On this particular mech, the front two screws (right in the above photo) don’t even need to be removed since they are in slots rather than holes. You don’t want to unscrew the wrong screws here and have the clock come apart. Please note that these screws are located directly on the base plate. Removal of the clock is accomplished by removing four screws that secure it to the base plate. If the operating fork is the spine, the clock assembly is the heart. Now, we move on to the clock assembly itself.Įarlier we referred to the main operating fork as the “spine” of the slot machine mechanism. More such springs are on the way, so we need to be sure that we have a box or jar in which to store all the stray springs. The extension spring must also be removed at this time because it attaches to two ears and isn’t locked into a hole, so if we don’t remove it now we might lose it. It’s secured by a cotter pin and an attached extension screw. The reel timing lever is the part responsible for slowly allowing each reel stop lever to come in contact with its related star wheel, stopping the reels in a 1-2-3 order as the clock unwinds.

Next we’re going after the reel timing lever itself.

The lever is held on with two cotter pins, so no big deal to get it off the mech. Send a letter with four first class stamps enclosed for a copy of Bernies catalog.The next part we’re going to remove is a small linkage lever that runs between the clock and the reel stop timing lever. I understand they sell on ebay under the user id of 'nimblelass'. Send a letter with 4 first class stamps inside to receive their catalog. Metal Form sells tons of reproduction parts for ALL brands of mechanical antique slot machines. Here are two excellent sources of parts and their catalogs are chock full of parts, decals, manuals, keys, etc.: It's also very easy to disassemble the whole thing for major cleaning too. You'd be surprised at how easy it is to repair a Mills slot machine. You should buy their 'Owner's Pictorial Guide to the Mills Slot machine'. The Mead Publishing books are excellent and very detailed with plenty of step-by-step photos.

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