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Powder coating probably won't hold up to well rubbing on the metal of the housing. It's basically just paint.
The nylon sleeve is necessary to allow the shooter rod to glide smoothly.
A lot of people add custom shooter rods that have various styles of knob on them, but powder coating a functional part impedes that function.
Quoted from Dayhuff:I think you should get the leg bolts done as well. I'm sure that it wont come off when you screw them into the cabinet. And just think how cool it would look on the inside of the cabinet when you open it up to show others the threads that are sticking out and that you actually did it. Might as go all out, right?
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Quoted from GreenMarine:I wanted the end ball of the shooter rod to match the rest of the powder coated parts. So the whole thing was powder coated. Tell me why that is so stupid buddy?
Form over function--cosmetics have taken precedence over how it is supposed to operate, and impedes its ability to operate correctly.
Quoted from GreenMarine:Tell me how it won't operate properly?
You described it in your opening post of this thread.
Quoted from GreenMarine:Maybe a stupid question here but I just powder coated my shooter rod. It seems to have gained some size. The shooter sleeve is not fitting now. Is it truly necessary to use a shooter sleeve? Any answers are appreciated.
Quoted from GreenMarine:If I get a sleeve that fits then I'm assuming it will operate, correct?
You won't find one. You changed the dimensions of the parts.
Quoted from CrazyLevi:You have made your shooter rod thicker. You have also made the shooter rod housing thicker.
Therefore the parts will no longer function as they were designed to.
Quoted from GreenMarine:I'll find one. I'm determined to make this simple part work the way I need it to.
Quoted from CrazyLevi:You've made the rod thicker.
You've made the hole the rod goes into thicker.
Do you think that wrapping a larger sleeve around the rod will solve the problem?
The rod has layer of powder coat, making the diameter larger.
The hole in the housing has a layer of powder coat, making the diameter smaller.
You have both made the rod larger and the hole smaller, which has compounded the problem of these two parts not fitting together properly.
So, other parts designed for the original measurements will not work (such as the sleeve). The size of a shooter rod is pretty much standard across all games, so there isn't a lot of variance in shooter sleeves.
Quoted from CrazyLevi:A larger coil sleeve like one in a flipper coil might work.
If a coil sleeve has a larger diameter than a shooter rod sleeve, wouldn't that mean that the coil sleeve wouldn't fit in the housing because it's an even smaller opening now?
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