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Ari [APz] Sovijärvi
@apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy
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A pinball addict. I tend to enjoy working on pins as much as playing them! Owner of Hopeakuula Arcade, apzpins on Twitch and YouTube. Also: cats! 🇫🇮

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Squeeze-squeeze.
January 21, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Oh look at the time! A time to rant about sub par Stern coil stops again!

Somewhere around 2019 Stern made a huge batch of bad coil stops, which went into a lot of pins manufactured at time, including games like Jurassic Park, Elvira's House of Horrors and many […]

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January 20, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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These were the first digital pinball displays I remember from my childhood. Seen here in as 8-segments used in Gottlieb System 1 platform. These are VFDs. #pinball #retrotech #display
January 20, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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After Wäinö got his turn during the day, now it's Vallu's turn again. #cats #catsofmastodon
A tuxedo cat sleeping, resting its head against human's arm.
January 20, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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Trying to get work done, but I'm also serving as a cat bed.

#cats #catsofmastodon #catsoffediverse
White and grey cat laying on its side on a human's lap.
January 19, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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Boop. #cats
White and grey cat getting nose booped White and grey cat laying in lap.
January 19, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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Striker Xtreme's goalie is a lot less useless than many people give him credit for. For example in Williams' World cup soccer the goalie just goes back and forth with no other ways to block the ball than to just be there in the right time.

It was only after I […]

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January 19, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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Burned 3 hours today debugging a stupid issue on the best* pinball machine in the world. The symptom was that its goalie wasn't catching the ball. If anyone remembers my last repair on it, it was the magnet that actually holds onto the ball last time, or more […]

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January 18, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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We have plenty of questionable stuff on the arcade walls. This modified zebra crossing sign is one of my favorites. No idea who the "artist" was, I found it in the building when we were renovating the main arcade room.
A finnish zebra crossing sign, which has been modified with a sharpie. The walker in the sign has a hat, cigarette, a booze bottle, cowboy pants and boots.
January 18, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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For those new to Horst, here he is in all of his glory and on the right is the original SX goalie. #pinball
Comparison picture of our modified Striker Xterme goalie and the original one. The modified one has cool shades, red leather jacket and black leather pants.
January 18, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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When you strike xtremely, do it in style!
January 18, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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She's 90% whiskers. #cats #catsofmastodon
A tuxedo cat with huge whiskers, loafing on lap.
January 18, 2026 at 12:06 AM
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After replacing the coil, its sleeve and sanding the imperfection from the bushing, the left flipper finally moves freely and returns as it should. This means Buck Rogers is back in the lineup; it was the only machine missing, waiting for its turn as the lounge […]

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January 17, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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Took a stab at one project that has been in the back burner for a while now. Buck Rogers had multiple different problems with its left flipper, it randomly got stuck for no apparent reason, until it finally just stopped moving altogether.

The latter was pretty […]

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Under the playfield view of Buck Rogers pinball machine. Closeup of left flipper mechanism of a pinball machine
January 17, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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Revenge from Mars' jump ramp has been having issues, typically the symptom being the ramp collapsing from under the ball. It got its wear parts replaced and some other minor tweaks. The difference was very noticeable, now even weaker shots go far enough to register. #pinball #pinrepair #repair
January 16, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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Viking got a bit brighter, did a lamp check on it and naturally all the hardest to reach ones were dead. #pinrepair
Player's point of view of Viking pinball machine.
January 16, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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Sleeping, but still purring. #cats #catsofmastodon
A black and white cat with huge whiskers sleeping.
January 16, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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I'm fairly sure the filament is not supposed to be inside the print head like this.

#fail #3dprinting
A 3D printer's print head opened. Two hotends can be seen, with very flexible filament all over them.
January 15, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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I've seen neat practical tricks in pinball over the years, but I swear nothing has ever topped my reaction to Bram Stoker's Dracula and its Mist multiball start. When started, the game will float a ball across the playfield like magic, while you have another ball […]

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January 15, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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Jackbot's right flipper got stuck. The problem was surprisingly the same thing as with Sharkey's shootout that got featured in a video earlier. But unlike with Sharkey, the plungers here were so-and-so, I wouldn't probably replaced them quite yet, but they were […]

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Closeup of Jackbot pinball machine's flippers. The left one is stuck in up position. Closeup of pinball machine flipper mechanism, with a broken nylon link part. Broken pinball flipper mechanism link shown in hand. Freshly rebuilt flipper mechanism seen from below.
January 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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It may be a mess, but it's MY mess 🥰 #workspace
January 13, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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Just for the laughs idea. A gumball machine, but it was filled with all the junk balls the arcade produces. Imagine if a Twilight Zone power ball popped out of it!

Can you identify the others in this tub?

#pinball #arcade
A butter tub, full of used balls from various pinball machines.
January 13, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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Some #softwaregore humor from Flsun S1's firmware. It supposedly has "Advanced AI features", which use its print head mounted cameras to determine if the print job went belly up.

But the small text in the settings menu pretty much says it's useless and you […]

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Flsun S1 3D printer's touchscreen UI. It's in AI settings mode, where all the advanced features have been turned off. The advanced features have a small text above them, which reads "This feature is under testing and may have false reports. Refer to manual judgement"
January 13, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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Today's #freecad / #3dprinting project - an ass-shower holder. I didn't want to drill it onto a wall and this pipe was next to the spot where I wanted it.
Screenshot of FreeCAD, with bidet holder A 3D printed bidet holder, split in half before installation A 3D printed bidet holder, in place and a bidet attached to it.
January 12, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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Apollo 13 (Sega, 1995) is a curious beast. With 13 balls, it has the most balls in any serially produced pinball machines ever.

The 13 ball multiball is bit of a gimmick, but everyone seems to love watching it start. Naturally there's also the maintenance aspect […]

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January 12, 2026 at 7:54 PM