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HEP This Week

By High_End_Pins

5 years ago


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“EBD Trim legs will be black regardless ”

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  • Blacked out 54 votes
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  • Painted Gold matched to cabinet 24 votes
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Post #142 Alien repair completed Posted by High_End_Pins (5 years ago)

Post #621 COMPLETED: Grand Prix Posted by High_End_Pins (5 years ago)

Post #645 Tip Time with Chris - Compressor used for cabinet painting Posted by High_End_Pins (5 years ago)

Post #651 Tip Time with Chris - Guide coating (part 1) Posted by High_End_Pins (5 years ago)

Post #726 COMPLETED: Indiana Jones:The Pinball Adventure Posted by High_End_Pins (5 years ago)

Post #803 A brief history of HEP Posted by High_End_Pins (5 years ago)

Post #826 COMPLETED: Tommy Posted by High_End_Pins (5 years ago)

Post #1228 COMPLETED: Addams Family Posted by High_End_Pins (5 years ago)

Post #1287 Rebuilding a backbox lampboard Posted by High_End_Pins (5 years ago)

Post #1430 Head and Cabinet stripping and repair process Posted by High_End_Pins (5 years ago)

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#4823 4 years ago
 
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I've been sick the last few days, stuck in bed I've gone back to page one and flipped through every page of this thread, super inspiring stuff. The extra time it must take you to document in here no doubt takes away from making money, but it's really appreciated from our end. If you have the time and energy to keep the thread going, I will happily keep enjoying it.

Can I ask a few questions?

I'm currently stripping my Quicksilver to give it a full resto. I'm sending off the cab to a trusted restorer but everything else will be done by me. I have a Mirco repro playfield, would you suggest clear coating it? I've heard some aren't willing to touch the Mirco's due to it's clearcoat. I know the lamp housings can be problematic in the older Sterns, are their anything else that you would automatically replace to improve reliability? Also, I'm wanting to add connectors to all mechs and possibly GI where needed. I'm able to find 4pin molex connectors in bulk reasonably easily, but 2 and 3 pin connectors, not so. Any tips? Thanks again. Love your work!!

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#4833 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from High_End_Pins:

Glad to hear it.
The latest Mirco playfields I have received seem to have an unusually soft clear. Even after setting a number of weeks you can still dig your fingernail right in there and leave an indentation.
What I am doing with them is stripping them down as far as possible through sanding to remove as much of this soft clear as possible and then reclearing with my own to give s better hard shell top coat.
Have no idea what the issue is there but I can confirm I am seeing this soft clear on the more recent playfields I have received.
On most games of that era I like to replace all lamp sockets,line cord ,variant or and line filter.
Some games are pretty rough so I like all new coils on those and of course sleeves. This is mostly cosmetic and done so I am not revisiting mechs after the build is done during testing.
The Molex assortment is well represented at Mouser that is where I buy mine in bulk.

Thank you ☺️

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#4917 4 years ago
 
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#6094 4 years ago
 
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Quoted from High_End_Pins:

Got one Fathom cabinet braided and up on legs.
This was the former BTC lower and a reworked original head. [quoted image]
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Here is a comparison between the HEP paint scheme and the BTC.
One is a perfect match to the apron the other is probably somewhere more in the realm of original but a bit too drab.[quoted image]

How much braid does the typical early Stern/Bally/Williams need when replacing?

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#6242 4 years ago
 
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Just beautiful!!

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#6471 4 years ago
 
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@high_end_pins I see more often than not you use side art blades. Is that your suggestion or the clients? They definitely help add to the theme but obviously move away from the "originality". What's your preference?

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#6492 4 years ago
 
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That Skateball is coming up a treat! I'm fixing up a back panel at the moment, I noticed you sprayed over the diffusers for originality. Mine are black so I'll remove before spraying. It got me thinking about stapling back panels and playfield etc. Can I ask what you use? It's often very tight and my handheld stapler often makes it hard to get in the right spot.

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#6810 3 years ago
 
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Quoted from High_End_Pins:

Busy Monday.
Skateball finally got packed and picked up.
I have been hesitant to get lumber etc and they had been pretty strict with the shelter in place here [quoted image]
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Had some new arrivals come in.
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“Do I really need a new cabinet ?”they often ask
“Let me check “I usually say [quoted image]
“YES! Yes you do.”I usually reply.
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Gotcha covered
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Ooooh, pretty excited to see your handy work and picking up some tips on the Quicksilver and Whirlwind. I’m currently restoring these two myself.

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#7296 3 years ago
 
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High_End_Pins Have you ever used picture hanging wire as earth braiding on the playfield?

I’ve just used it on mine as I wasn’t able to source any “pinball earth braiding” locally. It seems to solder fine and is a very similar gauge to the original. Wondering whether the metal (possible stainless steel) will be ok to use.

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#7301 3 years ago
 
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Quoted from High_End_Pins:

I have used that before. I prefer insulated wire though because it is less likely to short.
My best guess is that in a factory setting bare wire is much quicker and easier to deal with since they don’t have to strip it at the contact points to solder.

Thanks for your thoughts ☺️

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#8050 3 years ago
 
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Can the owners of the Whirlwind and Quicksilver recently brought into the house of HEP please pay their bills, I wanna see their resto start

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#8201 3 years ago
 
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Quoted from swinks:

awesome - made good time, great to hear that you got them, and I added a few extras to allow a few future restores if any other CFTBL with Snackbars require your services.

Haha... here I was thinking... Geez Coles have expanded to the US <#ziplock bags>

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#8723 3 years ago
 
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That cabinet looks incredible. Amazing work!

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