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by malcymal
Tue Apr 08, 2008 6:16 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Aristocrat Carousel Owners - Dimensions
Replies: 5
Views: 2650

Aristocrat Carousel Owners - Dimensions

Any Artistocrat owners out there who could kindly supply me with the full dimensions of an Aristocrat Carousel or equivalent case please?? (this is the base of the machine from front to back, or back to front if you are that way inclined. I'm lining up for a second bandit and have found some dead sp...
by malcymal
Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:18 am
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Weird MILLS on Ebay
Replies: 14
Views: 6806

Re: Weird MILLS on Ebay? anybody know about this one?

Badpenny, I will take your word for it. It sounds as if it's a bit like having an old MGB GT with plastic bumpers.
by malcymal
Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:55 pm
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Weird MILLS on Ebay
Replies: 14
Views: 6806

Re: Weird MILLS on Ebay? anybody know about this one?

Anybody going to have a pop at it then?? I'm not, but if it was local I would. Perhaps we should have a whip around out of curiosity to see how the thing ticks inside.
by malcymal
Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:42 pm
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Weird MILLS on Ebay
Replies: 14
Views: 6806

Weird MILLS on Ebay

MILLS ONE ARMED BANDIT VINTAGE FRUIT MACHINE

Anybody know what this Mills is all about, it's electro mechanical by the looks of it and has an 'award when lit' light on the area where the glass jackpot should be? Mysterious, can't say I've seen one on ebay before, thanks malc
by malcymal
Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:02 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: My Jubilee, update
Replies: 2
Views: 1837

Re: My Jubilee, update

Thanks BP, glad it sounds okay. The 3 oranges, yep, i worked out the probablity, checked my horoscope and it suggested at the time it was 4 to 1 odds for pulling off 3 oranges. :D
by malcymal
Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:12 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: My Jubilee, update
Replies: 2
Views: 1837

My Jubilee, update

Hi all. I am the newb poster who picked up their first bandit on ebay for £150.00. Thanks for all your advice on getting my jubilee going. I have now had the locks repaired using the original locks. Following the advice of badpenny, an old school locksmith fitted keys to the Yale Locks, and fixed th...
by malcymal
Sun Mar 02, 2008 3:47 pm
Forum: Tips and Tricks
Topic: Maintaining a Bandit, basic guidance
Replies: 4
Views: 2467

Re: Maintaining a Bandit, basic guidance needed

Ah badpenny, reliable as ever and coming to my aide. Thanks matey, i have actually put the minutest bit of 3 in 1 on the clock mech, it does sound better. I havent investigated the coin slides, there was one spring off to the lower slide at the back of the machine (this is the cherry payout slide fo...
by malcymal
Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:28 pm
Forum: Tips and Tricks
Topic: Maintaining a Bandit, basic guidance
Replies: 4
Views: 2467

Maintaining a Bandit, basic guidance

Dear all. My jubilee bandit project is going well. I have fixed the pump thanks to badpenny, all mechanisms are working, all payouts great, coin feed perfect etc. I have located an old style lock smith who has made a key for the original cash tray lock and is fixing the main cabinet lock. All is goo...
by malcymal
Sun Feb 24, 2008 8:56 pm
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: Car Boot Sales............
Replies: 6
Views: 4210

Re: Car Boot Sales............

What a great story!. Carboots, ah the once fruitful pastime whereby bargains could be found. Nowadays its full of dealers selling and buying. Christ, i even had one cheeky son of a *&^% open my car door to rummage through when i was queuing up once to sell. What do we take to carboots these days...
by malcymal
Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:51 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Jubilee mk1 bandit handle not returning HELP the newb
Replies: 14
Views: 6274

Re: Jubilee mk1 bandit handle not returning HELP the newb

Well, the mighty Badpenny solved my problem identifying it was a mills pump in the machine. I set to work, the bleed valve was filthy, the rear of the pump was covered in orange foam, the piston was grimey and sticky. After a lot of cleaning and patience and a tiny bit of 3in1 oil on the handle fixi...
by malcymal
Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:30 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Mills/Sega MYSTERY PAYOUTS? What are they??? Help!
Replies: 8
Views: 5622

Re: Mills/Sega MYSTERY PAYOUTS? What are they??? Help!

Ah, interesting, my jubilee mk1 (silver jubilee) club machine has mystery payouts on the award card too. I shall have to have a play surrounding the orange combinations to see whats what and report back. I get very confused by all this marvelous mechanical mayhem, e.g. my bars have 'bell fruit gum' ...
by malcymal
Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:15 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Jubilee mk1 bandit handle not returning HELP the newb
Replies: 14
Views: 6274

Re: Jubilee mk1 bandit handle not returning HELP the newb

Okey cokey.......... The piston damper is your first suspect regarding the handle. I'm sure by looking at how it operates you can see how it works. Sometimes the air outlet hole on the top gets blocked so instead of slowly returning it just compresses the air and stops. Suggest you return handle to...
by malcymal
Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:48 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Jubilee mk1 bandit handle not returning HELP the newb
Replies: 14
Views: 6274

Re: Jubilee mk1 bandit handle not returning HELP the newb

Its definitely the pump, doesnt do nowt. Im not risking making a pigs ear of it so im getting a reconditioned one from Henry Powell, so i send my one to him and he will do it up. Had a lot of fun getting the gubbings out. Found lots of old foam of the back door that had perished, luckily not all gon...
by malcymal
Thu Feb 21, 2008 6:08 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Jubilee mk1 bandit handle not returning HELP the newb
Replies: 14
Views: 6274

Re: Jubilee mk1 bandit handle not returning HELP the newb

Thanks Badpenny for this information. I will have a look tomorrow when im feeling fresh so not to cock anything up, therefore i understand that grease is the evil of all evils for machines. I can see some grease on the reel cog plates, i will get this off. The coin payout is perfect, ive used good u...
by malcymal
Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:33 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Jubilee mk1 bandit handle not returning HELP the newb
Replies: 14
Views: 6274

Re: Jubilee mk1 bandit handle not returning HELP the newb

Thanks Badpenny, no the handle does not fly back. You have to give it some encouragement by moving the handle back. Inside the machines, the handle pushes down on to the reel activation bit (this is where the tension comes) and because the handle doesnt fly back the returning mechanism on the reels ...
by malcymal
Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:04 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Jubilee mk1 bandit handle not returning HELP the newb
Replies: 14
Views: 6274

Jubilee mk1 bandit handle not returning HELP the newb

Hi all. I picked up my first bandit yesterday and overall its pretty good (I posted the picture on another post). The payouts work, the coins are accepted, spins quite nicely, the jackpot activates but needs some clearning on the underside. Ive got to put a bit of sewing machine oil on the clock as ...
by malcymal
Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:04 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Jubilee bandit identification
Replies: 11
Views: 6259

Re: Newbie Signs In - Help to identify one armed bandit

Ah, what great pictures, thanks!. I wondered if they took it outside in the car park afterwards when it took all their money??
I think 'Nutt and Muddle' are fantastic names for yet another detective series, "We are Nutt and Muddle, youre nicked son!"
by malcymal
Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:01 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Why was the maximum payout 12d?
Replies: 16
Views: 9533

Re: Why was the maximum payout 12d?

I remember my dad coming home with loads of 6d coins after winning the jackpot at the local police station bar. He said that all the coppers used to stick a candy stick up the shoot when they hit the main pot displayed in the glass then pulling the handle to get the small secondary pot that sat abo...
by malcymal
Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:56 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Why was the maximum payout 12d?
Replies: 16
Views: 9533

Re: Why was the maximum payout 12d?

I remember my dad coming home with loads of 6d coins after winning the jackpot at the local police station bar. He said that all the coppers used to stick a candy stick up the shoot when they hit the main pot displayed in the glass then pulling the handle to get the small secondary pot that sat abov...
by malcymal
Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:31 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Jubilee bandit identification
Replies: 11
Views: 6259

Re: Newbie Signs In - Help to identify one armed bandit

Well thank you all, i feel really welcome. I will let you know how i get on with the bandit, picking it up at midday tomorrow from Brighton in England. There were two piers in Brighton which were Victorian. These machines were dominant on the piers, i remember playing on them in the 70's, im now 42 ...