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Steve Ritchie discusses Pinball Playfield "Dimpling"

By StylesBitchly

5 years ago


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    Post #34 Ancient playfield pic for comparison Posted by vid1900 (5 years ago)

    Post #100 Summary of Playfield hardness test with gauge by Procrastinator Posted by PinMonk (5 years ago)

    Post #117 Explanation of test method to determine wood hardness. Posted by swinks (5 years ago)

    Post #129 Comparing the size of dimples based on hardness. Posted by TimeBandit (5 years ago)

    Post #195 What is Maple plywood? How is it made? Posted by vid1900 (5 years ago)


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    #368 5 years ago

    My old AFM and routed STTNG has no visible dimpling and those are fast games. The AFM LE here has extremely noticable dimpling:

    and a new Star Wars LE which is on location with relatively low play has a very dimpled playfield. So I am very confident it is really caused by a difference in materials.

    Those german overlays work to protect the playfield, but the location that uses them has many stuck balls because of those overlays.

    My Doctor Who is just perfect, why don't they make diamond plate playfields anymore?

    #374 5 years ago
    Quoted from vid1900:

    I still have almost 5 gallons of the stuff. It's cloudy and brittle compared to today's more durable clears, but great for touchups when you need it to be authentic.

    ??? I thought it was not a coating but some kind of Mylar completely covering the playfield.

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