Cleaned the bass enclosure inside and out on the SMC2. Looks tons better. No rebate money found. The cashbox door has many holes in it where the operator used what looks like two different lock and lock bar set ups. This is when it’s nice to own a MIG welder and have years of experience welding up holes. There’s a little trick I learned and that is to back up holes with a copper plate from the inside. The weld will not stick to the copper, it helps dissipate heat, and keeps the weld flat on the bottom. It took longer to drag everything out and get set up for welding than it did to weld up the dozen holes. After welding them up I ground them down, sandblasted the door, glazed it and painted it with the same brown as the frame and coin cup. It looks good and no-one knows it had holes. I’m good with metal but very so-so when it comes to wood. I’ll fill the holes in the cabinet but I know I won’t be able to match them well enough to hide them. Sometimes doing the best ya can do is all ya can do.
My Seeburg Life 