Glad you found it helpful. Many more on the way including: How to Unbox a New Pin. What to check when buying used. What to do when selling. And other general tips and tricks!

Happy to help! Thank you for the inspiration to keep going! :-)

My only agenda is to help folks getting into the hobby know what they are getting into! :) There is a lot to learn and some folks expect everyone to either be a day 1 expert or stay away. I think there is plenty of room for new folks and hope to guide those folks free of drama, judgement, and bs. :)

Thanks! I Have Gilligan on my vpin. Fun table! I also have 2 RFM. ;) You'll learn why in an upcoming video!

Thanks for stopping by!

HaHaHa. The mutiplication problem is real. The first pin is just a gateway. ;)

This is a great question and I'm actually working on a video on this subject! There are all kinds of choices and the answer is it depends! If your table uses magnets you want Balls of Carbon Steel. They will resist magnetization and are very tough. If your table does not use magnets, I recommend Ninja Chrome Pinballs. They have a much better shine but they are a bit softer so they will wear and magnetize quicker. There are also other balls that are other colors and some that even glow in the dark. They are a fun novelty but I do not recommend them as they break down very quickly and can damage your playfield and artwork. Hope this helps until I can show you first hand in an upcoming video.

Sorry to hear about that. I hope I am wrong in your case but virtual pinball is no guarantee either. Dodgy hardware drivers, inconsistent performance, and lots of different software duct taped together can make for it's own uncertainty. I have a vpin of my own with shaker, lights, 4k HDR playfield the works. I have all the Zen, Arcooda Pinball Arcade, and Zacharia Tables. As well as several one off tables. I have an xbox kinect installed and the arcooda tables play in glassless 3d using head tracking. Once it's all working it's glorious. That said I've put much more time into keeping the VPIN going than even my touchiest real pinball. Make sure to always have a full backup of the hard drive on standby. Even just adding a single table or updating windows can lead to a week or more of fiddling and trail and error to get everything back up and running.

@@dashvproductions So. Funny story. Fired up my VPin yesterday and suddenly none of my controls work. Spent an hour sorting it instead of playing pinball. :(

Sounds like you need a new house. ;)

Possibly if you have a tumbler. Depending on how many times you've done that they could start to reduce significantly in weight.

@@JustMeDashV Nah mate, could just use a buffing mop. Weight won't change your just removing a layer of molecules. You can also use liquids to remove oxidation white vinegar works well.

@@stav2002 really depends on the condition. Different games will tear up the pinballs differently. If you have cliffy's installed that can play a factor too. If there is not a lot of pitting, deep scratches, and rust you could throw them in a bucket of evapo-rust for a week then pull them wash and polish. Most folks aren't setup to do that. Especially if they just have one machine.

Thanks for the kinds words and the comments. I know a high roller or two that has literally had a couple "in their cart" ;-) This video was made partially for them.

@@JustMeDashV Oh....ok. ^_^ That makes sense.

This is solid advice and I agree whole heartedly. Well said. If someone is just dabbling, or on the fence about how far they want to go then it's not the cost of the tools that matters so much as what you want to get out of them. My hydraulic lift I use for my pinball machines I bought at Harbor Freight and it works great. My Chicago Electric dremel from Harbor Freight also does it's job quite well for now. My thinking is more along the lines of once you know for sure you need something and you want to be able to rely on it, don't fall into a trap of buying the same cheap tool 5 times when for half that combined price you could have purchase 1 heavy duty tool that would have held up 10x longer. Again, thanks for the comments!

Hahaha. Space wise… maybe. Complexity wise… whole new ball game… See what I did there? :-)