![]() ![]() LMK if you have questions - I've spend some time in this area. Hard to tell from my JM rebuild, but I remade all the flaps from scratch and they're pretty much indistinguishable from the originals. Build your own Rivet Press First, buy a or 1 ton Arbor Press. Here are the instructions along with some suggested parts sources. I use the "Hand Punch Set for Spring Steel" from Pinrestore, but I'm sure I've seen them locally as well. 23 1 35 days ago PinRestore Pinside+ Frequent 10y 47,400 97 I have been getting requests for rivet presses, press kits and guidance since we closed PinRestore in 2021. Steel zinc plated semi-tubular rivet with 7/32 inch oval head. 14y 117K 3,713 3 86 To get the dome off you need to drill the rivits out, on the other side of the plastic seen in the pic you will have small divits in the center to line of the drill bit easier. Rivet - 1/8 sft D x 3/16 sft L x 7/32 Head A. state or what it would look like if there were more than one ball in a pinball machine. Setting Tool for solid, tubular, and semi-tubular rivets. I use a regular paper guillotine for cutting the spring steel out, then round off the corners on a cheap Ozito belt sander mounted upside down to my bench and secured with a couple of U bolts.įinally, to punch the holes, you definately need the right tools again. Rage Against the Machine, Alice in Chains and Primus headlined. Making new ramp flaps is also fairly easy. Use a drill press to make sure you drill the hole straight and perpendicular. Once you've got the press, it's easy to drill a (3/16" I think) hole into the ram of the press and the base section for the dies. Thanks in advance for any advice Attachments image. How on earth do I go about replacing these I don’t mind damaging old plastics, but stuck at where to start. Started with an ‘easy’ part being the all spark and notice that there is a few rivets on it. A MUST HAVE ITEM FOR ANY PINBALL REPAIR ENTHUSIAST. I’ve managed to source a full set of plastics for my TF Pro. Categories: Hardware, Parts, Tools Tags: pinball tools, ramp flaps, ramps, rivet, rivet tool, Semi tubular rivet, tools. May be designated accord- ing to type of machine serviced and repaired, as electric- phonograph serviceman pinball repairman slot - machine serviceman. Hare & Forbes in Paramatta have them and there's an EBay seller in SA that moves them too. 2 in stock (can be backordered) Add to cart. The press you can get here in Australia for around $99. You can get the dies from Bay or PinRestore. The only way to do it is with the arbor press and dies. It's expensive but when you see the results you'll know it was the right thing to do. First post, so be gentle to me ) This is a case of the right tools for the job. ![]()
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