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I have another question for the pro's. How much does muliple welded mechanism parts effect slot machine prices?
While looking around at various slot machines for purchase in the last year or two I have seen some that have mechanism's that have pieces welded back together from a past breakage. In fact 2 machines in particular both had multiple welds in each, I wish I had pictures or at least a proper description of the parts welded, usually pieces like reel stop arms (at least I think thats the name). Both these 2 machines worked when the arm is pulled. Both owners claimed they didnt know that the repairs had been made and in fairness I guess that might be true, although one was "set on free play".
The offer I made on both machines was lower than what was being asked and rejected, even though one was a Buckaroo that I would have liked to have come home with. What are your thoughts and experience with this issue?

5cent:
This is a tough subject to address in few words, but I will be brief.
If you come across a machine that has any kind of welding done to the mechanism, be it steel or cast iron
parts, and it looks to have been done by someone that slid the mech. out, and zapped the broken parts
together with a mig or tig, and slid it back in, stay away. You will probably have many issues with the
mechanism ever working to it's fullest. On the other hand, if it looks to have been done by a professional,
then chances are, it will be OK. A for-instance would be - if it had a broken cast iron A-Frame, and it was
disassembled, cleaned, V-grooved, clamped, silver-brazed, imperfections ground off, then clear-coated,
that would be an acceptable job. But, if you are a purist, and want it right, you could always replace the
A-frame, from an original parts supplier. This of coarse boils down to how bad you want the particular
machine, if it is a scarce hard-to-find model. This would be a big time problem, in buying a machine on
ebay, as most of the time, they do not show the mech., and when they do, it might be hidden from view.
Bill