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I have a Apollo 6 table that I am trying to spruce up. I’m looking for the plastic trim that covers the rail bolts and chrome corner castings need some attention. Also I do not have the horizontal coin slot. Pictures attached.
Table looks great. Its not exact but RV trim is your best bet. It comes in various widths. Google Marine Vinyl 7/8″ Flat Insert Trim Mold Flexible Screw Cover.
Hi there,
I think i got pretty much the exact same table.
However the one i’m doing a resto-mod on, got a lot wear&tear and more than its fair share of idiot induced damage.The entire ball retention/display part I have (the removable metal assembly).
Seem to have been butchered to disable the coin mech…
If your setup is more intact and unmolested than what I got…
I’d love to see some detailed pictures of how the ball retention is suppose to look like.My goal is to make it as close to fully functional as we can reasonably manage to do.
So far we’ve restored the busted cue ball separator and ordered some oversized 2 3/8″ cue balls.
I’d love for it to actually retain the rest of the balls and display them in the “window” when not in use..
Currently balls just pass through the retention mechanism.
I think this page has some coin slots that may work for you (you’d want to double check and have someone else confirm that though…): http://www.classicbilliards.net/html/coinopparts.cfm
For cleaning up your chrome parts, the product featured in this video, may do the trick:
You can get it for $15 at:
http://www.quick-glo.com/And if your like me… and missing keys….
“standard” cam locks should work:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Prime-Line-7-8-in-Chrome-Drawer-and-Cabinet-Keyed-Cam-Lock-U-9943/100124186
(again… double check the measurements your self )Dont forget to call some of the current pool table rental/service companies. Go visit your local bar and their phone number will be on a sticker on the side of the pay tables. Dont call asking for IK parts. Ask them if you can come over and take a look at their old and broken parts. Bring your mech along and go “picking”. My guess is IK didnt make their coin mech they were sourced.
In tsura’s table the balls seem to line up all nice and pretty in the window…. They don’t line up at all in my table…
So if i could see how the ball retention tray and stuff of that exact table looks like… I’d be very grateful.I’m located in Norway so locating antique parts (even if just to have a look at the part) from “current” operators.
Is probably 100 to 1000 times harder that in the US.Thank you so much for the photos, that was exactly what i needed to see!
We now have a crystal clear idea of how the original mech operates.
If you have any questions with regards to how to make the coin mech work in your table, just ask… and we’ll either have the answer or figure it out together.
From what i can tell you’re only missing the actual coin mec + a bracket to engage the slider.
From what i can tell these coin mechs are the same used in laundromats and many other coin op solutions.
Used ones seem to be going for $20-$30 on ebay, new ones costs about >$50.
From what i’ve gathered what you need is a mech with those standard two holes in the back… for attaching the bracket that engages the slider.
We both seem to be missing that bracket (see picture) but it should be very simple to make one DIY style, with a tiny pice of metal and a drill (maybe some moderate dremel work. Let me know if you’re having issues making one your self or getting one made.. It’d imagine once we’ve made one that works…. making another one would be very small job. Since we got access to a pro metal workshop where this kind of thing can be turned out faster than you can smoke a (short) cigarette.
The only thing i’d might ask for in return is some measurements of that part we don’t have. Not sure what exactly yet… we’re debating if we should replicate that exact ball retention mech or make something that does the same job but looks a bit different.
Hi again….
So its almost 1am on a sunday morning…
After a few beers we accidentally stumbled over something in the scrap bin , from which we fashioned something that seem to work perfectly.
Took oh…. less than two minutes to make.
The most tedious part was measuring, marking and drilling the holes.Btw, are you missing the spring in the 3rd picture?
(we probably have a bunch that would work)Regarding your rail bolt covers, hers an idea..:
Our bolt covers are nasty and damaged from being carelessly removed with sharp objects, countless times.
Since these also kind of serve as markings, we’re probably going to
find some stainless steel “carriage bolts” with heads of the appropriate size, chop of the threaded part and some how make em stick in the holes.We’d probably stick the heads into the buffer to polish em to match the chrome accents. And being that there are carriage bolts showing on the corners… its not something that would look out of place on this table.
Sure its not beautiful inlays…. but its prettier than the rubber thingies, and it ads to and complements the industrial/commercial appearance of these tables.
I was going to try these out.
http://www.muellers.com/Push-in-Rail-Sight-for-3and4-Hole,2379.html
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