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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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    #37 10 years ago
     
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    Quoted from mof:

    I call this the "troughpon".
    When I need to lift the playfield, I am too lazy to get all the balls out, so I just jam this in the shooter lane and the balls stay put. I have a few troughpons in my work area, so I never am without one at arm's reach.
    I wrapped a paper towel VERY TIGHTLY with blue painters tape.
    enjoy!
    -mof

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    I do the same with my holy socks. I am an engineer and engineers invented lazy. This tool also doubles for catching solder as well.

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    #42 10 years ago
     
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    Quoted from Prefect:

    I do the same with my holy socks. I am an engineer and engineers invented lazy. This tool also doubles for catching solder as well.

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    The other thing that I have done that so far has worked well is use velcro tape on a leaf switch I have been have problems with. I broke the original switch trying to adjust the leaf. It was picking up most of the time but since the game I have has combos, it really pissed me off when it would not register 10% of the time. I decided to try to use velcro since then I wouldn't have to bend the leaf and it allowed me to easily adjust the position and angle of the switch. So far, it has been working 100% of the time with the velcro.

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