not really an update - but I'm still here

Well after being super busy at work and fixing issues with my current pins, I'm ready to get back in the saddle.  Sold a bunch of stuff on ebay so I have some free money to play with, so I pulled the trigger on what looks like good quality 7-ply maple from that ebay seller from St Louis.  Hopefully it's as good as described, anything has to be better than the warped plywood at box stores.  Once the sheet comes in, I'm going to go ahead and cut it to size, and at the very least drill my initial holes for the flippers, slingshot posts, and lane guides.  I figure once I get that much done, I can at least stick it on some sort of rotisserie and wire up the flippers.  There's something exciting about having a completely clean slate whitewood where I can start plopping down prototype parts to see how it plays.