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!  

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Quoted from briguy

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

Sometimes the jokes just write themselves.