Quoted from Lodi:Playfield - Reproduction Playfield or overlay? My friend has a drum-sander to evenly sand the playfield if I do the overlay.
I consider overlays an absolute last resort. They can wrinkle and shift, and don't always line up with everything.
Quoted from Lodi:Plastics, Ramps, Cabinet Graphics - Does one supplier make more accurate reproductions than another? I found a very complete set of plastics at Classic Playfields. The only set of ramps I found is at Starship Fantasy. I have found several cabinet graphics, including Phoenix Arcade. Any thoughts here would be helpful
Those are all legitimate sources for those items.
Quoted from Lodi:LED or No LED? - If so, what should I look for?
LEDs, no question. I like to use comet pinball bulbs. Lots of people have various preferences, but I generally like to use sunlight bulbs for GI, color match the inserts, and cool white in the backbox (to counteract yellowing translites).
Quoted from Lodi:General parts - Any particular supplier?
Pbresource, marco, pinball life. For general nuts & bolts, boltdepot, fastenal, albany county fasteners.