I can tell you that mine that I sent back for repairs is also missing the holes. it was a gold level field.

Thanks nerdygrrl.

Thanks for the continued updates! My field should be here mid next week. I'll be starting my own swap shortly after.

I think I will ever so slightly enlarge the holes for any ball guides that are attached with nuts underneath. Just enough that the threads don't catch on the wood.

Hey Nerdygrrl,

I started my swap today and thought I would share a few pics. Even on the factory field the holes for the guide and the post are way too close together. When I went to remove my post and guide it started tearing up the hole, delaminating the playfield:

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You can also see how the ball guide is pushing the post to the side. I think your fix of grinding down the end of the guide is perfectly acceptable. Also, comparing the holes between the CPR field and the original, the CPR field has the holes spaced ever so slightly farther apart believe it or not:

Original:

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CPR:

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I re-drilled my holes with a 3/16" bit to remove some of the clear that had fallen into the hole and the guides go in very smoothly without tearing the edge of the holes up, with the exception of this one hole:

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So how is the swap coming?

I am still working on mine Hoping for some inspiration.

I definitely understand. This has been the hardest swap I have done so far. The playfield was missing 50 holes on the topside that had to be drilled and although there were a few dimples present underneath, none of them were correct. It was a challenge but I can say this new field is so much nicer than my old field. I just finished mine this weekend.

So here is some inspiration for you

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