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Is my used playfield warped?

By stevenb28

1 year ago



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#1 1 year ago

This is a used playfield.
Is my playfield warped, or do, used playfield get the bends from being in a machine?
If the playfield is warped, how do you get the bend out of it?
I currently have it waited down to take the bend out.
The camera is on the floor flushed with the carpet.
Please help.

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#2 1 year ago

If you start putting the rails on it etc it may start to correct itself out.

#3 1 year ago

I always put two 2 by 2 wood that is very flat and put on the back side of PF with a few screws too hold them on there too help too get the bend too go the other way and sometimes over time it does help

#4 1 year ago

Looks warped, but laying it on carpet doesn't work. Lay it on a tile floor or lay a 4' level down the length. Adding side rails will usually straighten minor warping and then when the components are added, their weight will usually will fix it.

I had a Xenon NOS PF warped 1" from corner to corner. After adding rails and letting it sit awhile it was straight.

#5 1 year ago
Quoted from stevenb28:

This is a used playfield.
Is my playfield warped, or do, used playfield get the bends from being in a machine?
If the playfield is warped, how do you get the bend out of it?
I currently have it waited down to take the bend out.
The camera is on the floor flushed with the carpet.
Please help.
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Is this something you are going to use? I assume so. Do you have access to a table saw? What I do is make new rails out of oak and spray paint those in black oil-based spray paint. Use your old playfield to get all the needed lengths. Sometimes Home Depot actually carries 1/2" oak which is exactly what you need. Other times you'll need to buy thinker and cut it down. The OEM rails are crappy pine with a black decal. The replacements are nice hardwood that will straighten your playfield out in no time.

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#6 1 year ago
Quoted from EJS:

If you start putting the rails on it etc it may start to correct itself out.

Quoted from stevenb28:

This is a used playfield.
Is my playfield warped, or do, used playfield get the bends from being in a machine?
If the playfield is warped, how do you get the bend out of it?
I currently have it waited down to take the bend out.
The camera is on the floor flushed with the carpet.
Please help.
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Any update on what u have done so far too help your PF

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