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Offline Chad

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Stripped playfield screw holes
« on: January 18, 2010, 10:28:08 AM »
A couple of screw holes in my playfield  which hold a solenoid in place are stripped. Do I just put in larger screws or can I fill them up & redrill them, if so what can I use to fill these holes ?

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Re: Stripped playfield screw holes
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2010, 10:31:50 AM »
Dont use bigger screws. A bit of wood glue and a bamboo skewer( think thats the spelling) will do the trick.

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Re: Stripped playfield screw holes
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2010, 10:56:44 AM »
Put some Selleys Knead It in the hole and retap the screw just before it goes REALLY hard, take screw aout - allow to fully cure and reseat screw... you now have yourself a purpose built machined hole to screw into

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Re: Stripped playfield screw holes
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2010, 11:47:54 AM »

Wood Glue and tooth picks. Works every time !
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Re: Stripped playfield screw holes
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2010, 12:33:22 PM »
yep  glue and tooth pick have always worked for me
 and then the correct size screw
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Re: Stripped playfield screw holes
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2010, 12:51:25 PM »
yep  glue and tooth pick have always worked for me
 and then the correct size screw
tooth pick for smaller holes, skewer for larger.

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Re: Stripped playfield screw holes
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2010, 12:59:57 PM »

Wood Glue and tooth picks. Works every time !

same here, easy peasy! Just make sure you use a slow drying glue like Aquadere (spelling?) and leave it overnight.
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Re: Stripped playfield screw holes
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2010, 04:09:19 PM »
Bloody backyarders!!!!!!

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Re: Stripped playfield screw holes
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2010, 11:40:30 PM »
since I'm a bloody backyarder I will go for the toothpicks & wood glue. Thanks to all for the advice.

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Re: Stripped playfield screw holes
« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2010, 02:20:50 PM »

Wood Glue and tooth picks. Works every time !

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Re: Stripped playfield screw holes
« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2010, 02:50:34 PM »
wood glue and matches for me.