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I'm building a Space Cadet Pinball Machine! [video]

64 points by skibz 5 days ago | 12 comments

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.

orthoxerox 4 hours ago

"Massively relaxing and feels right/normal" instantly reminded me of hobby tunnelling.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby_tunneling

jakzurr 2 hours ago

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.

dgritsko 3 hours ago

This sounds fascinating, are you documenting this in any public way for those of us that are inevitably curious on the details?

toast0 5 hours ago

I hope your living area has a big door.

bluGill 5 hours ago

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...)

rsynnott 30 minutes ago

> It is common to build an airplane in your house for years

... Define _common_!

ForOldHack 5 hours ago

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.

mwigdahl 5 hours ago

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?

I've always dreamed of doing something like that.

KingFelix 2 hours ago

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!

x______________ 2 minutes ago

Make sure to keep a record of your work and blog it up for others to enjoy!

HelloUsername 4 days ago

Previous episode: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48257974

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