# Evil Dead Unboxing/Setup Guide

**Source:** Spooky Pinball  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2025-02-02  
**Duration:** 10m 30s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R30F9PD5erM

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## Analysis

Spooky Pinball's official setup guide for the Evil Dead pinball machine, covering unboxing, leg installation, pitch adjustment, playfield preparation, and power-on procedures. The video emphasizes critical safety steps including not cutting shrink wrap prematurely, removing all protective foam before powering on, and proper leg leveler configuration for 6.5-7 degree pitch.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Cutting shrink wrap before leg installation will cause the head to fall off and smash into the floor — _Bug (Spooky Pinball) provides explicit safety warning with reasoning during unboxing phase_
- [HIGH] All protective foam must be removed from inside the cabinet before powering on the machine to prevent servo and stepper motor damage — _Bug repeatedly emphasizes this step, stating motors will activate on power-on and can be damaged by foam_
- [HIGH] Recommended pitch for Evil Dead is 6.5 to 7 degrees, achieved by setting front leg levelers fully in and back leg levelers at approximately 3/4 inch through the leg — _Bug provides specific measurement guidance with caveat that variation affects playfield speed_
- [HIGH] Front legs must be tightened very snugly or the game will rock constantly and cause long-term cabinet damage — _Bug emphasizes tight installation is critical to prevent structural damage_
- [HIGH] The game can be lifted and installed by a single person weighing 160 lbs or setting it on a stable object — _Bug demonstrates solo leg installation capability based on personal experience_

### Notable Quotes

> "Do not cut shrink wrap. If you do cut the shrink wrap, the head will fall off of the back of the game and smash into your floor."
> — **Bug, Spooky Pinball**, Early unboxing section
> _Critical safety instruction that prevents cabinet damage_

> "You do not want to turn your game on before removing these pieces. The servo motors and stepper motors and everything—they will start running when you turn the game on."
> — **Bug, Spooky Pinball**, Protective material removal section
> _Repeated emphasis on preventing motor damage through foam removal_

> "Make sure you get both of these front legs absolutely snug as a bug—see what I did there—before continuing on."
> — **Bug, Spooky Pinball**, Front leg installation
> _Playful moment emphasizing critical tightness requirement for structural integrity_

> "To get the desired pitch of 6.5 to 7 degrees, we recommend that you set the leg levelers at about 3/4 of an inch through the leg itself."
> — **Bug, Spooky Pinball**, Back leg installation section
> _Precise technical specification for optimal game setup_

> "Never set it down on concrete. Tempered glass is very fussy about getting its corner nicked on some concrete."
> — **Bug, Spooky Pinball**, Glass removal section
> _Important handling guidance for preventing backglass damage_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Bug | person | Spooky Pinball representative providing official setup guide narration |
| Spooky Luke | person | Spooky Pinball team member featured demonstrating cardboard protection technique for foam removal |
| AJ | person | Spooky Pinball team member demonstrating playfield removal with foam protector |
| Evil Dead | game | Spooky Pinball pinball machine subject of this unboxing and setup guide |
| Spooky Pinball | company | Manufacturer of Evil Dead pinball machine producing official setup documentation |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Machine setup and installation procedures, Safety protocols during unboxing and assembly, Pitch calibration and leg leveler configuration, Protective material removal procedures
- **Secondary:** Cabinet hardware and component handling, Maintenance and long-term care basics

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.82) — Instructional tone is professional yet personable with humor and encouragement. Bug's delivery is friendly and confident, building customer confidence in the setup process. Clear emphasis on customer success and safety throughout.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Spooky Pinball producing detailed, official unboxing and setup guide video demonstrates commitment to customer education and successful machine installation (confidence: high) — Comprehensive video covering every setup step from unboxing through power-on with repeated safety emphasis
- **[operational_signal]** Explicit invitation to contact Spooky by phone or email with setup questions indicates post-sale customer service infrastructure (confidence: high) — Bug concludes with 'If you have any questions about any steps of this process at all, please don't hesitate to reach out to us by phone or by email'
- **[product_concern]** Detailed inclusion of protective materials and setup procedures suggests attention to safe delivery and first-time user success (confidence: high) — Leg box contents itemized, foam protectors pre-included, specific safety warnings about shrink wrap, multiple protective layers for transport

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## Transcript

hey everybody it's bug here from spooky pinball and today we're going to be showing you how to set up your Evil Dead pinball machine now first things first you'll notice in the box there is an end that says truck this side this side will indicate the bottom of the machine where you'll be doing most of your work so you can use this to help position the game exactly where you will want it in your game room this will make more sense as we get deeper into the video so after receiving your game and inspecting that there's no damage in the Box it's time to open hi okay so to begin getting the Box off of the game itself the first thing you have to do is cut these two straps on the outside of the game we recommend that you hold on to the straps while you cut them so that they don't uh snap off in any unexpected directions on you so hold on to those straps while you cut them with a pair of wire cutters next we're simply just sliding the Box off of the game and off the top uh if you do not have the height in your room to do this we recommend that you cut down the corner of the box and essentially peel it off next we have two more straps that are securing the game down to the pallet itself you're going to want to cut these off so that you can remove the game from the pallet soon [Music] here now you notice in the game this note that says important do not cut shrink wrap uh that is because this is very important and you should not cut the shrink wrap if you do cut the shrink wrap the head will fall off of the back of the game and smash into your floor so don't cut the shrink wrap yet at this point you can go ahead and grab your game's leg box which is located on the back side underneath the head of the game go ahead open up that leg box and you'll find a bunch of items in there including a thank you note a bunch of sticker Replacements if you were ever to need them you're not going to a checklist showing that all the items should be in the leg box the six balls for the machine the Tilt Bob throw it in the garbage don't actually do that a replacement servo the head bolt and leg bolts the power cord your leg levelers these will be very important the felt protectors for the legs also very important this is an alternate plastic for Your Right ramp you don't technically need it the keys for the coin door and of course your four [Music] legs now we want to get the legs on the machine so first we have to remove this protective cardboard that we use from the straps that you cut earlier so I'm just going through with a knife and cutting the tape that holds these on you can just pull them off you don't technically need to cut them but just trying to keep things looking nice and clean for the video here so get the cardboard pieces pulled off of here so that you can then fold back the wrapping and shrink wrap the foam and the shrink wrap around the edges of the game so that you can access the leg bolts now I'm pulling these leg bolts out using a 5/8 socket on my drill here you you can also of course use a wrench now before your legs go on you have to put in the leg levelers for the front legs I always put them in all the way into the leg this is not what everybody does it's just a personal preference but for the point of this video and telling you how to set up your pitch uh this is what we do when we set up our games now before the leg goes on the machine you also want to add your felt protector it is best I find to pre- bend these to the shape of the leg to help you with getting it onto the machine later and then I'm of course just running the leg bolt through it so that it is all ready to go onto the machine together so after your leg levelers are on your felt protectors are pre-bent and you have your leg bolts run through you can actually begin securing the leg to the machine I'm just getting those hands started there before I go ahead and grab my drill to secure it down the rest of the way and you want to make sure that you get this absolutely snug it should be very tight if you don't get it tight enough and the game is rocking constantly and the legs you could do some long-term damage to your cabinet so make sure you get both of these front legs absolutely snug as a bug see what I did there before continuing on so get them tight give it a good old yep that's not going anywhere and do the other side now before setting the game on its front two not a single bald spot that's great before setting the game on its front two legs I like to get this cardboard out of my way here so I can safely set it down and I'll also actually scoot the game back a little bit on this pallet just so I can really safely set it down in its front two legs legs and not worry about it falling off the pallet so I've got everything set up for it to come down on the front two legs which is going to get us to the position where we can then do the backside and then Ed Boon your game will be on all four legs you're almost there now if you don't have some people to help you out with picking the game up to get the back legs on you can pick it up yourself and slide something like a stool or another stable object underneath it so you can get those legs on uh I'm only like 160 lb dude and I I can still get the game picked up and put on there pretty fine so you'll do all right okay so now you're ready to install the legs on the back side of the game it's the pretty much the same exact process is the front side the only difference being how you're going to set up your leg levelers now to get the desired pitch of 6.5 to 7 we recommend that you set the leg levelers at about 3/4 of an inch of the way through the leg itself so you can see here I have the leveler set to about 3/4 of an inch the way through you could go a little higher or lower than that to be in the range of 6.5 to 7 I would recommend going a little bit lower uh but that would make the game play faster so from there you're ready to install your legs the rest of the way on the back side here and then you can get the stool out of your way now remember the leg levelers this all depends how you set your front ones as well so I have mine set in all the way and then I go 3/4 of an inch through the back that's how we get about 6.5 to 7° so it's finally time to get rid of all this annoying foam and shrink wrap off the game and spooky Luke's got a cool trick for you here using a piece of cardboard to slide against the backside there so you don't worry about cutting through all this and destroying your cabinet uh I think if he was a real man he would use his hand instead of a piece of cardboard but I guess some people are just soft and then of course don't forget this step this is a step we see people forget all the time especially on locations peel the plas IC protective layers off of your topper that comes with your machine okay so now we're ready to actually fold up the head on the game make sure to feed the tube full of wire between the head and the cabinet through the holes so you don't crush it between the head and the cabinet make sure the latch on the back side of the game is secured so your head doesn't go falling off anywhere our next step will be to get the balls installed in the machine and remove all the protective material from the inside of the game so to start that you'll need to get your coin door open so go ahead and grab your keys from the leg box and get your door open and then we'll be unlatching the lockdown bar on the left and right side in the game here here's an inside of the cabinet view so you can see how that goes this makes it so we can remove the lock down bar and then of course the glass make sure to close your coin door before pulling the sheet of glass out of the machine and then it should be as simple as just sliding it right out and then you'll want to make sure to set this down on a piece of cardboard or blanket something soft never set it down on concrete Tempered Glass is very fussy about getting its Corner nicked on some concrete now it's very very important done to remove all of the foam here before turning your game on so I'm going through I'm going to remove the foam from the tape reels from underneath Linda's head I'll be removing the tape off of the play field and also the foam behind the hand you do not want to turn your game on before removing these pieces the servo Motors and stepper Motors and everything they will start running when you turn the game on so you have to remove this material before turning your game on did I mention that you should definitely remove this material before turning your game on remove it before turning the game on take it out before you turn the game on remove it before turning so at this point you're ready to install all six balls into the [Music] game so at this point you are ready to install the glass back into the game very simple just slides right in and you can go ahead and grab your lock down bar and slap that in place as well put those latches back on each side left and right okay okay so now that you've got the balls installed the glass is back in the lock down bar is secured in you can unwrap your power cord and go ahead and get that plugged in here's a couple more features you should know about your game if you need to get into the head of your game you have to grab your display Keys which are located on the inside of your coin door just take those keys insert them in the keyhole on your display turn and open we include a headbolt with every game that you can secure down in the head with a wrench to add more stability to the game you don't necessarily need this item but this is something that is good to add for extra stability if you ever need to pull out your Playfield for some reason we have a foam protector located on the inside of your coin box which is right inside the front of your game place this foam protector in the very front of your apron this will make it safe for you to rest the apron against the head of the machine AJ's going to pull out the Playfield here and set it against the head to show you now as you can see this protects the tape reels on your apron from being damaged against the top of the machine if you have any questions about any steps of this process at all please don't hesitate to reach out to us by phone or by email uh enjoy your game thank you for watching and do something spooky for me

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