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astyy said:
Wow looking great :thumbs:
Just realised, phone 2nd up on left has my Deliveroo App left on it - can you order my normal Chicken Buhna for 8pm delivery please :rofl:
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Great, that saves me cooking will have it delivered here. Oh wait a minute we can only dream of getting Deliveroo here😭

One turned on while I was fitting it, went into pics and nothing🙁😂
 
Was productive today
Atomic Godzilla Mod
Elvira & BM 66 speaker change
Elvira Shaker Motor

Tomorrow BBB LED OCD board
 

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Busy working on Elvira but at some point ill actually get a mod/topper finished! breeding gargoyles at the minute but the "office" is starting to look like a toy shop :)

Design, print, iterate...

Not sure stern topper prices are justified but its not quite as easy as it seems.
 

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yeah but learning loads and enjoying the maker thing on the way :)

topper prices just got silly. especially Godzilla.
 
Williams STTNG shield inserts repair.......
This was a right pain in the artichoke! The glue was, well very sticky.......
Overall though, very pleased with the end results.....
BEFORE:
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DURING, INCLUDING ART TOUCH INS.....

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AFTER:

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ILLUMINATED WITH SPOTLIGHT LED’S (not sure on this effect.....yet(?) !.....

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Big Thanks to Keith, bulbs arrived today to start the LED conversion.. still a little short (guess which inserts) But enough to be able to turn the game on without blowing any fuses.
Took out the top side LEDs as they will be Comet coloured lens bulbs. IMG_1236.jpegIMG_1239.jpeg
 

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Had a busy Saturday re-finishing a load of metal parts. Firstly I tried out my new tool on some ball guides for someone and re-grained them back to a factory finish.
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I also polished up a few bits for a T2 as well.
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nice work, is that from using a polishing wheel?
 
sharps said:
nice work, is that from using a polishing wheel?
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The get the mirror finish, I use my bench polisher with different grades of polishing wheels for the final few stages. But before I start on that, I use a large drum sander with various grades at the the start.

I also used that to re-grain the other ball guides, followed by a light wax to finish them off.
 
So basically after nearly 1 year I finally got around to testing my theory with my custom BSD. Since I've had it the game has always had its quirks.

The coffin ramp would sometimes on startup release. The village VUK would have some serious back spin on it, causing the ball to sometimes roll up and into the outline. The rat VUK would fire out so hard you couldn't just cradle catch the ball.

The main issue though was always the shooter lane skill shot at the start.

A lot of trouble shooting involving a new shooter lane ramp, post adjustments and adding washers etc, adjusting the solenoid position, changing sleeves etc and it still never made the skill shot reliably.

Well today I put in an original WPC power driver board to replace the rottendog board. I always suspected it was the issue. Now I have proof.

All the above issues are gone!

It's been quite a journey getting this dialled in.

I also finally installed the powder coated hinges.
 

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s000m said:
So basically after nearly 1 year I finally got around to testing my theory with my custom BSD. Since I've had it the game has always had its quirks.

The coffin ramp would sometimes on startup release. The village VUK would have some serious back spin on it, causing the ball to sometimes roll up and into the outline. The rat VUK would fire out so hard you couldn't just cradle catch the ball.

The main issue though was always the shooter lane skill shot at the start.

A lot of trouble shooting involving a new shooter lane ramp, post adjustments and adding washers etc, adjusting the solenoid position, changing sleeves etc and it still never made the skill shot reliably.

Well today I put in an original WPC power driver board to replace the rottendog board. I always suspected it was the issue. Now I have proof.

All the above issues are gone!

It's been quite a journey getting this dialled in.

I also finally installed the powder coated hinges.
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Erm did I not say a while back the reason WPC boards still command the money was due to this very thing 😜
 
A bit of a play here .just thinking how the top of the cow lamp not to tip over on top of a machine , so I used a coat hanger and bent it a bit . It will probably do the job, but not really happy with the result IMG_1340.jpeg

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Okay now I have a way of fixing it to the head so it shouldn’t fall off the head !IMG_1344.jpegIMG_1345.jpegIMG_1346.jpegjust now need a clear cylinder to go over it to keep the dust off 🤔
 
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Finished this yesterday. Another forum member sent me this ramp from their WWF Royal Rumble as they seem to be unobtainable and unfortunately this one had been “fixed” in the past, so he asked if I could take a look at it 😮😬
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First thing I did was to give a hot bath in the ultra sonic to remove the paint so I could actually see what needed doing.
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I basically had to grind down the butchered welds and re-weld it. I also added a few more tack welds so it should never break again.
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Overall I’m pleased with how it came out as I wasn’t actually sure it could saved due to when it was originally “fixed” the welds were so hot, they burnet straight through the ramp.
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Ant-H said:
Finished this yesterday. Another forum member sent me this ramp from their WWF Royal Rumble as they seem to be unobtainable and unfortunately this one had been “fixed” in the past, so he asked if I could take a look at it 😮😬
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First thing I did was to give a hot bath in the ultra sonic to remove the paint so I could actually see what needed doing.
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I basically had to grind down the butchered welds and re-weld it. I also added a few more tack welds so it should never break again.
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Overall I’m pleased with how it came out as I wasn’t actually sure it could saved due to when it was originally “fixed” the welds were so hot, they burnet straight through the ramp.
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I know a ramp on my T.Z needs your touch when I start work on it in a few weeks time.
 
Ant-H said:
Finished this yesterday. Another forum member sent me this ramp from their WWF Royal Rumble as they seem to be unobtainable and unfortunately this one had been “fixed” in the past, so he asked if I could take a look at it 😮😬
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First thing I did was to give a hot bath in the ultra sonic to remove the paint so I could actually see what needed doing.
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I basically had to grind down the butchered welds and re-weld it. I also added a few more tack welds so it should never break again.
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Overall I’m pleased with how it came out as I wasn’t actually sure it could saved due to when it was originally “fixed” the welds were so hot, they burnet straight through the ramp.
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This is my ramp, and what an absolute peach of a job Ant has done here. Looks brand new if you ask me. I only sent it with speculation as to whether anything can be done with it.

I'm convinced this man is a magician!

Thanks again Ant!
 
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