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Aussie Pinball Forums => Technical Matters => Handy hints and tips => Topic started by: ktm450 on January 30, 2009, 02:34:02 PM
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Here is a little tip that I've used several times when doing restorations. It’s not rocket science and i'm sure many other people have used a similar method but may be handy for those who are about to delve into their first resto.
When stripping a playfield such as TZ which has heaps of roll over switches, instead of labelling and removing them all; I simply took a soft earplug rolled it up and inserted near the switch body. When the earplug expands it holds the switch arm below the playfield making cleaning and polishing easy.
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That is a fantastic tip, Matt.
Simple, yet effective #*#
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Awesome tip. Very simple but effective!....
I'll be all ears for your next one ::)
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Awesome tip. Very simple but effective!....
I'll be all ears for your next one ::)
:lol :lol :lol
Hope it saves people a little time and ensures the switches stay in thier correct locations
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Top idea Matt ^^^ Think I'll use that idea on my next restore...
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Love tips like this.... and when you see them - you wonder why you never thought of it yourself.
No more unscrewing!!
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That's what I love about the "community" - 100 "small tips" all added together makes for an easier job of repairing or restoring a pin.
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Great tip!! Those plugs are also good for plugging up lamp socket holes (any small holes actually when clear coating playfields.
cheers
Ian
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Great tip!! Those plugs are also good for plugging up lamp socket holes (any small holes actually when clear coating playfields.
cheers
Ian
Another great idea!
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Great tip, thanks Matt!
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And do you use the ear wax to polish the playfield in liew of Novus :lol
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And do you use the ear wax to polish the playfield in liew of Novus :lol
Could give it a go, might take a while to collect enough to cover the playfield though !@#
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That is by far the simplest tip ever but such a good one the amount of times ive stabbed myself or bent a rollover by getting the cloth snagged Great one KTM
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Nice one....I always end up with a few going through the wash after work. Now I have a use for them!
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Might have to call you Inspecter Gadget. Nice tip as I'm always getting snagged.
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Saw another method where a small piece of rubber (eg a slice of a post protector) was inserted on top of the blade to hold it down. Quite effective as well.
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Saw another method where a small piece of rubber (eg a slice of a post protector) was inserted on top of the blade to hold it down. Quite effective as well.
Sounds like a lot more mucking around, as you would have to trim each piece to fit exactly
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Saw another method where a small piece of rubber (eg a slice of a post protector) was inserted on top of the blade to hold it down. Quite effective as well.
Sounds like a lot more mucking around, as you would have to trim each piece to fit exactly
Yeah, I am not sure how fiddly it is but this guy seemed to know what he was talking about. I guess you would need to cut it slightly oversize and then squash it down.