I have given up any pretext of living a conventional life and am building an airplane in the main living area of my house, which is massivly relaxing, and feels right/normal, which it didn't without the airplane.Which is to say that I suspect building X/pinball machines is the same.
I'd completely forgotten, but this brought it back. In the 70's, the father of a friend in high school was building a plane in the basement. I remember there were pieces spread all over, and my friend was telling me how much easier it was, as his father was using all metric system measurements.
Pinball machines are great entertainment, but a plane? Wow. Someone next door to me, when I was growing up, built a boat in their driveway. It was amazing, and they took a long time to both get it right, and to make it seaworthy and comfy. After launch they sailed it around the world. Amazing.
Wow, that's fascinating! What else can you tell us about the boat? How big was it? What was the rigging? How long did they take on the circumnavigation?
Most of the parts should fit through a normal door. It is common to build an airplane in your house for years, and then for the last 2 years rent a hanger for final assembly. (Most people don't get to the point of final assembly, but those who do...)
I got my amateur radio license in the sixties. There was an old timer on 80 meters who was the leader of a chat group that met daily. Any ham could join the conversation with one exception. He had a phrase: "no kids, lids or space cadets." Just like Gen Z these days he did not like Boomers ;<). That phrase to this day brings a smile to amateur radio operators of a certain vintage.
Super cool!!! I have a EM pinball in the garage that is calling me to get up and running. The cabinet is trashed but the insides are solid. This will inspire me to get after it today, thank you!
Its a good idea, I have found someone working on the same machine I have too, so I am hoping to follow their lead on a few things. The strange thing is this machine is a euro version, so power conversions etc. But for how bad the cabinet is, the inside looks really clean. Gone through cleaning the playfield a bit, but a bit nervous with getting it all up and running without hours of dedicated time on it, I need another engineer friend to come over and tinker with me. Will update when I start making moves on it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby_tunneling
I've always dreamed of doing something like that.
... Define _common_!
Started is different from finished.