I am planning on starting up workshops for collectors,mainly for those with little to no experience in the repair and maintenance of electro mechanicial arcade/pinball machines, SS pins, and vids

In the near future, may try to incorporate some workshops on more advaced techniques like vector monitor repair, vintage board repair, etc, depending on demand

In the mean time, anyone who is confident in the following areas, as well as confident in instruction please pm me to see what we can work out:

harness rewiring ( vid)
graphics reproduction , vector graphics, scanning..etc( Specifically side art and marquees, 48' wide printer is coming soon)
cap kit installation ( monitors)
chassis repair
control panel construction ( new ) or modifications
cabinet building ( cnc + construction +reading blueprints)
Electronic tools, use and proper care, selection
Pinball harness construction
crimping( properly..I have crimped a lot of detonators, but those little pins are a pain in the a$$)
soldering ( high quality, properly)
use of jumpers
playfield deconstruction / reconstruction
coil changing, flipper assembly rebuilding, "shopping a pin, etc.
multimeter use on pins
reading schematics
electromechanical repair

etc... whatever else you can think of

I am covered off on some of these, but not all.
There will be a nominal charge to atendees of these workshops, and i already have significant demand for them, any instructors will be compensated on a split basis
I have an instructional background ( from the Army) with everything from basic training and firearms of all types, up to highly technical instruction such as EOD. If you need any assisitance in preparing lesson plans / power points / instructional theory / overcoming shyness of public speaking, I can help you out with that no problem.

Any suggestions appreciated, and pm me your interest to both help out, and make a little money

This will be an ongoing thing.
Thanks
Gerald

Do we need to be PLQ qualifed to instruct?

I can teach a lot... but I am a bit far.

Quoted from Sparky

I can teach a lot... but I am a bit far.

need to setup DL - distant learning.
nothing that a high speed connection and some web cams can't handle.
would probably work well for someone like Grauwulf as well with his knowledge about monitors and boards etc. and save him the drive from London.

Just a thought.

what do you think, Bish?  Want to instruct a Sys80 class?  

Anyway, I'm in for going to these classes.. I could definitely benefit from every one of them.

Would like to attend seminars from some of the gurus out here

Great idea many of the topics I will attend if I am in the area.

Also...Gerald, given your back ground that you stated I think it would be more fun to watch a video of various weapons destrying a "garbage cab" versus the burning videos we have all seen.

So.... will small arms be covered int he Gottlieb or Bally classes????

I'm in for any of the pin courses

Gerald ...sign me up....as you know I am a cabinet maker, tool maker and car mechanic...I used to teach woodworking course to adults ( thats how I met my present wife) . I can cover all types of cabinet repairs, inluding new builds. I can also teach anything mechanical etc....

Quoted from axe

So.... will small arms be covered int he Gottlieb or Bally classes????

Should be mandatory!  

D

Quoted from briguy

I used to teach woodworking course to adults ( thats how I met my present wife)

Sometimes the jokes just write themselves.  

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.I used to teach woodworking course to adults ( thats how I met my present wife) .

And she was interested in you teaching her about working with wood...my kinda woman!

Quoted from Pharoah007

Do we need to be PLQ qualifed to instruct?

Ha ha, preferably not!

Quoted from machine.slave

what do you think, Bish?  Want to instruct a Sys80 class?  

Anyway, I'm in for going to these classes.. I could definitely benefit from every one of them.

Hell no!

I would be up for instructing how to wire a JAMMA cabinet properly, though.

Quoted from wbradley

And she was interested in you teaching her about working with wood...my kinda woman!

Yes she became quite good at working  with my wood, and I even taught her how to screw wood properly!

Quoted from Jester

Great idea many of the topics I will attend if I am in the area.

Also...Gerald, given your back ground that you stated I think it would be more fun to watch a video of various weapons destrying a "garbage cab" versus the burning videos we have all seen.

Ha ha, you never know!!!

Thanks guys..There is a lot of interest out there for this sort of stuff,even for non arcade machine owners and the opportunity to network, trade, who knows what else exists. Also, like many other hobby based seminars, I can see some people gettting fed up and just going to the instructor and saying " how much for you to fix my s^%t?"

Quoted from gjd

Thanks guys..There is a lot of interest out there for this sort of stuff,even for non arcade machine owners and the opportunity to network, trade, who knows what else exists. Also, like many other hobby based seminars, I can see some people gettting fed up and just going to the instructor and saying " how much for you to fix my s^%t?"

I agree with you, I had that occur many times..."How much to put a door up for me" , well I tended to turn those down for the sake of conflict with the shop owner, however if the situation arose I'm sure ( I would) the instructor would / should feel the responsibility to discusss the situation with you first, as to aleviate any conflict etc.

If anyone asked me to just fix their game after attending a class I was teaching, I would burn them with my soldering station and tell them to pay more attention to my class!

I KEEED!  I KEEED!

D

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Yes she became quite good at working  with my wood, and I even taught her how to screw wood properly!

Maybe so, but does she go over it with sandpaper?

I can teach some good classes:

- how to understand how much a mame costs to buiild

- where-the-f**k-did-I-put-that-tool 101

- Death to Sharpies on playfields for dummies

- electricity... it ain't your friend

Seriously, I would just do an open subject class... Ask Uncle Sparky. Hmm... that would make a great column...

Quoted from briguy

I agree with you, I had that occur many times..."How much to put a door up for me" , well I tended to turn those down for the sake of conflict with the shop owner, however if the situation arose I'm sure ( I would) the instructor would / should feel the responsibility to discusss the situation with you first, as to aleviate any conflict etc.

Yes, I would fully expect it to occur, but that would be one fringe benefit for interested parties( instructors) . As some of you know, I am not too greedy, but would want a small piece of the action.Good point

Maybe i should approach the local public access TV and pitch a show, I was of the understanding that you can basically do whatever you want, as long as it is semi professional and is guaranteed to put people to sleep!

Also , there are some subjects I forgot to mention:

How to "dehydrate a cabinet"
How to lowball without getting punched in the head or getting told to f off
how to gently bash things to fix them / how to direct your anger into a laser beam of awesome repairness
how to say "no" or also known as how much is too much??

Switchin' up the game plan are ya, Sparky?  

Quoted from Menace

If anyone asked me to just fix their game after attending a class I was teaching, I would burn them with my soldering station and tell them to pay more attention to my class!

I KEEED!  I KEEED!

D

That would be good, then they would be interested in signing up for the next class" how to recover from solder burns with dignity." and the follow up, how not to piss off the teacher

If i teach anything, im planning to talk like the guy from king of the hill Bumhauer, so they have no choice! ( Just joking)

Quoted from machine.slave

Switchin' up the game plan are ya, Sparky?  

Anything to get the ladies, dude...   I am the man with the van.

Will there be a class on proper dismounting of a truck when unloading video games????

I seem to need a refresher!

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Death to Sharpies on playfields for dummies

Hey, I'm cleaning it off and doing it with paint, ok?

Quoted from axe

Will there be a class on proper dismounting of a truck when unloading video games????

I seem to need a refresher!

All joking aside, some basic safety in regards to electricity, tools, moving games around,protective equipment, etc, should be incorporated at the start of each lecture. For example dischraging monitors if it is a monitor class, etc.

Quoted from Sparky

- where-the-f**k-did-I-put-that-tool 101

I will attend that class.  As long as it covers the subject of "where the f**k did my kids put my tools again?"

Good idea....safety first . So when are we starting this intriguing endeavor?

before the end of the month. I have cleared out the front quite a bit( you will see tomorrow). It almost looks like a (butcher) workshop now

Also i think im having another auction on either the 25th( Sunday)
or Halloween to make some room
Have a lot of stuff coming

Hey you could talk to some suppliers  like PBR or Starburst for a "sponsorship" , you know push their stuff, get some freebies - discounts etc.

If only I had more time and were closer, I'd love to teach some of the classes,
(safety, EMs, solid state machines, typical faults and maintenance,  DMM usage,
reading schematics, electronic 101, soldering and unsoldering basics, component
replacement, etc.), but I have too little spare time these days to consider this.

Perhaps things will change in the future.

Good luck!

Cheers,
- Sylvain.

Soldering and DMM skills are definitely my weakest points.. and reading schematics.  ugh..

Really, I'm just not cut out for pin ownership.  

Hey I could teach a class on how to piss off an Aussie..

Thanks Sylvain, who knows, we may set this webcam thing up eventually, maybe even French language instruction!

Quoted from gjd

before the end of the month. I have cleared out the front quite a bit( you will see tomorrow). It almost looks like a (butcher) workshop now

Also i think im having another auction on either the 25th( Sunday)
or Halloween to make some room
Have a lot of stuff coming

Another auction? sh*t my wifes gonna KILL me if I go to another auction.

How to balance the melted solder on the tip of the iron until you get it to the wire....ha ha ha dropped it again! Ha ha ha...hey I wonder why it doesnt flow?

Quoted from briguy

Another auction? sh*t my wifes gonna KILL me if I go to another auction.

Now there is a good subject, that almost everyone can use...
How to put the romance back in your marriage through your purchase of arcade games or
how to make your wife happy by puttering around on games, and message boards 24 hrs a day or finally
where to find a woman that shares your interest's or is too busy to care or notice!!

Quoted from gjd

Maybe i should approach the local public access TV and pitch a show, I was of the understanding that you can basically do whatever you want, as long as it is semi professional and is guaranteed to put people to sleep!

Also , there are some subjects I forgot to mention:

How to lowball without getting punched in the head or getting told to f off
how to gently bash things to fix them / how to direct your anger into a laser beam of awesome repairness

I will teach this one!

Quoted from gjd

Now there is a good subject, that almost everyone can use...
How to put the romance back in your marriage through your purchase of arcade games

That's easy!  Jurassic Park has a rumble motor..  

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where to find a woman that shares your interest's or is too busy to care or notice!!

Grauwulf can teach that one..

I know wrong section but matbe a plug for my teaching....

Before

and After....almost done...

if there is ever a "how to clear your crap through customs or How to get your pin/vid from here to there" Ill teach it!

Quoted from briguy

I agree with you, I had that occur many times..."How much to put a door up for me" , well I tended to turn those down for the sake of conflict with the shop owner, however if the situation arose I'm sure ( I would) the instructor would / should feel the responsibility to discusss the situation with you first, as to aleviate any conflict etc.

After receiving hatemail from an unnamed coward who trolls this board, I guess I have to clarify my opinion on this particular matter:

If it is a member of the board, or someone who comes down and helps out all the time, of course I don't wan't or need a piece of the action,hell I would probably throw in some parts for free if I had them handy, anyone who knows me, would understand that. However if it is a member of the general public looking for repairs, I might like a piece of the action, as I do have a lot of overhead, bills, commitments, etc, and after all, this is still a business albeit with a community or hobbiest component that is quite separate from the business aspect, as well as being quite devoid of any profit.

Hope this clears up my position

Thanks

Quoted from gjd

After receiving hatemail from an unnamed coward who trolls this board, I guess I have to clarify my opinion on this particular matter:

If it is a member of the board, or someone who comes down and helps out all the time, of course I don't wan't or need a piece of the action,hell I would probably throw in some parts for free if I had them handy, anyone who knows me, would understand that. However if it is a member of the general public looking for repairs, I might like a piece of the action, as I do have a lot of overhead, bills, commitments, etc, and after all, this is still a business albeit with a community or hobbiest component that is quite separate from the business aspect, as well as being quite devoid of any profit.

Hope this clears up my position

Thanks

Yikes! Anybody who sends you hatemail etc certainly dont know you. I can honestly say that Gjd is one of the few humans on this earth with a low level of self servitude. I met him first time while helping at the museum and all I can say, is Im glad I did. I think I can speak for most here that you are a credit to this hobby and I personally thank you for all your help and generosity .

Brian

Thanks man! Appreciate that

PS Ill have your payoff tommorrow!

f*** ya! I'm with briguy on this (even though briguy wants to kick my a** I have to agree with him

Quoted from b1buwg97

f*** ya! I'm with briguy on this (even though briguy wants to kick my a** I have to agree with him

In a nice way...hey I though we forgot bout that B1

I'm teasing

Quoted from gjd

before the end of the month. I have cleared out the front quite a bit( you will see tomorrow). It almost looks like a (butcher) workshop now

Also i think im having another auction on either the 25th( Sunday)
or Halloween to make some room
Have a lot of stuff coming

Another auction sounds good but you might want to consider another date.

The 25th is the Canadian Pinball Championship
https://www.theplaydiumstore.com/TournamentPage.aspx?Topic=Tournament1

& the 31st is Halloween and the
The Church of the Silver Ball Tournament.
http://www.thechurchofthesilverball.com/

I'm trying to keep an updated page of events, so if anybody has anything send me an e-mail.
http://topl.org/events.html

Thanks
Mike

I agree , but dont wait too long for an Auction, then nobody will have money cuz of christmas.....

How is the list of participants coming along gjd ?

Quoted from gjd

After receiving hatemail from an unnamed coward who trolls this board, I guess I have to clarify my opinion on this particular matter:

If it is a member of the board, or someone who comes down and helps out all the time, of course I don't wan't or need a piece of the action,hell I would probably throw in some parts for free if I had them handy, anyone who knows me, would understand that. However if it is a member of the general public looking for repairs, I might like a piece of the action, as I do have a lot of overhead, bills, commitments, etc, and after all, this is still a business albeit with a community or hobbiest component that is quite separate from the business aspect, as well as being quite devoid of any profit.

Hope this clears up my position

Thanks

ROFL

Thats a great business plan, open up, don't charge anything to anyone and keep running forever.  Gerald has always been cool with me...  Guess there will always be dumb haters.

Thanks for the kind words

I will organize a few workshops over the next few weeks..look to november for the start of these

thanks