Restoring vintage technology can be a tricky business, especially without the appropriate schematics and documentation. To this end [Mark] has spent the past twelve months building a comprehensive ...

So far, with his special tools and lifelong mechanical talents, he has been able to repair and restore every single one, no matter how old or decrepit. It didn't matter if it was a Ding Dong, or a Hot ...

In the lower level of Ron Barbagallo’s Smithtown home, a quick flip of a light switch powers on more than 25 pinball machines in a high-ceilinged showroom. Godzilla, Austin Powers, Star Trek, Elvis ...

About five years ago, Jay Adelson was restoring an old pinball machine with his teenage son when he had a revelation. “During that process, you learn everything about pinball machines, and how they ...

Great read, thanks Ars. Hope Steve is turning his mind to digitizing all the manuals and schematics and planning to take on an apprentice / inheritor! The pinball market in Canada is minuscule ...

If you grew up in the '60s, '70s or '80s, you likely have fond memories spending Saturday afternoons at a dark arcade surrounded by the dings, clunks, whizzes and zings of a classic pinball machine.

Looks like trouble for Tommy. Well, actually his name's Ryan. And as The Who once sang, he's a pinball wizard. Well, actually he's a pinball repair wizard. But nonetheless, Ryan Kaldari learned a few ...