You might be better off checking Ebay for a complete drop target bank. Even if it runs you, say, 40 bucks, it'll have four guides and cost less than Marco.

Check out the last page of posts for “those Williams sliding horseshoe contacts”. That might be the better answer for you.

The upside is drop banks from newer games that used leaf switches are the same guides but the screwholes for the horseshoe circuit boards are unused.

Or, re-build the screwholes on your existing ones using Devcon Plastic Welder glue. It's almost magic.

Richard

Agree, if the only thing wrong with your existing guides is the board mounting holes are stripped, I would try rebuilding the holes or use larger screws.

Or you can wait for Hans to finish his new drop target board that uses leaf switches (no more horseshoe contacts) and is a single board design that will be held in by all the screws, not just 2 screws on each board like the original design.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/replacement-for-those-sliding-horseshoe-contacts-in-williams-drop-targets/page/3#post-4287939

In my experience it's not really that they strip, but the bosses in the plastic crack and break. That's why I suggested rebuilding them with the Devcon Plastic Welder adhesive.

Or, as I had also mentioned, get some from a newer game as the holes for the circuit boards will be un-used and pristine. In leaf switch applications those holes have never had a screw in 'em.

Richard

If you DO get some new ones, I can I have the old broken one? I'm thinking I'll want to start doing up a CAD file for these after all.

-Hans

I've seen 2 different sources of people 3D-printing them but I don't know anybody that has used them in their games.

Richard

I'm rebuilding the drop targets on my Blackout and discovered I have the same problem - cracked bosses on the guides. I came up with an easy fix. I checked my old modeling supply and found some brass tubing (7/32" - I think). It fit snugly over the bosses. I cut a few pieces just under 1/4" and slipped them over the bosses. Seems to work fine - the screws hold tight now.

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Nice! Thanks for sharing!

If anyone is still considering the reproduction guides I suggest to be extremely careful with them, installed in my scorpion machine they function, but after a few months of play the bosses broke. I have seen a new and improved 3D printed design. I'm not sure if the 3D printing is as strong as old injection molded parts.