Quoted from jmountjoy111:Custom Christmas cookie tin face plate
This might be my favorite so far...
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Quoted from AMBoggs:I suppose this isn't the worst repair, but it wasn't what I was expecting. You couldn't tell while the ramp was installed and it got the job done.
Space Station ramp fixed with a coffee can, at least that is what i think it is.
Looks like it wasn't visible from the top of the playfield. I give it an A+.
2 months later
Quoted from algrande:My temporary hack for my AFM drop target.
I'm not even sure I'd replace that with the proper part if it's working. It's most certainly stronger than the original part. Now you can put "Better than New!" in the listing when you sell it.
11 months later
Quoted from Eric_S:I just pulled out a flipper link that was made from a carved up drop target from a Stern Lightning project.
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Maybe we need another thread for out of the box hacks that worked. I'm assuming it was working? If so, great hack!
4 months later
Quoted from girloveswaffles:Found this in a Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World:
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If this works, I'm impressed. Are they wired, or is it just a holder for spares?
8 months later
Quoted from MrBally:Nothing wrong with that. When a switch broke on the route, you used what you had or wnet to a Radio Shack or other electronics store and grabbed whatever would work. Heck, Wico, Great Amusement Emporium, Penn-Ray etc all sold universal switches to route operators to keep in the parts room.
While they may not be the "worst", I enjoy seeing the operator hacks in here, especially when followed by an explanation from an operator.
1 month later
Quoted from LongJohns:Recent started some work on a Mars Trek:
When you don't have a proper flipper coil, any old solenoid you can find in the garage will work (plus a extra heavy duty spring).
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Does it work?
Quoted from sohchx:Well, well!! Look what's now up for sale. I guess it ended up not playing as well as he thought it would with the post "mod"? I mean, why bother doing all that work on a high value item if you knew that there was a high chance that it wouldn't work out? That's like putting a lift kit on a pristine Ferrari and then trying to sell it. LOL at the comment[quoted image][quoted image]
I was hoping that was fake. Ughhh...
1 month later
Quoted from semicolin:I bought a machine like that from a guy once... I think his name was Eddy? Eddy Current?
Har. Electrician joke. That said, as a former stagehand and current construction electrician, this is a lousy way to coil. Watch this guy coil a cable. It's the only right way to do it, and after one of my new apprentices learns how to sweep, this is what they move on to next. Once they master this, then the more interesting work can begin.
Gigging musician for over 20 years and electrician for over 10, I support this message.
1 week later
As an electrician I've always liked the Robertson head. Most of our receptacles and panelboards, circuit breakers, etc. are a combination of Robertson, flathead and Phillips. Most of the guys in the field don't even realize it or have the driver in their tool bag. More recently some of the 10 in 1 screwdrivers are including it. I find it quicker, less likely to strip, and safer. Thanks for the video!
3 months later
Quoted from bssbllr:Just saw this on another thread that has a link to eBay if anyone’s interested.
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This thing is one step away from becoming a planter.
1 month later
I stopped coloring or labeling WPC games years ago. Is there anything you can screw up on a WPC game? I know some of the older games were not as well thought out (because I've blown stuff up), but I don't think I've ever cooked anything on a modern game from plugging in wrong and I've pulled dozens of boards.
2 months later
Quoted from Canuck_pinhead:Replaced the plastic coil sleeve with metal.
Eventually fried it as the fuses were wrong and in turn knocked out part of the board.
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Metal sleeves were pretty common, I've seen plenty of them in older games. I always replace them, but I don't see it as a hack. You can still buy them.
Quoted from Irishbastard:Those are cheap, not... I usually toss the metal ones if it's even possible as they usually fuse to the coil and ruin it.
Holy cow, I didn't even look at the price. I've probably tossed dozens of them over the years, maybe I should have been saving them. Ha!
1 week later
Quoted from pinballplusMN:This ebd has 3 hacks all within 8 inches of each other. Can you see them?
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Wires soldered directly to the solenoid connector.
I see a large screw coming through the playfield.
Loose screw on the EOS, maybe not a hack.
Something looks a little funky on the coil wiring.
What am I missing?
2 months later
Quoted from pinball4ever:Why spend 20 cents on new flipper rubber when you can just take an old crusty piece that broke off and a tube of super glue and fix it? You don't use the back side of the flipper, so you don't need anything there anyway, right?[quoted image]
Delete this before Stern sees it!
2 months later
Quoted from tonnerremeca:Heavy duty ball shooter. Seen on a Charlie's angels.
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I've seen much worse plunger mods.
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