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Quoted from Jjsmooth:Mark all harness mount screw holes with a dot. Helps to get harness reoriented on new pf. I leave the mounts on when harness cleaned, so this helps get the whole think close when putting it on the new pf.
This isn't clear to me... can you explain a little more?
This is a greet thread... Thanks for sharing!
Sorry it wasn't clear. Wait til I clean the harness and install on the new pf. It will make sense then. I'll make sure.
Quoted from Jjsmooth:temporarily install hinge mounts and lower hooks to make sure everything is right
Nice I'll add it to the playfield swap guide. I wrote it from the perspective of two 80s games.
Quoted from Jjsmooth:And pull them down when u tighten the mounts from below.
Going to use some transparent skirts and bodies for a sexy look.[quoted image]
Does it matter if the pop screws sit above the pf rather then being counter sunk / flush with it? On my earthshaker restore i forgot to countersink the holes and they sit on top. But does not appear to upset the mechanical action of the bumper skirt so assume it's ok? and just a cosmetic thing?
Quoted from russdx:Does it matter if the pop screws sit above the pf rather then being counter sunk / flush with it? On my earthshaker restore i forgot to countersink the holes and they sit on top. But does not appear to upset the mechanical action of the bumper skirt so assume it's ok? and just a cosmetic thing?
They should be in all the way. They may loosen up.
There was 1 issue I was worried about with this resto...the coffee mug. Originals are yellowed terribly, and no peroxide or bleach treatment will help this type of plastic.
And once you put the old one up against a new playfield, it's just not right. And the new clear plastic below the cup makes it even worse.
And yeah, I hear someone is "gonna" make one, but I'm not going to stay in limbo for who knows how long waiting for that.
IMG_20190721_174238_01 (resized).jpgQuoted from Jjsmooth:painting mine white
Looks nice, however I really like to see all ball travel. I'm wondering if you can compromise, and show 1 strip of clear view from the front to see ball travel. (or perhaps a 45° mirror above it?
Also...
I don't have experience with lasers. But I'm wondering...
What if...
1. paint it white outside
2. point a laser into it from behind (at the height where the ball loops around)
3. turn off the lights in the room
perhaps when you get the ball rolling in there, it will reflect lasers upward into the ceiling.
just a guess, no idea if it would work...
-mof
Quoted from mof:Looks nice, clear view from the front to see ball travel.
-mof
Not goin there..
When harness is cleaned with heated degreaser, it loses its "memory" a little bit, so orienting it back to pf can be tough. I zip tie the mounts to the harness before I remove them. I marked all the holes when I took off harness mounts old pf. I then mark those same dimples on new pf to give me a good start to getting harness into correct position.
Hope that made sense..
IMG_20190801_171620570 (resized).jpgQuoted from Jjsmooth:I marked all the holes when I took off harness mounts old pf.
Thanks... now I clearly understand what you were referring to.
Kerry
Quoted from Jjsmooth:the coffee mug
Looks fantastic, better than factory!
Now to improve the line-of-sight for watching the ball spin around the cup, perhaps a lightweight 45° mirror on a bracket just above would do the trick!
The E-A-T plastic screws could help hold it in place if the mount could extend out that far.
-mof
3 weeks later
Quoted from Jjsmooth:So I'm painting mine white, like a diner coffee cup would probably be.
I like it, and will add the decals and auto clear coat it to give it a nice shine, and prevent ball trails inside.[quoted image]
Now that I've seen this, I can't look at the originals any more. Love it!!!
Breda
Quoted from Thor-NL:Labour of love!
Great looking
I'm sure he loved the restore process, but he's certainly charging for his labor in the FS thread lol. 
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