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Show and Tell: Your DIY Homemade Tools

By mof

10 years ago


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    Post #2 Block shooter lane to raise the playfield without removing your balls. Posted by mof (10 years ago)

    Post #3 Light bulb remover. Posted by mof (10 years ago)

    Post #8 Gritgetter holds a rag with Novus to remove ball trails in hard to reach places. Posted by tracelifter (10 years ago)

    Post #16 Link to homemade CNC router. Posted by vid1900 (10 years ago)

    Post #20 Lock picks and tension wrench. Posted by Fanatic (10 years ago)

    Post #21 Roll pin remover. Posted by KenH (10 years ago)

    Post #24 Raised playfield stabilizer. Posted by mof (10 years ago)

    Post #26 Link to pinball dolly using an ATV/motorcycle lift as a starting point. Posted by JeffZee (10 years ago)

    Post #28 Soldering platform. Posted by OuttaSpace (10 years ago)

    Post #31 Inexpensive pinball dolly. Two wheels, a handle, and some scrap 2x4. Posted by SchertzPinball (10 years ago)

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    #496 4 years ago
     
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    Quoted from Mageek:

    Here's my cheap ass beer holders ~$6 CDN. Holds a can or bottle perfectly snug and secure. Ali-Express Baby Stroller Cup Holder from https://tinyurl.com/y4f4w8aw , double hole washers and 1" stove bolts. Have them on all 12 of my pins. And the little clamps that aren't needed are good for other things you might want to clamp.[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]

    These aren’t terribly priced. They are also available on eBay in six packs. But it’s always more rewarding making something.

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    #497 4 years ago
     
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    Quoted from mark532011:

    Hey, I have something for this thread. Its not a big deal but I hope others can use it. I always have trouble moving the pins around on the floor, so I got those little mini-dollies from Harbor Freight: https://www.harborfreight.com/material-handling/hand-trucks-carts-dollies/dollies/3-wheel-steel-dolly-63683.html
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    While they technically worked, in my case the legs always popped off after just a couple of feet of travel. They really need deeper cups so the cabinet legs won't come off. So I ran down to the hardware store and bought a set of the largest PVC caps they had (2",) drilled a hole in them and bolted them on.[quoted image]
    Sadly, 2" caps are just a bit too small and the legs won't quite fit in them. I checked on the 3" caps but they are $10 each so I went to the dollar store and bought 4 sets of measuring cups. I cut off the handle of the 1-cup cup and bolted it on.[quoted image]
    Its actually a bit too big, so I have switched to the 1/2" cups and they seem to be fine. Grand total: $20 for the dollies and $4 for the cups![quoted image]

    I had the same problem with the same exact wheels I had laying around. I used your suggestion using measuring cups and I also cut padding for the inside so the feet wouldn’t sit on the bolt and there was some grip on the inside. I cut up my wife’s yoga mat...not like she was using it

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    #500 4 years ago
     
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    MT45 nice lift. I’m going to try the recycling approach and use a round drop leaf end table from the thrift store for just a few bucks and use the cut down leafs for the semi circles and then use the rest of the material from the table to create the box. A table similar to this. Let’s hope it works. I’m also recycling a jack.
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    #521 4 years ago
     
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    Finally made myself a rotisserie. It was so easy using the miter saw stand as the base. You’ll save yourself a lot of time and aggravation.The video I used to get the plans from is here:

    http://www.pinballrevolution.com/threads/the-canadian-arcade-how-to-build-the-best-diy-pinball-playfield-rotisserie.8480/

    Added over 5 years ago:

    Also made the pinball lift today which is mentioned in post #498. I got my jack as an amazon warehouse deal so it was half the price than retail.

    http://www.jeff-z.com/pinball/lift/

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    Quoted from cottonm4:

    It is a bummer to lower the play field, thinking I am done with the adjusting job only to see this that one of the flippers moved on me when I was trying to tighten them up.

    This is a great idea. I could have used these today. I think we have all felt this pain at one point or another. I would buy a set if you made them once you worked out the design.

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    #711 2 years ago
     
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    Not homemade but I just picked these up to work on my newly acquired woodrail since my pinskates aren’t compatible with woodrail legs and I really don’t have enough space for a lift table. I have tried those cheaper three wheeled rollers from harbor freight and I’ve had games slide off of them even with modifications. These screw right into the legs.

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