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Replacement bat for Williams Line Drive

By DavidLee

1 year ago



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#1 1 year ago

Does anyone know where a replacement bat for Williams Line Drive can be purchased? Or, how one may be fabricated, etc.?

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#5 1 year ago

Awesome! Thanks Timarnold. I couldn't find them on pinballlife.com... am I missing them somewhere?

Also, I have a Chicago Coin 'Big League Baseball' as well. Would the DELRIN bats you mentioned work on that machine? If so, I'd be intested in picking one up from you as a spare.

Quoted from timarnold:

I got my last batch from PINBALL LIFE.
They were NOT from the original molds, the injection holes were not the same as factory bats. Also, there was NO glass fill in the material. I have had several break. Given the complete lack of any other source, this is about your only choice.
Strength is the major issue here. Any machine printed part would not be strong. The square hole that mounts to the shaft also has to be exact, and this would be hard for a machine printed part to match.
If you do find bats, considser turmning the bat-strenght pot down to the minimum needed for makeing
the farthest shots. This would also save wear and tear on the back wall of your playfield that gets shredded by over strong hits.
I have a dozen or so left of the DELRIN bats I had made for Chicago Coin if anyone needs some. These are the wound white plastic ones.

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