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Lower gutted.
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Cabinet is moved to the cabinet shop for perfect duplication but it will be built with much better materials and
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New lower is built.We will compare the construction side by side.
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The new lower is hand built so it is not done by CNC etc.
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The neck on these games are very much a pain to build.They are originally built from the factory with scraps.
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The new lower has solid mahogany blocks at the hinge mount for added strength.
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The original neck is only lightly nailed in place.
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The newly hand built cabinet has the neck screwed in place and then those screwed are covered with inserts to hid
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Stood up and looking at these side by side.
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The metal plate from the original will not be needed on the replacement.
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The replacement floor is made out of a much more solid wood product and is more than twice as thick.
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In addition the all sides are glued the full length of the box.No gaps at all.
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The various holes are perfectly copied as well.
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Now I am ready to prep the new lower.I will need to drill some holes fro the coin door frame and lock bar handle pivo
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Coin door area pre drilling.
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Front is now drilled and we can proceed.
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The original head will be reworked.I have glued and screwed the framing first from the inside now I will strip it.
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Head is stripped and all seams,gaps and various damage are being filled and repaired.
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Repairs to the head are complete.
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Head ready to prime.
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Lower is ready to prime.
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