I haven't been following this thread lately but would like to post about my HS HT job. This started with 2 HS games. I bought a nice game in 2010, nice cab and has been solid for years board wise. I swapped in a NOS cleared PF this passed summer. About 6 years ago I bought another HS for a great price but PF was trashed and dirty, cab so so. When I learned of the HT I decided this game would be a good candidate.
I did the usual prep for the HT, sanded pf to bare wood. Cleared with Spray max 2K clear. When checking the HT for fitment I was a little discouraged as some of the key points did not line up. The worst part was at the buffer wires and flipper rest pins. If I did line them up, the rest of the HT was off even more. I sent it back to OE to have it checked to see if it was miss-punched but it wasn't and they sent it back to me.
My solution was to fill the holes for the buffers and rest pins, paint black over them and drill new holes to re-locate them. Many of the inserts were off as well. I think mainly because this game is an early one, within the first 500 or so. I figured there are many variations from then to more recent games.
Opening the holes for the star roll-overs is a job that can't be rushed. With advice from a guy that has done many of these, I used a small Dremel drum sander attachment and went slow until I got to the edges of the wood. He said to go a tad larger so that the HT doesn't pop or buckle around the insert.
Mostly all the holes were about half way off. This is easy to correct with patients and the right tools. In my Dremel bit hoard I found one spiral type but that would cut the HT without tearing it up. I don't know what the bit is called or where I got it.
I have made nice progress in the last few weekends.
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