I was messing about on the CNC machine today and made a couple of cheeky little Williams drinks coasters out of some scrap hardwood. I think it's Indonesian Rosewood, not sure..
Some tweaking needed!
Some tweaking needed!
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Williams drinks coaster!
- Thread starter biglouieuk
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I really like those, sucker for real wood.
Those are really good, nice one.
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Thx dude. For a buddy who loves his Williams gear. 
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I'll cut some more in the next couple of weeks. send me a pm and I'll send one over!
Love them !!Can I have some
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Sure thing .. pm me address and I'll cut some more send em over..
Can I have some
Dude those are awesome! Would you be able to make a couple of Gottlieb ones? 
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Don't see why not. Let me find a logo and convert it. I'll see what I can do.Dude those are awesome! Would you be able to make a couple of Gottlieb ones?
You're right, and so will I
Yep, make back the money you lost on your getaway
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That's an awful lot of coasters....
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Haha...Thank you.. But the woodwork is (yet another) hobby, so I am happy just to mooch around making these as a bit of fun.
Ive made a few before for video games... if you sell em, they become less fun because of time pressure
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Dude those are awesome! Would you be able to make a couple of Gottlieb ones?
It will look something like this...I have filled them in with resin in the past, but I notice when it dries it can "pull" the wood a bit and make it warp.. Material science!
We can try though..See how it comes out. Something like this perhaps?
and thinking about it, if we cut right through the wood, and filled it with acrylic, it would create a sort of "insert" lens type feel...maybe...But the little bits of b, o and e would just fly out when it cuts...dunno...needs some more thought...
I'd love a set , say Williams, Bally, Midway, Gottlieb. I'd stick with the classic four.
Let me know how to pay or make a donation to the site.
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Let me know how to pay or make a donation to the site.
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Dude that's awesome! I'd definately buy a set
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If you were to coat the inside with a watered down wood glue, using it effectively as a primer/sealant, that should limit the resin getting in the grain and then warping the wood.... more science!!!
These do look great, I can see them far outside the pinball context. Personalised coasters for families, place settings for xmas dinner, bedroom door plaque, etc.etc. It all comes down to how much you want to keep it a hobby, without the pressure of selling them
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Science is COOL kids! Water down some PVA, it will turn clear anyway...then resin in? Let's give that a go hadnt considered that.
I think there are loads of ppl who make coasters in a much more industrialised way @Wayne J I made a few of these for some friends (Game & Watch, Manic Miner etc) but its a fair amount of work as they are "hand cranked", cant really sell em as I dont own the rights either.
I do it to learn (and teach my kids) how to use the cnc really. The bloody machine drives me up the wall most of the time. I shudder at the thought of deadline pressure on an order and me not having a clue why the machine seems to be cutting the word "F off human, Robots FTW" into the wood!! **Shudder**
I saw someone in the "What I got today post" who had some awesome coasters printed up. They looked sweet.
I think there are loads of ppl who make coasters in a much more industrialised way @Wayne J I made a few of these for some friends (Game & Watch, Manic Miner etc) but its a fair amount of work as they are "hand cranked", cant really sell em as I dont own the rights either.
I do it to learn (and teach my kids) how to use the cnc really. The bloody machine drives me up the wall most of the time. I shudder at the thought of deadline pressure on an order and me not having a clue why the machine seems to be cutting the word "F off human, Robots FTW" into the wood!! **Shudder**
I saw someone in the "What I got today post" who had some awesome coasters printed up.
They looked sweet.
PM sent
I would certainly make a site donation and a donation to you for a couple of bally Williams and stern ones.
Midway logo.
and then embed some leds in the acrylic and hey presto wall hanging signs [emoji106][emoji2]
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I like this idea! Make em slightly larger with inserts.. maybe even have game specific inserts in them, with the decals.. oohh.. nice..artwork
Then put flippers on them...
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Give me a bit of time with this if it's ok.. this lot needs to be installed on the CNC first...
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And mirror sides.... Haha