Quoted from MrArt2u:
I suggested it because I restore dozens of playfields a year and use these whenever I run across a broken stud topside, particularly if it was broken by ball contact. Using a locknut/washer under the playfield makes for a more secure post when the job is done. What type of ugly patch are you talking about? This method drills a hole through the playfield that you then fill with a new post and secure from below. I’m not talking about using it for under playfield screws, there’s a hundred other ways to skin that cat.
That said, I followed your link and am willing to try that method next time if I remember it. You can never have too many tools.
Sorry, didn’t mean professional pinball restorers; Wooden boat restorers, and all the screws that break off from rust.
If it’s a high hit area, coring the screw out and adding a t-but would be okay. But this is just a simple plastic spacer post. Plus it looks awfully close to that lamp socket. I’d rather replace it with the same type post, I to the same hole.
