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Re: Ruffler and Walker Earth Satellite repair help

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 5:25 pm
by arrgee
John, I believe this has already been accomplished by an absent-minded professor who looked rather like Fred MacMurray in disguise, he did it with 'Flubber' by fixing the compound in a Model T Ford, it worked remarkably well and if I am not mistaken, the substance also greatly assisted a college baseball team by having some in their shoes - you surely must remember? :!?!:

Re: Ruffler and Walker Earth Satellite repair help

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 8:25 pm
by john t peterson
By golly, you're right, Gameswat. Cancel the request for the plans; send me a can of flubber.

J Peterson
Flubbie to you, Buster

Re: Ruffler and Walker Earth Satellite repair help

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:47 am
by arrgee
John, I am extremely honoured to have my epithet highly elevated to that of Gameswat, but I am afraid that there can only be one esteemed Gameswat and alas I am not he.

yours in confusion

Re: Ruffler and Walker Earth Satellite repair help

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 11:25 am
by john t peterson
Argue,

Well, flubber me gibbets. I need either new glasses or a new brain.

J Peterson
Flubbing it up in America

Re: Ruffler and Walker Earth Satellite repair help

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 11:34 am
by gameswat
I'm hoping that if my moniker keeps getting thrown around like this that I'll soon be brokering some kind of Youtube type deal with Mr PM to get huge kickbacks from this site!?
John T. Peterson wrote: Sat Aug 04, 2018 6:32 pm That's it. First, I can't tell time and now I can't do basic math. No more postings from mathematicians.....or Gameswat. :burp:
And could someone please inform JP that those flying plans were drawn up ready to go, but then I saw the above post and promptly had to throw them in the trash. '!'

Re: Ruffler and Walker Earth Satellite repair help

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 3:54 pm
by gameswat
In case Simon the original poster hasn't made his missing tubes I notice there are some spare originals coming up for sale at the upcoming Coventry auction.

Re: Ruffler and Walker Earth Satellite repair help

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 5:11 pm
by aristomatic
Neat Work GW

Re: Ruffler and Walker Earth Satellite repair help

Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 7:10 pm
by gameswat
Well finally getting stuck into restoring my Earth Satellite and found I'm missing a few parts. The ball release piece has been removed from the shaft as well as from my the other giant Ruffler and Walker Allwin, What's my Line, both came from the USA and were deliberately converted to non coin-op so as not to break the law in the 1970's. It's obviously some kind of tubular arrangement that rotates when pulled by the wire that goes to the coin trip lever.

The Earth Satellite is also missing a spring loaded plate that sits on the rusty horizontal shaft above the missing ball release part. So could please do with a photo or two of these parts if anybody can help, many thanks.

Re: Ruffler and Walker Earth Satellite repair help

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:40 am
by bryans fan
I don`t have an Earth Satellite, but found this pic of a mech on my PC. Sorry I can`t be of more help.



earth satelite mech.jpg


Re: Ruffler and Walker Earth Satellite repair help

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 5:19 pm
by gameswat
Well damn Bryans - I think you might be building my skill set up way beyond its decent ability!?! Not much to glean from that small blurry shot sadly. :o Unfortunately it's pretty much only a very small group of us who take the time to post photos and info when needed by someone.

Re: Ruffler and Walker Earth Satellite repair help

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 11:26 am
by gameswat
OK, well since nobody seems to own any of the giant R&W Allwins and/or could not be bothered helping out, I managed to track down a local collector with a Fill 'Em Up and tomorrow have access to borrowing the ball release. But would still like to see what the missing spring loaded flap is all about. I've never had the game working so until it's back together I have no idea what that does?

Re: Ruffler and Walker Earth Satellite repair help

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 1:05 pm
by dirk55
Hi gameswat
This is the ball release from my R&W fill em up.
The spring loaded flap is the payout slide selector.
There is a very good animated video on the forum explaining how this works.

Re: Ruffler and Walker Earth Satellite repair help

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 1:36 pm
by gameswat
Thanks Dirk but if you check my earlier posting you'll see I need the actual ball release part not the coin trip lever - marked B. I believe the same part was used on all the giant allwins.

But the missing spring loaded flap - marked A - is probably only used on this and The Hat Trick, it's not the coin slide selector as that is intact and much further along the shaft.

My incomplete mech.
Image

A complete mech.

Re: Ruffler and Walker Earth Satellite repair help

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:31 pm
by dirk55
Ah yes, sorry, now I see what you need.

Re: Ruffler and Walker Earth Satellite repair help

Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 6:39 pm
by gameswat
Thank you Dirk for offering help! I managed to borrow the part today and knocked two copies up tonight. Quite a complex little bugger so here are basic plans to help the next sucker that BigBritPenny takes for a ride. !!ESCAPE!!

I chose not to drill the second hole in the L shaped steel part until after it was totally formed, that way I could match the second hole perfectly to the first. To get all the measurements perfect before bending you'd really need to make a few tests first and I just could not be bothered as not likely I'll ever make another of these in my lifetime.

Re: Ruffler and Walker Earth Satellite repair help

Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 6:47 pm
by dirk55
Excellent work Gameswat, you didn't waste any time. !!YIPPEE!!

Re: Ruffler and Walker Earth Satellite repair help

Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 2:10 am
by john t peterson
Yippee Ki Yay , Gameswat. Cowboy lesson available for free but the horse will cost you.

J Peterson
AKA Bigbritpenny
USA !!HOBBYHORSE!!