Indiana Jones Homemade Pinball Machine Part 1

[greengrassorama0]

what kind of wood did you use?

[lvvipervvi]

@greengrassorama0 I used just regular 3/4" plywood for the walls and a high quality Birch for the table so that way the ball will move without any bumps or dips.

[lvvipervvi]

@MissRoxy666 Check out this video for how to do the flippers in the description of the video.

As for the plunger I bought the 2 springs from a pinball machine parts place. Then I bought the bolts and nuts to hold it together from a hardware store. I might do a short video on it soon.

[muppetspuppets]

That's amazing! Where the ball collect is, can't you make it roll straight back into the plunger?

[lvvipervvi]

@muppetspuppets Yes I could, but to make it do that I would need to use more space on my pinball machine to do so and I wanted more room for the playing field.

[therobbert96]

thanks man, i have to make a pinball machine for school and this gave me some good ideas

[darkassasin101]

yes indianna jones!!!

[gabetodd200]

plus im makeing a big pinball machine

[lvvipervvi]

@gabetodd200 I would love to see how yours comes out. I like to see the different creative ideas that people come up with.

[lvvipervvi]

@stefanoGFsiciliano I wonder why this comment was removed, but in regards to where should you start when you build a pinball machine. Well first thing is to come up with a theme. Then think about how much room you will be able to give up. Mine is 2 feet by 4 feet. Then think about what you want to put on there. Do you want ramps? Bumpers? Targets? Channels for the ball to go throw? Do you want the ball to hit things and make sounds? etc... Then start figuring out where you want everything to go.

[stefanoGFsiciliano]

@lvvipervvi Ops, did I remove it? Sorry! I wan't the pinball machine to be able to fit in my basement. I'm willing to give up 3 by 2 feet. As for the theme I wanted to do a Jurassic park themed pinball machine. I know it's already been done but if I'm going to do it, why not on my favorite trilogy? I already have a sketch of the playing field and all sorts of stuff that will be on it. I'm using a bunch of JP toys (and my own models) from my childhood. When are you coming out with part 3?!

[gabetodd200]

LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[super8ben]

Yeah, I never finished mine either, even though I got much farther that in my videos. This has helped inspire me to get back into it. Great Job!

[mtallan]

Your machine is looking sooo cool. It made me feel good to know that my video helped you out with your flipper design. I never finished my pinball. Life just got too busy. I look forward to seeing your progress.