.station
    Facebook: Restoration.Station.FB
    TikTok: tiktok.com/@restostaysh
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    Products used in video:
    Boeshield corrosion protection spray: amzn.to/380tE2J
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  • @RestorationStation
    @RestorationStation  Před 3 lety +107

    Link to Patreon post explaining the inner workings of this machine: www.patreon.com/posts/47454715

    • @youtubed.4264
      @youtubed.4264 Před 3 lety +11

      Restoration Station you made a perfect restoration, congratulations !!!! 39:23 small mistake.... however it is a show !! 💣💣💣💣🔝🔝🔝

    • @blloucks
      @blloucks Před 3 lety +3

      This post seems to be down - is there some way we could check it out, if you're not using your Patreon?

    • @antjefrank9737
      @antjefrank9737 Před 3 lety

      @Kendrick Charlie xjkldjkl

    • @antjefrank9737
      @antjefrank9737 Před 3 lety

      @@blloucks ycblmmöööl und

    • @antjefrank9737
      @antjefrank9737 Před 3 lety +1

      Ggjlllääjhc

  • @tylerkmoore159
    @tylerkmoore159 Před 3 lety +759

    The fun thing about owning one of these is you can fuel your gambling addiction without losing money.

  • @will-kyon1067
    @will-kyon1067 Před 3 lety +941

    How I feel when I take a pen apart and put it back together successfully:

    • @barbatloosenutproductions2027
      @barbatloosenutproductions2027 Před 3 lety +11

      Yeah. Sounds like your in my league.
      🤣👍

    • @killerproductions8629
      @killerproductions8629 Před 3 lety +8

      How I feel when I take apart a rubix cube and put it back together

    • @Catbirdmom2
      @Catbirdmom2 Před 2 lety +4

      Hahaha. Yes. Me too

    • @Dougretseverything
      @Dougretseverything Před 2 lety +3

      I can't even do that without making it not work

    • @PrometheusV
      @PrometheusV Před 2 lety +9

      @@Dougretseverything You start with easy works first, like breathing and walking at the same time, before you get your hands on a pen

  • @mikeekim4702
    @mikeekim4702 Před 3 lety +167

    I just want to know how many times he had to replay his video to see where every single tiny little screw and piece had to go back together lol. I’m guessing he had to replay it in the hundreds 😅. Jesus this was so satisfying to watch. You’re incredible my dude

    • @DanKoning777
      @DanKoning777 Před 2 lety +3

      You're right, "every single tiny little screw and piece had to go back together" as intended for the machine to function properly. I love technical videos like this b/c it points out one clear fact; that in some arenas you can't simply invent your own means, and/or ignore the truth w/o consequences. That fact is no more *true and crucial* than the eternal consequences of ignoring Gods warnings re: mocking Jesus Christ. I hope you consider this "truth."

    • @leodunham859
      @leodunham859 Před rokem +12

      @@DanKoning777 he was just telling jesus how satisfying the video was, im sure jesus likes restoration vids too

    • @1953lili
      @1953lili Před rokem +4

      Maybe he had a manual? The amount of parts in this thing is mind boggling!

  • @RainbowUnicorn2005
    @RainbowUnicorn2005 Před 3 lety +112

    Him: sandblasting
    The subtitles: [Applause]

    • @courier712
      @courier712 Před 2 lety +5

      👏👏👏👏

    • @Linuxdirk
      @Linuxdirk Před 2 lety +5

      I don’t see how this is wrong 👏

    • @oPadilhaJunior
      @oPadilhaJunior Před 2 lety +4

      👏👏👏👏👏

    • @newyorknewyork196
      @newyorknewyork196 Před 2 lety +2

      Love ❤️ your work it’s amazing how you have so much patience with every part. Thank you

    • @isg4
      @isg4 Před měsícem +1

      That was sandblast????
      For half the video I thought it was spray paint 😭

  • @ddoyle11
    @ddoyle11 Před 3 lety +716

    The fact that he successfully disassembled and then reassembled this thing is amazing. Great job.

    • @2manycatsforadime
      @2manycatsforadime Před 3 lety +8

      that was insane remembering all of these parts

    • @kenolson3064
      @kenolson3064 Před 3 lety +8

      He watched the same video you just did so he could put it back together. 😆

    • @ianmoseley9910
      @ianmoseley9910 Před 3 lety +5

      pretty sure I would end up losing some essential part down the floorboards

    • @fahadyounus1
      @fahadyounus1 Před 3 lety +1

      Make a video and reverse play on each step

    • @timmayer8723
      @timmayer8723 Před 3 lety +4

      ddoyle11 I want him to take a look at my CHECK ENGINE light.

  • @tomthumb1322
    @tomthumb1322 Před 3 lety +819

    Someone designed this in the 20s or 30s with a pencil, a few drafting tools, and paper. Lots of paper.

    • @shanemcredmond9751
      @shanemcredmond9751 Před 3 lety +42

      Its a mechanical marvel. Im in awe of its complexity

    • @sincerelyyours7538
      @sincerelyyours7538 Před 3 lety +33

      It's not much more complicated than a carnival automaton or fancy pocket watch of the period. Mills Novelty Co. and O.K. Vender probably hired watch makers to design and build the machines. Still, not something I could attempt even with today's technology.

    • @chadbailey30
      @chadbailey30 Před 3 lety +22

      While the modern thing we have now are amazing, things like this seem so much more impressive to me. How do you design and build this w/o computers? It really is amazing this was built in the 30s.

    • @dodgydruid
      @dodgydruid Před 3 lety +15

      I did that once, whilst jobbing in the banking sector becoming increasingly frustrated with a secondary network system programme I sat there in my lunchbreak and doodled up a complete new system that could insert itself on top of the old system and all on a notepad and pen. Even today I doodle and write kinda flowcharts for projects and important things and lots of postit notes as my memory has become very poor in older age, I couldn't code my way out of a wet paper bag these days :(

    • @tuamigoyvecinolevi
      @tuamigoyvecinolevi Před 3 lety +11

      Finally, a comments section when no one insults no one, they are all giving their own ideas and they are kind and respectful

  • @Angie-iv9fm
    @Angie-iv9fm Před 3 lety +216

    “It ate my coin so I dissected it and made sure it wouldn’t do it again.”

  • @TheClampettmobile
    @TheClampettmobile Před 3 lety +52

    Imagine somebody (or somebodies) DESIGNING this, then figuring out how to mass produce it. Amazing!

  • @arturojgtful
    @arturojgtful Před 3 lety +476

    The quiet place, no sounds other than the tools and parts, the lack of crazy or random movements, no rush, is like the time is frozen in your video. All this bring peace to mind. Thank you for this amazing video.

    • @demonkingzecksee
      @demonkingzecksee Před 2 lety +7

      this phenomenon is called "bob ross vibes"

    • @doblemaltita
      @doblemaltita Před 2 lety +3

      there should be a great effort to edit a video this good, it's truly amazing

  • @djm7494
    @djm7494 Před 3 lety +384

    The engineering that went into inventing and subsequently improving this over the years decades ago is mind blowing!! We cant even make an IKEA stool without cliffs notes!

    • @cesarsantos736
      @cesarsantos736 Před 3 lety +1

      I was thinking samething, its amazing! :O

    • @jimcDelta
      @jimcDelta Před 3 lety +9

      It is harder to write assembly instructions than it is to design the thing that you are writing the instructions for.

    • @DamienDarksideBlog
      @DamienDarksideBlog Před 3 lety +2

      Slot attendant here. It was pretty cool to see what has been kept (reels) and wat has been replaced by electronics (almost everything else)

    • @asrielnightcast6610
      @asrielnightcast6610 Před 2 lety +3

      Who is Cliff and why does he always have the goddamn notes on everything

    • @user-qz9fq9dh3o
      @user-qz9fq9dh3o Před 9 měsíci

  • @jackofhearts111
    @jackofhearts111 Před 3 lety +34

    I find these completely mechanical things beautiful. They're like works of art

    • @Alsalce777
      @Alsalce777 Před 6 měsíci

      💀
      *FUCK*

    • @showguyer
      @showguyer Před 6 měsíci +1

      It really is! You had to be a genious back then to create something so intricate like this!

  • @mobobeak
    @mobobeak Před 3 lety +1

    These restoration videos would dominate if they took a cue from other restoration videos. 1. No Sound. 2. Speed they thing up about three times faster. No BS. Ill watch this stuff all day.

  • @MAC-ws8fz
    @MAC-ws8fz Před 3 lety +225

    ...and to think that this was thought of, designed, manufactured and built decades before any computer was made!

    • @gorillafighter4037
      @gorillafighter4037 Před 3 lety +18

      You think this is cool, you should see what the Greeks were up to centuries before.

    • @XMarkxyz
      @XMarkxyz Před 3 lety +14

      All WW2 planes were designed only with paper and mechanical calculators that made only the four foundamental operations; what I find even more astonishing ois that the Concorde has been designed only on paper, using early computers as big as rooms to make some of the most complex aerodynamic's calculations

    • @jimcDelta
      @jimcDelta Před 3 lety +9

      @@XMarkxyz In the late 70's I took Drafting in VoTech School my Junior and Senior year. Our teacher was a retired Draftsman from Lockheed. We started with the basics. By the end of the two years any kid in that class could layout a gear tooth profile or a thread profile. We learned the basics. I got back into it in the mid 90's when it had changed to computers. All I needed was to learn how to make the computer software do what I wanted it to do. My first CAD instructor, took a 3D CAD class with me and I ended up tutoring her. All a computer does is to speed up changes and repetive tasks. If you don't know what you are drawing a computer isn't going to help you.

    • @cutienerdgirl
      @cutienerdgirl Před 3 lety +2

      @@gorillafighter4037 Also Africans, Central & South Americans, Northeastern Asians, and Arabs!

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      @falconrainbow6383 Před 3 lety

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  • @fornello123
    @fornello123 Před 3 lety +1558

    Anyone else get mild anxiety about forgetting how to put it back together

    • @SebastianQuinn
      @SebastianQuinn Před 3 lety +58

      Lucky it's all recorded, they can just play it in reverse.

    • @ianmoseley9910
      @ianmoseley9910 Před 3 lety +38

      Sebastian Quinn Until the end when you find that 1 part left over!

    • @johniwan1
      @johniwan1 Před 3 lety +16

      MILD??? I can do clean up and detail work but I always manage to have extra hardware or holes when I'm done. Even with video.

    • @timmayer8723
      @timmayer8723 Před 3 lety +8

      Even more astounding , before he began the reassembly he lined the massive multi hundreds of parts up in order on his work bench. Three thumbs up!!

    • @forevercomputing
      @forevercomputing Před 3 lety +4

      Some people just take everything apart. I would take remove core components and work on them one at a time. Break it down into smaller restorations.

  • @eddiebear8370
    @eddiebear8370 Před rokem +13

    I don't know what impresses me more. The engineering that went into this or your restoration. Both are amazing.

  • @HobkinBoi
    @HobkinBoi Před 3 lety +22

    Its interesting to see how far these machines have come. First being intriquite mechanical marvels, now just digital screens where your fate is sealed the moment you put any money in.

    • @steffmeowi
      @steffmeowi Před rokem +1

      Digital slots are pre programmed 😎

    • @RetroJack
      @RetroJack Před 7 měsíci +2

      @@steffmeowiI'm pretty sure that was his point.

    • @steffmeowi
      @steffmeowi Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@RetroJack 😎

  • @theram8787
    @theram8787 Před 3 lety +193

    "I dont have time to watch one hour resto...." well I guess you proved me wrong.

    • @CraigH999
      @CraigH999 Před 3 lety +2

      I watch these at 2x speed and enjoy them just as much! 😁

    • @LasaventurasdeSaldi
      @LasaventurasdeSaldi Před 3 lety

      Just casually got to your comment and said: "Wait a minute, wha-?" and yes, been watching for an hour and didn't notice.

    • @tuamigoyvecinolevi
      @tuamigoyvecinolevi Před 3 lety +1

      I was trying to do homework but I couldn't get my eyes off of the screen, eventually I forgot I had homework and now it's 4:33 am

    • @lovesmcdreamy
      @lovesmcdreamy Před 3 lety

      I know but I couldn't help it I had to watch lol

    • @metam.devad.neimte9212
      @metam.devad.neimte9212 Před 3 lety

      🏸😁

  • @Harmon1ca
    @Harmon1ca Před 3 lety +393

    Just incredible. I would never get that back together once I’d taken it apart.

    • @Procrastinator1948
      @Procrastinator1948 Před 3 lety +22

      The trick is to make sure you have pictures/video of each step of disassembly or you'd probably have parts left over, and we all know what that means.

    • @marcelleclair1509
      @marcelleclair1509 Před 3 lety +2

      Xx xx xx je ph

    • @CoreDreamStudios
      @CoreDreamStudios Před 3 lety +4

      He probably takes images/video of all the parts before he does that so he can play it in reverse to get a idea on how it goes back. Good trick even in electronics.

    • @thisolesignguy2733
      @thisolesignguy2733 Před 3 lety +12

      Leftover parts are a sign you made things better!

    • @CoreDreamStudios
      @CoreDreamStudios Před 3 lety +3

      @@thisolesignguy2733 Gotta admit... an ATM looks like it was based on same principals of a slot machine. :P

  • @thehotone12
    @thehotone12 Před měsícem

    Man! I could tear it down but putting it back together. Never in a million years. Great job!

  • @TouchiestMetal
    @TouchiestMetal Před 3 lety +16

    The fact he remembers how to put this back together blows my mind

  • @861LJ
    @861LJ Před 3 lety +330

    This has to be the most ambitious restoration I've ever seen! I'm at a loss for words! Just amazing! Beautiful!

    • @stephanipinto2183
      @stephanipinto2183 Před 3 lety +2

      Só de olhar me dá um desânimo para desmontar. Um sistema muito complexo. Inclusive, fico admirado com quem inventou e construiu esta máquina. Parabéns pela tua coragem, conhecimento e iniciativa para fazer a restauração de uma máquina tão magnífica com esta.

    • @ttvboggz2470
      @ttvboggz2470 Před 3 lety

      @@stephanipinto2183 um

    • @rifshop9208
      @rifshop9208 Před 3 lety

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    • @brychaelbruh
      @brychaelbruh Před 3 lety +1

      220th like and bruh

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      @metinsakizcioglu2426 Před 3 lety

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  • @tron3entertainment
    @tron3entertainment Před 3 lety +154

    Legend has it, he is still trying to hit the jackpot.

    • @timehunter9467
      @timehunter9467 Před 3 lety +6

      I would sit there trying if I had one. Bypass the money thing and see what happens when it finally does it.

    • @Torn_Shoe
      @Torn_Shoe Před 3 lety

      But he win some)

    • @vsyovomrakenochi8960
      @vsyovomrakenochi8960 Před 3 lety

      "Come on! I fixed you, now pay out!"

  • @simplyiz4564
    @simplyiz4564 Před 3 lety +9

    Will always love that satisfying little pop those old screws make when they brake loose for the first time in God knows how long lol

  • @brainsironically
    @brainsironically Před 3 lety +120

    I can't even tell you how many parts I would have "left over" if I tried to rebuild something that complicated.
    Very nicely done. Looking forward to the mechanism vid!

    • @marianilsson8785
      @marianilsson8785 Před 3 lety +1

      A(s)lot?!?

    • @brainsironically
      @brainsironically Před 3 lety

      @@marianilsson8785 More than that!

    • @dathat555
      @dathat555 Před 3 lety +1

      Parts left over just means you did it better than the factory. (Often heard comment by auto dealership mechanics.) :-)

    • @kaileygreen1631
      @kaileygreen1631 Před 3 lety

      my mechanics:
      "This slot machine is in bad condition... I make a new one"

    • @gilles111
      @gilles111 Před 3 lety +1

      At least a few screws/bolts. That's what happens if I'm trying to do something like this.

  • @pbentle1990
    @pbentle1990 Před 3 lety +52

    I’ve been a slot technician for a good amount of years now and this was pretty neat to watch. The oldest games we have are IGT S2000 at around 20 years old. Nothing we have uses coin anymore, but I’ve heard horror stories

    • @psirvent8
      @psirvent8 Před 2 lety +2

      What horror stories ?

    • @pbentle1990
      @pbentle1990 Před 2 lety +9

      @@psirvent8 coin in jams were the most common issue. The jet sorting machines for these coins were causing people to go deaf. The drop team’s hands were blacker than a mechanic’s due to the metal dust. If you stuck your hand in the hopper they would come out black from the dust. It was impossible to keep those machines clean back in the day

    • @sevenofclubs
      @sevenofclubs Před rokem +1

      I was waiting for “deals with the devil “

    • @jazzmeister2485
      @jazzmeister2485 Před rokem +1

      ​@@pbentle1990 yeah it was, plus the unholy things that people would do to the coin trays

  • @pinavinada
    @pinavinada Před 3 lety +15

    Imagine, another 50 years and someone else will restore this thing again. What's making it interesting, this will be the video they refer to.

    • @cesarsantos736
      @cesarsantos736 Před 3 lety +1

      I was thinking samething

    • @gorillafighter4037
      @gorillafighter4037 Před 3 lety

      You mean 90?

    • @pinavinada
      @pinavinada Před 3 lety

      @@gorillafighter4037 or longer who knows 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @Auggerr
      @Auggerr Před 3 lety

      I would be 61in fifty years i never thought about that thanks for getting me to do maths!!!!

    • @pinavinada
      @pinavinada Před 3 lety

      @@Auggerr wow you're 11?

  • @jpage5350
    @jpage5350 Před 3 lety +4

    Brings back some really wonderful childhood memories. I spent many hours with my grandfather at the antique fairground he hobbied at... the machines there ran on 2 pence pieces for the most part - some were 1p and a precious few were a whole 5p! I never did quite figure out what the blue fruits are. Perhaps they’re plums, faded by age? I’ll never know. Just seeing this unrestored machine brought a happy smile to my face, I’ve yet to watch the video through. Let’s see whether your restoration surpasses my grandfather’s!

  • @CaptNRetro
    @CaptNRetro Před 3 lety +35

    my god at the amount of FLAT HEAD screws!!!! THE BANE OF MY EXISTENCE!

    • @thecosmichiroshi
      @thecosmichiroshi Před 3 lety +2

      *_Handy Manny is shaking_*

    • @ninjaassassin27
      @ninjaassassin27 Před 3 lety

      I'm a piano technician and we encounter an unhealthy amount of standard head screws in older pianos.

  • @Shk3z
    @Shk3z Před 3 lety +329

    my mechanics:
    "This slot machine is in bad condition... I make a new one"

    • @St.Even18
      @St.Even18 Před 3 lety +11

      This made me giggle way to much

    • @gregjenkins5347
      @gregjenkins5347 Před 3 lety +5

      Legend has it, he is still trying to hit the jackpot.

    • @jxavier3876
      @jxavier3876 Před 3 lety +4

      God I hate his catchphrases

    • @SWGutto
      @SWGutto Před 3 lety +4

      Different guy

    • @forevercomputing
      @forevercomputing Před 3 lety +2

      People are so quick to replace a broken part but fail to realise that part has a single broken or worn part that is cheaper than the whole unit.
      Carbon brushes in a motor for example.

  • @jeannettemorley5872
    @jeannettemorley5872 Před 3 lety +44

    What a marvellous achievement: you should be immensely proud of your work.

  • @RKODocsOverman
    @RKODocsOverman Před 16 dny +1

    My curiosity got the better of me. I took my antique slot machine apart but only to a point. I got it back together but had 1 part left over.

  • @danielramsey1959
    @danielramsey1959 Před 3 lety +15

    Back in around 1988 I went to a school in Vegas to learn how to repair these! I work as a heavy equipment mechanic though, too much of bad stuff in Vegas then.
    Lot of stuff back then was nickle plated..

  • @TheCaptainLulz
    @TheCaptainLulz Před 3 lety +126

    The amount of tobacco stain on the front tells me this was in a seedier casino. What secrets it must keep.

    • @WatchDragon
      @WatchDragon Před 3 lety +12

      Well it was made in Chicago in the 30s, lol

    • @digistealth
      @digistealth Před 3 lety +1

      @@WatchDragon chicago outfit maybe?

    • @schadenfruede0675
      @schadenfruede0675 Před 3 lety +4

      *”Rumor has it that if you won on this machine it would give you 100 packs of meth and tobacco”* -Some guy I asked in the back alley way

    • @chosentonessournotes
      @chosentonessournotes Před 3 lety +6

      @@schadenfruede0675
      Meth wasn’t prevalent in the 30s my boy!

    • @jade..y
      @jade..y Před 2 lety +1

      @@chosentonessournotes which makes it even rarer

  • @freed991
    @freed991 Před 3 lety +8

    I figured it out. He isn't recording this for us. He's recording it so you can put stuff back together. Just uploads it for fun. I'm on to you sir.

  • @Metalman200xdamnit
    @Metalman200xdamnit Před 3 lety

    To think you found a 1933 mechanical slot machine that was not destroyed during Prohibition. That is amazing in itself,but you restored it to its former glory,which is wonderful.

  • @laithraba91
    @laithraba91 Před 3 lety +31

    It’s crazy how he assembles everything back. I’d lose track on putting back the batteries on my tv remote

  • @chrissilver8461
    @chrissilver8461 Před 3 lety +15

    Anybody else watch this in 2X speed? Great restoration!

    • @pacoroto
      @pacoroto Před 3 lety +2

      Me, it's almost an hour, I wouldn't watch a video THAT long, but I did at 2X speed.
      what I'm curious about is if that makes a difference in the revenue of the channel.

    • @MarkMeadows90
      @MarkMeadows90 Před 3 lety +2

      Haha, I watched at 2X speed and it reminded me of a Hand Tool Rescue video.

    • @rusty1187
      @rusty1187 Před 3 lety

      I watched it at regular speed TWICE!

    • @CraigH999
      @CraigH999 Před 3 lety +1

      Always 2x for me, with rare exceptions - Hand Tool Rescue being one of them! 😊

  • @pennygadget7328
    @pennygadget7328 Před 3 lety +15

    Oh my goodness, the editing. The editing! You're not just speeding up the footage and obliterating any sense of proxy and vicarious enjoyment, you're actually cutting and driving the rhythm and giving it all a flow.
    4 minutes in and I've already subscribed, because this is already better than 95% of the restoration channels on CZcams. Thank you for crafting such an excellent way to spend an hour :)

  • @allenlewis5689
    @allenlewis5689 Před 3 lety +2

    Came here because I've always wanted to build my own mechanical slot machine and couldn't find a video on how they work (all you ever find is people telling you they know how to cheat the system and win big in a casino). Even though the mechanism isn't shown in this video, I really enjoyed it. Very faithful restoration with almost every original part saved. That is wonderful. Can't wait for the mechanism restoration!

  • @mutualbeard
    @mutualbeard Před 3 lety +65

    Like any slot machine the pay out shute didn't have much wear.

    • @rusty1187
      @rusty1187 Před 3 lety +5

      Lmao!!!

    • @drohegda
      @drohegda Před 3 lety

      You are very observant my Friend😎.

    • @varrjames186
      @varrjames186 Před 3 lety

      I'm not being grammar police here but I always thought it was chute, not shute. Maybe it's spelt different in other countries???

    • @mutualbeard
      @mutualbeard Před 3 lety

      @@varrjames186 Hi, I don't mind being corrected. I like to get my spelling correct when I can. My use of grammar is a whole other question.
      As it turns out "chute" is a more common spelling but "shute" is also used. Maybe the reason for the variation is that I am an Australian english speaker and we have evolved our own dialects. When people learn English as a second language in England or North America they are often confounded by the different language in Oz.
      Bewdy!
      Cheers Mate

    • @varrjames186
      @varrjames186 Před 3 lety +2

      @@mutualbeard I've done a bit of research and both are correct although chute is more commonly used. I did ask out of curiosity and not to mock you.
      Take it easy mate from Melbourne.
      Edit
      A good example of what you've stated in your comment is I say spelt, but other people say spelled...both are correct.

  • @PhilosophyofElivagar
    @PhilosophyofElivagar Před 3 lety +39

    Now *these* are the pieces that I live for. I'm so happy for you that you got the opportunity to revive a piece of the past, you did a great job! :D

  • @PrincessNicEssus
    @PrincessNicEssus Před 3 měsíci +1

    Made 100% on my mechanical aptitude on the SATs. Guidance counselor said, “If you weren’t female I’d tell you to be a mechanic.” An inherent talent which was denied makes me drool in envy. Thank you so much for sharing, this was extremely fascinating.

    • @RestorationStation
      @RestorationStation  Před 3 měsíci +2

      I took a occupation test and it told me to go into logging or sewer sanitation... I ended up getting a degree in mechanical engineering instead. Thanks for watching! ❤️

  • @karlkovach8647
    @karlkovach8647 Před 3 lety

    AS a retired Locksmith working in the Washington DC and surrounding areas restoring vintage locks, safes etc. I thought iI had seen my fair share of springs , screws,, levers,timers and other assorted gizmos but, I got nothing on this guy. Wow!!!!

  • @bobdole4916
    @bobdole4916 Před 3 lety +9

    Like everyone else, I'm in awe of your ability to actually put this thing back together again. I think I'd still have trouble with a full schematics and the original designer helping me out.
    And I love the high attention to detail with the paint and all the sticker and card designs - keeping it as true to the original as you could. Just beautiful.

  • @mred8002
    @mred8002 Před 3 lety +15

    I think the Tonga truck was at the upper limit of my imagined capabilities. Unless there were a zillion dollars payday for this, I wouldn’t attempt it. I admire your perseverance!

    • @IBringBroadswoads
      @IBringBroadswoads Před 3 lety

      Incredible. Just incredible. Loved every second of this.

    • @omikronweapon
      @omikronweapon Před 3 lety

      stuff like this you do for the joy of it, and learning/honing skills. You could probably sell it on, but I doubt there's much profit when you consider the labour, tools and parts. You do it because you want to do it.

  • @briankearney9483
    @briankearney9483 Před 2 lety +3

    I spent a year working under Dick DeLong, of RS DeLong carvings, restoring antique slot machines. It was a great experience and I had an amazing time working on the old machines. You did an excellent job on the old Mills. Nice work!

  • @MultiLimen
    @MultiLimen Před 3 lety +6

    Probably the best restauration video I have seen so far.
    Congratulations !!
    Thank you very much

  • @gregoryschmidt1233
    @gregoryschmidt1233 Před 3 lety +4

    Wow, what a project! These machines were state-of-the art for their time. They were not toys. They were designed to function through 100k's of spins, and even had rudimentary features to deter cheaters. My grandfather had a similiar one in his tavern. He used to give me a handful of nickels to play it, and I could keep what I won, unless I hit the jackpot, which went back into the till! I had one of these apart once, and from the number of symbols vs the paytable, I worked out that the machine held about 30% for the house!

  • @jbuckley2546
    @jbuckley2546 Před 3 lety +88

    It's hard to see properly but it's not a magnet is it, to prevent steel blanks being used instead of coins?

    • @lefler9048
      @lefler9048 Před 3 lety +3

      I was thinking the same thing. To catch fake coins.

    • @hunterwatkins9858
      @hunterwatkins9858 Před 3 lety

      It's hard to see properly but it's not a magnet is it, to prevent steel blanks being used instead of coins?

    • @lefler9048
      @lefler9048 Před 3 lety +4

      @@hunterwatkins9858 was there a point to that?

    • @FiatMortem
      @FiatMortem Před 3 lety +13

      Back in my pinball machine days, the coin acceptor would test diameter, thickness, weight and magnetism, in that order. The magnet might be missing, it was optional in countries where iron might be used in legit coins.
      In the US, we had steel pennies during WWII to save copper. Maybe it was a penny machine upgraded to nickels but they had removed the magnet during WWII?
      A penny in 1933 would be the equivalent of 15¢ today.

  • @Art-Dean
    @Art-Dean Před 3 měsíci +1

    Dad was 13 when the War broke out, was a Civil Defense warden so he had a battery torch 🔦 and regular battery supply. He would get parts for these on one side of the river in one state then take parts across on the fery boat and assemble them in New Jersey.

  • @JohnZombi88
    @JohnZombi88 Před rokem

    A true sign of a professional: recreating the destroyed label. 100%

  • @jochenstacker7448
    @jochenstacker7448 Před 3 lety

    The immense mechanical complexity of these old machines never fails to amaze me.
    Today that would be one LCD screen, 2-3 wires and a small circuit board.
    And of course the whole thing would be made from plastic.

    • @RestorationStation
      @RestorationStation  Před 3 lety +1

      And hundreds of thousands of lines of code*

    • @jochenstacker7448
      @jochenstacker7448 Před 3 lety

      @@RestorationStation that is true.
      I just love all the mechanical wizardry, it is so much more impressive.

  • @theJellyjoker
    @theJellyjoker Před 3 lety +17

    I think the part at 42:30 is a probably space for a coin sorter so if you put in something that wasn't a nickle it would drop it out of the machine.

    • @Thebigmanmetaldetecting
      @Thebigmanmetaldetecting Před 3 lety +3

      That's exactly what it is

    • @thisolesignguy2733
      @thisolesignguy2733 Před 3 lety +9

      Yep, it was called the slug remover. It came about around in the 1920s when people would use slugs, or even strings tied to coins. I even heard of people pouring oil or hot salt water to trick the machines.

    • @williamwingo4740
      @williamwingo4740 Před 3 lety +3

      ​@@thisolesignguy2733 "Stringing," "Spooning," "Rhythm Play," "Drilling," "Handle-slamming," liquid detergent, slugs, foreign coins, magnets--the list goes on and on. It was a constant technical battle between the cheaters and the operators--who sometimes had a few tricks of their own.
      This one has a wooden case without the hanging or floating armor plates to deter drilling.
      See Scarne's "Complete Guide to Gambling" (1961) or Ortiz, "Gambling Scams" (1984).

  • @AngryBogle
    @AngryBogle Před 3 lety +18

    Part 3 should be I play this beautiful machine until I hit a jackpot.

  • @thomashubbs7974
    @thomashubbs7974 Před 3 lety +2

    THAT SLOT MACHINE IS LOOKING AWSOME. ITS PAINTED MY SCHOOL COLORS. SWEET.

  • @baylorbear6566
    @baylorbear6566 Před 3 lety +1

    I was recently gifted this exact same slot machine by my grandparents. Great restoration, now I have something to refer to as I attempt to restore mine.

  • @dr.skipkazarian5556
    @dr.skipkazarian5556 Před 3 lety +24

    Well...the only discernable difference between us is that you have nine pairs of vice grips while I only have two! Seriously, did you have a schematic to follow or did you simply rely on your native genius (or both)? This is one of the finest restorations and displays of mechanical design, function, and understanding I have ever seen. Beautiful work at every turn....best to you and stay healthy.

    • @rusty1187
      @rusty1187 Před 3 lety +6

      This is where the digital camera pays for its self!!!

  • @scratch19635
    @scratch19635 Před 3 lety +5

    Iv’e watched a lot of restoration videos and been amazed at how they pull it all together, this is in the top three, the skill and craftsmanship is just stunning, wow

  • @jameslasso1690
    @jameslasso1690 Před 11 měsíci

    Really appreciate no unnecessary talking and especially no musak

  • @othrwrldlysystm
    @othrwrldlysystm Před 25 dny

    i like listening to stuff like this as background noise when i do my homework. sometimes it sounds like i'm at the dentist getting (another) root canal

  • @johnsims1259
    @johnsims1259 Před 3 lety +12

    AMAZING ENGINEERING - THE THOUGHT AND SKILL IT TOOK TO CREATE THIS WORK OF ART ... THANKS FOR THE RESTORATION WORK YOU DID ON THIS PIECE - BETTER THAN NEW

  • @svipace8220
    @svipace8220 Před 3 lety +3

    This is beyond patience. This is passion.

  • @mookystank
    @mookystank Před 29 dny

    I'm sure other people have realized this, but I think part of the appeal of restoration videos or anything where something gets taken apart, is that you feel the stress of personally needing to put it back together and then someone else does it instead. When he breaks something down into as far as possible, it seems impossible that it will go back together, but it always does.

  • @tommyeugene
    @tommyeugene Před 3 lety

    I put on ol blues records and sip whiskey, I can watch this all night...Cheers, and Thank you for the entertainment!

  • @kumchuckpaohu550
    @kumchuckpaohu550 Před 3 lety +18

    A man repairs the whole slot machine just to get his 5cents back

  • @bjorlindberg
    @bjorlindberg Před 3 lety +3

    Wow, just wow! One of the best restoration videos on CZcams ever. So many parts and so interesting. Loved that you used some original untouched parts here and there. So looking forward to the video of the mechanism. Excellent craftsmanship to!

  • @natelaux5930
    @natelaux5930 Před 5 měsíci

    I think it's pretty cool that you found a buffalo nickel inside! Back when this was first used, buffalo nickels were commonplace, as you may already know. nickels of that era are pretty difficult to find nowadays. On another note, this piece is pretty historical, so it is absolutely worth saving! The amount of time and patience this must have taken is nothing short of incredible! Amazing work!

  • @zeekwolfe6251
    @zeekwolfe6251 Před 2 lety

    I believe this machine is more complicated than a Steinway grand piano. Amazing that this slot machine could operate for decades with little or no maintenance. A restoration like this is not for the faint of heart.

  • @KaylieRayne
    @KaylieRayne Před 3 lety +74

    That part is to detect Coins from "slugs" isnt it.

    • @mehere8299
      @mehere8299 Před 3 lety +3

      It was, which lessened its usability in northern border towns.

    • @camdenmarian3627
      @camdenmarian3627 Před 3 lety

      Slugs?

    • @Chris-mc2dt
      @Chris-mc2dt Před 3 lety +2

      @@camdenmarian3627
      Fake coins. You use a coin-shaped object to fool a cheap machine without costing you anything.

  • @johndonlon1611
    @johndonlon1611 Před 3 lety +6

    The level of engineering and fitment to make this machine in the 1930s is nothing short of insane. Today's slots probably have 1/3 the parts and of course none of the soul or joy de vivre that went into this. Restoring it does justice to those people who were responsible for its manufacture.

  • @madaaaaaaaa
    @madaaaaaaaa Před 3 lety +2

    When I saw the inside my heart shook, I don't think I'd be able to keep track of so many tiny parts let alone know where they go

  • @davecoates2308
    @davecoates2308 Před 3 lety +2

    Unintentional ASMR ... well done !!! Love the simplicity of the editing. Nothing crazy. Very peaceful

  • @janbaer3241
    @janbaer3241 Před 3 lety +3

    This deserves to have a roll of buffalo nickels and barber nickels put into it instead of modern ones. It is so well done.

  • @aliciagonzalez212
    @aliciagonzalez212 Před 3 lety +1

    I love how even the stickers you put back and the ones you couldn’t salvage you recreated! Amazing!

  • @quinnabun1173
    @quinnabun1173 Před 3 měsíci

    Such an insane amount of work you had to do with this one.!!!!Amazing patience & beautiful job.Thanks for sharing

  • @theJellyjoker
    @theJellyjoker Před 3 lety +18

    A one armed bandit!

  • @getyourkicksagain
    @getyourkicksagain Před 3 lety +3

    Amazing restoration, sir. She is now better than when she was new! Thank you for such a satisfying video.
    I really wish we had seen the jackpot payout, though!

  • @wm-ux7kc
    @wm-ux7kc Před 3 lety

    Been working casinos for 21 years now have done a couple restorations on old slots but I give you this hands down best video of a restoration I have ever seen

  • @biancastrong7300
    @biancastrong7300 Před 3 lety +4

    This dude is legend i would have lost it 2 minutes in

  • @pinkponyofprey1965
    @pinkponyofprey1965 Před 3 lety +4

    This is insane. Beautifully insane but still insane haha! I think you hit it out of the ballpark with this one. A new gold standard for restorations! :D

  • @discmotoslots
    @discmotoslots Před 3 lety

    restoring an old slot-machine is perfect material for CZcams viewers. so many little intricately designed parts. will he be able to get everything back together? the level of anticipation...

  • @kainpwnsu
    @kainpwnsu Před rokem

    I love seeing how some things engineered for regular maintenance. They disassemble well. Another example is Dyson vacuum cleaners: they are completely utilitarian and can be stripped down by a 6yo in under one minute.

  • @rad1ant
    @rad1ant Před 3 lety +25

    "Tested by RS, Inspec. Number 69" - oh you.

    • @meh_lady
      @meh_lady Před 3 lety +2

      I woke up my husband snorting at that!

    • @rad1ant
      @rad1ant Před 3 lety +1

      @@meh_lady haha amazing!

    • @mechanicalmacbook
      @mechanicalmacbook Před 3 lety +1

      so we should just give this man 69 likes?(cus its nice and why did i)

    • @djboogymonster
      @djboogymonster Před 3 lety +2

      Nice!

    • @Beezner122
      @Beezner122 Před 3 lety +1

      Giggity, giggity, Gig-gi-ty

  • @g.rosanagarciahoyos8792
    @g.rosanagarciahoyos8792 Před 3 lety +3

    Qué habilidad y conocimientos de ingeniería. Gracias! He disfrutado con este video. Felicitaciones 👍🏻👌🏻
    Saludos desde Yucatan Mexico

  • @DaveHefty
    @DaveHefty Před 3 lety

    This makes high-end wrist watch repair look simple!

  • @JacknVictor
    @JacknVictor Před 3 lety

    Amazing! Perfect job. I thought I had patience for some intricate jobs, but your level of patience, attention to detail and overall standard of work is on another level

  • @nettneo
    @nettneo Před 3 lety +9

    That questioned piece at 42 min ... is it magnetic? might be "slug stop" . saw something like that in a pop machine

  • @ThePoxun
    @ThePoxun Před 3 lety +14

    I would guess the large "mystery" part would likely for some States/Counties to have stamped licence/inspection information into (or be replaced with a State provided plate) which may or may not have been done depending on the specific state/location the machine was located in.

  • @hermanatorPC
    @hermanatorPC Před 3 lety

    No talking, no music.. I LOVE your videos! Looking forward to the next ones. Hope you do more automotive parts restos

    • @justusallison5793
      @justusallison5793 Před 3 lety

      this is the best restoration video series I have ever seen

  • @cep2378
    @cep2378 Před 3 lety

    It's like watching 'How it's Made' on the Discovery Channel. It is mesmerizing.

  • @ianm1470
    @ianm1470 Před 3 lety +3

    Fantastic restoration well done great job ~ just an observation the three felt washers @ 43:00 should have been on the head of the screws with the washer and not on the other side.

  • @kingofheartsxyz
    @kingofheartsxyz Před 3 lety +8

    imagine hitting a jackpot on your first spin

  • @BDSmithTrucking
    @BDSmithTrucking Před 2 lety

    In the beginning, I was like, “Yeah, that’s way too complicated for me to ever try”. And here you make it look so simple. Great outcome. Looks beautiful.

  • @artifactman660
    @artifactman660 Před 3 lety

    I love this CZcams channel. No sped up crap all real time.

  • @docdeth904
    @docdeth904 Před 3 lety +3

    42:36. Unless I miss my guess, that is a slug trap. It is to catch counterfeit coins, washers and other debris.

    • @jimgard2609
      @jimgard2609 Před 2 lety

      No, not a slug trap. At 42:36 this is an Award Token dispenser. On some machines there was a symbol on each reel that if you got all three, instead of a payout, you would get an award token that could be exchanged for cash or prize depending on the location.

    • @docdeth904
      @docdeth904 Před 2 lety +1

      @@jimgard2609 I stand corrected.

  • @AutoPort221
    @AutoPort221 Před 3 lety +46

    Редко пишу коментарии,но этот раз исключение👌Шикарная работа😉 Я бы запутался в таком количестве винтов и деталей.Думаю всё изначально фотографировалось,а после разбиралось,приводилось в чувство и собиралось🤝

    • @user-wj3ov4yg2d
      @user-wj3ov4yg2d Před 3 lety +10

      Износа деталей нет.Может мало работал или материал высокопрочный.Удивляет конструкторская изобретательность.

    • @petepeterson4540
      @petepeterson4540 Před 3 lety +2

      @@user-wj3ov4yg2d no but a lot of sticky tobacco residue

    • @anonymousman3623
      @anonymousman3623 Před 3 lety +2

      Can someone translate

    • @46754675di
      @46754675di Před 3 lety +2

      @@anonymousman3623 google can translate ;)

    • @bloodytusk9897
      @bloodytusk9897 Před 3 lety +4

      Зачем фотографировать, если он весь процесс снимал на видео. Плюс к этому своеобразная раскладка всех комплектующих в том порядке в котором разбираешь. Сам когда то работал часовым мастером - сложности были в основном в первый месяц, все приходит с опытом до автоматизма. Но все таки думаю, что у автора есть определенные навыки и задатки конструктора, механика, понимание в работе различных механизмов.

  • @aaych2306
    @aaych2306 Před 3 lety

    Hey Creator!!! You get respect for not showing the restored piece in the thumbnail, thank you for having this video be a long form video without too many cuts I pray you don't get demonetized, I clicked on this video because I knew how many small components are in slot machine which would be most satisfying to watch. Thank you and all respect goes to you for leaving in ambient sounds and not wonky background music.

  • @maggots1430
    @maggots1430 Před 3 lety

    I've watched videos of repair work on motorcycle engines, audio, antique furniture, etc. in the past, but this is the first video that impressed me. Great!👍👏👏👏😘

  • @EarlB252
    @EarlB252 Před 3 lety +11

    Is the part you asked about identifying the incorrect or non-coin return to the bottom tray slot? Nice job.