Was your contact with Berten recently as their website is still down and not due to registration Funny, I sold an oak Jennings cabinet recently to a fellow member. Am sure there have been a few originals on eBay recently, probably overpriced though. I’ll just have to keep my eye open for them. Dave...

badpenny wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:21 am

I know where there's a shed load

In this country or overseas? I think you need to use your diplomacy skills to get him to let some go.

Well you get a mummy cabinet and a daddy cabinet and put them together and let nature take over.

Well after a total strip down, and numerous rebuilds, I now know these machines inside out. Managed to get a very stock clogged up mechanism working again but had to manufacture a new coin detector.
Does anyone have any spare parts for a Columbia ?

Could do with a Jennings governor tic tac toe and also a new base for a Groetchen Columbia.

I had a reply from MrSlot and he is all out of oak cases.

Hi everyone, probably been asked before but does anyone know where I can get cabinets reproduced ? I'm talking mainly bandits and not allwins.

Just bought another from the US. It's not running but I quite like these mechanisms so will be a challenge to get it working again.
If anybody knows of anyone with spares I'm looking for the carousel cover and the coin chute as a start.

Ok, just to update anyone who’s interested, I managed to work out how the jackpot mechanism should be fitted. The photo below shows the correct set up and the jackpot now works and re-sets itself perfectly. When I got the machine, this black bracket was not fitted into the pivot pin and was also bent.

I think I might have the complete glass with the jackpot decal at home, I’ll check and get back to you.

BP, the money box easily pushes the retaining arm out of the way. In the photos the first set up is the same as Coppins photo, the second set up is how mine was. The first set up holds the jackpot in place when the retaining arm is lifted by the money box. The second set up does not appear to hold t...