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Minimum width of Pinball Room

Stags6969

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Hoping to get a new pinball room built in the near future.
What's the minimum width to allow two machines to face each other and still be able to get the glass off, or allow both to be played at the same time, whichever is the largest.
I'm building this into an existing garage, so space is at a premium.
 
I would have thought taking the glass out would be the greatest, but actually thinking about it, I am not sure.

I would think the length of three machines (whatever that length is) would do it width wise.

I am sure someone will chip in with the exact width required,
 
As long as you can get the glass out without moving stuff around and for me I like to be able to have enough room to squeeze sideways between the pins to work on them.
Although you could roll the pin back and forth to work on them it’s just more hassle you can do without and at times require you to dial the pin back in.
 
Colywobbles said:
As long as you can get the glass out without moving stuff around and for me I like to be able to have enough room to squeeze sideways between the pins to work on them.
Although you could roll the pin back and forth to work on them it’s just more hassle you can do without and at times require you to dial the pin back in.
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I haven’t been able to squeeze in between two machines since I was 16…….
 
if you have a choice then you want the width to be the length of three pinball machines and 10cm more at least in my view.

glass off is certain one issue but also space to work on games and space to move them around.
 
Neil McRae said:
if you have a choice then you want the width to be the length of three pinball machines and 10cm more at least in my view.

glass off is certain one issue but also space to work on games and space to move them around.
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Agreed. That is what I have. 4.70m in total. A pinball with its back legs hard against the skirting sticks out by 1.50m. You then need another 1.00m to get the glass off so 4.00m needed in total for configuration you want. But that only gives 0.50m per player if there are 2 playing back to back and this isn't comfortable and no room for others to walk between them. Whilst 4.00m is absolute bare minimum I wouldn't suggest going anything below 4.10m just for a small safety margin and this is between skirting if you have them. This is for bally Williams 90s machines. Others may differ.
 
The garage naturally splits at 2.4m intervals, so 4.8m would be the natural split. That would be the external frame though, so depending on how much insulation needs going in will determine the internal dimensions. I would think I would end up with 4.5m though.
So as above, that's not far off.
Could potentially pinch another 200mm though.
 
I've got Houdini and TOM facing each other, each with back legs not quite touching the skirting. Skirting to skirting distance is 4100mm and I can get the glass of either but it is a bit cozy and I'm not particularly big
 
The glass off space is the minimum. You need a loc more space for people to play the opposing games. If its just mainly you playing not so much an issue !
 
I could have made my room 5m+ wide but I only planned to have 10 pins, I don’t have loads of people here just family so works ok.
I just scissor lift the end to be able to get the glass out, easy enough. I need to get back down to 10 or 11 as they will all fit in a line.

I guess it’s better than having a gambling/drug addiction!
 

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M4carp said:
I could have made my room 5m+ wide but I only planned to have 10 pins, I don’t have loads of people here just family so works ok.
I just scissor lift the end to be able to get the glass out, easy enough. I need to get back down to 10 or 11 as they will all fit in a line.

I guess it’s better than having a gambling/drug addiction!
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I’m not so sure the FOMO anxiety is just as bad.
You Gamble on a NIB in the hope when it arrives 16mth later it hasn’t proved to be a lemon.
The Drug part is the fact you always have this “just one more” addiction 😝
 
You can set the legs on top of two bricks (for instance) and then slide the glass out of the pin, the glass will go over the opposite pin, not ideal but doable if/when space becomes a premium.
Like when you buy too many pins 🤔 not that that ever happens 😂

I’ve done it before with a piece of wood, but you get the idea better calling it bricks. Probably needs more like breeze blocks
 
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