For Amusement Only EM and Bingo Pinball Podcast
Detailing EM and Bingo pinball features, gameplay, and repair techniques.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 478
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Episode 58 - Roller Derby
Gameplay and details on Bally's early 60's magic screen game Roller Derby.
00:22:23 |
Fri 08 May 2015
Episode 57 - Rectifiers
Later EMs from all the major manufacturers used DC power to drive certain coils.
Did you know that Genco games from the late 30s also did the same? And earlier games can be modified to use DC power,…
00:12:40 |
Thu 07 May 2015
Episode 56 - Cleaning a Cabinet
You've bought the stinky filthy game of your dreams. Now what? Follow the advice of episode 51, and then do this. Your olfactory sense will thank you.
00:06:08 |
Wed 06 May 2015
Episode 55 - Cabinet Repaints
My process for repainting cabinets, stolen shamelessly from Steve Smith. Stencil and the right amount of webbing, spatter and overspray are key!
00:14:46 |
Tue 05 May 2015
Episode 54 - Tandem Interview - Jeffrey Lawton and Steve Smith 5-3-15
Interview with Jeffrey Lawton, the pre-eminent bingo technician, and has been working on bingos for many many years. He is also the man that wrote the books - Bally Bingo Pinball Machines, and The B…
01:51:01 |
Mon 04 May 2015
Episode 53 - Water-logged Cabinetry
How to fix some basic problems with cabinets and another thing which could be dangerous if not corrected.
Also: an interesting bingo at Allentown!
00:16:18 |
Sun 03 May 2015
Episode 52 - Flame Broiled Glass
Yet another way to get injured on a pinball machine. Ensure all your machines have tempered glass before someone gets hurt. Better to clean tiny pieces of glass out of the machine than large chunks…
00:05:29 |
Sat 02 May 2015
Episode 51 - Mouse Leavings
Nothing beats the feeling of picking up a new project! I tend to get some pretty rough games (cause I'm cheap). The furry or fecal surprises inside must be removed - even under the transformer boar…
00:10:02 |
Fri 01 May 2015
Episode 50 - Some of My Mistakes
I'm no expert, as I've said early on. Here are some of my stupid mistakes, learned during my time refurbishing games. There are others, of course, but here are the choice cuts, my favorites.
00:14:11 |
Wed 29 Apr 2015
Episode 49 - Bingo Backglass Preservation
Issues unique to backglass deterioration on Bally bingos.
00:10:46 |
Wed 29 Apr 2015
Episode 48 - EM Backglass Preservation
If this one sounds like it stops abruptly, that's because I'm sleepy, and it's a two-parter! How to care for your backglass if it has deteriorated.
00:14:38 |
Tue 28 Apr 2015
Episode 47 - A Listener Question
A listener asks a multi-part question regarding purchasing advice for a new bingo.
00:10:34 |
Mon 27 Apr 2015
Episode 46 - Interview with Vic Camp 4-25-15
Vic Camp (the passionate bingo pinball player and collector) sits down with me to talk about his time playing bingos on route in New Jersey.
02:16:04 |
Sun 26 Apr 2015
Episode 45 - Gigi Gameplay
My partially parted out Gigi project is now working! I detail the gameplay and fun with Gottlieb coin circuits (they hate me).
00:12:26 |
Sat 25 Apr 2015
Episode 44 - 1937 World Series by Rockola
Rockola was a jukebox manufacturer, and got into pin games (along with every other company, it seems) in the 1930s. During this decade, they produced one of the most beautiful, elegant games ever cr…
00:08:56 |
Fri 24 Apr 2015
Episode 43 - Interview with James Willing 04-21-15
Interview with the EM Dungeonmaster himself, James Willing from the Spooky Pinball Podcast.
01:35:29 |
Thu 23 Apr 2015
Episode 42 - Ding Ding Ding
Chime boxes in EMs - everyone has an opinion and a preference, and I'm no exception.
00:07:20 |
Wed 22 Apr 2015
Episode 41 - For Whom the Bell Tolls
Older pinball machines used bells as the only sound (aside from the coils and noises of the machine).
00:05:51 |
Tue 21 Apr 2015
Episode 40 -Ticker Tape Hacks
Discussion of the only hack I found in Ticker Tape - the operator had disabled the 4 corner scoring feature. I fixed this afternoon, then Ava and I played many rounds together.
00:09:58 |
Mon 20 Apr 2015
Episode 39 - Arcing
Arcing in a pinball machine - sometimes unavoidable, almost always bad. Why it happens, how to stop it, and how to look for it.
Also: Our first listener question answered on the air!
00:10:13 |
Sun 19 Apr 2015
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