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Swiss Army Knights Forum / Re: Explorer Challenge May 2024

« Last post by Buzzbait on Today at 01:26:16 AM »

Day 7: I’m slowly catching up here. This afternoon allowed me to tighten a couple of doorknobs, but that was about it.

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The Break Room / ROKR/Robotime Pinball Machine.

« Last post by Chako on Today at 01:07:22 AM »

This was my Christmas gift to myself this year. This Rokr Pinball Machine is possibly one of their most complex wooden puzzle kits, especially as there is a lot of pieces and electronics that goes into making one. I was also able to get this one on sale. It took me a while to work my way through all the instructions and built it methodotically. It was a lot of fun building it. More so once done as you have a working pinball machine all made of wood.

The instructions are fantastic and the pieces are easy to punch out.

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Here is the back piece with some lights installed.

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The details of this circuis themed pinball machine is something to see in person.

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Here you see 2 bells and 3 bumpers installed on the playing field.

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The trickiest part of the whole build were the ramps.

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Here I am building the front of the pinball machine. There is a metal ball storage drawer that holds a few extra balls.

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Here is one of the sides of the pinball machine.

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Here is the pinball machine mostly finished.

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Showing the underside of the pinball machine showing the electronics. There is a switch that turns on or 0ff the music.

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Here are a few more photos showing the finished product.

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Here it is now plugged in. Oddly enough, there is no on or off switch. Once you supply power to the game machine, it is on. I supplied a USB wall adaptor and a switch unit to solve this problem.

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Here are some photos showing the pinball machine powered on.

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This little rotating guy does a good job of guarding one of the ramps.

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Powered bumpers that work nicely. The ball touches the metal floor plate, completes the circuit when it strikes the metal bumpers.

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There are ball sensors in several strategic places that scores when the ball passes them. The ramps are challenging in not only building them, but playing them as well. The central stars that light up is how it tallies your final score. In this regard, the scoring is simple in that once you have achieved the highest score, it resets. With that said, this ROKR wood pinball machine was a lot of fun for the week it took me to build it. Playing it is equally fun. I never had to use any glue as the laser cut pieces are that precise.

I can easily recommend this for folks who like to build things and play pinball.

Feedback / Re: Farmer X

« Last post by IMR4198 on Today at 01:07:13 AM »

I agree. Dan is the type that makes MTo great. Best wishes. Gary

The Break Room / Re: Who else is playing Wordle?

« Last post by Echotech on Today at 12:54:51 AM »

Wordle 1,055 6/6

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Gerber Tools / Re: MP challenge next month? (And maybe something more specific)

« Last post by Juan el Boricua on Today at 12:48:32 AM »

Day 8

Bladed Bladeless was used to open the package were the to-be-blunt-nosed MP400 came in; good things ahead!

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Leatherman Tools / Re: Original Supertool Owners Club

« Last post by mvp on Today at 12:43:51 AM »

I just got my second og super tool today!

Cheap and Cheerful (or otherwise!) / Dead Deer Brush Saw.

« Last post by Chako on Today at 12:40:57 AM »

Here is something a little weird. Of course, knowing the price of arrows, I am uncertain I would ever use this. The Dead Deer brush saw allows you to convert one of your fairly expensive arrows into a saw to clear limbs and stuff from the path of your arrows.

It comes in a sheath with the logo and a belt loop on the other side.

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You need to supply your own arrow to act as a handle.

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A real oddity. I suppose this could be a compact piece of kit when you go bow hunting as you will already have arrows along for the ride.

Feedback / Farmer X

« Last post by AzteCypher on Today at 12:31:50 AM »

Just picked up a Lime Twist alox from Farmer X and he was great to deal with and to talk to. I wouldn't hesitate to buy from him again or strike up an interesting conversation with him.