TECH - Best tool for the job ?

[FAPinball]

Hey guys, I just had my first fun filled experience with removing and
replacing pop bumpers on my MM. My question is, what do you guys use
to staple the bumper light leads back to the bottom of the playfield?
It seems a little too tight to use an ordinary staple gun.

Thanks,

Steve

[honda350r]

If I am just doing the pop bumpers and not a full restore , I just
put the old staples back into existing holes with a pair of pliers ,
works great..

Jim

[Joseph 'Tony' Dziedzic]

The "seriously dedicated to originality" among us would use a fine-wire
stapler (aka upholstery stapler) with copper-colored staples. Scot at
Pinrestore.com sells a Unicatch one with a long nose that works very well.
It's moderately expensive, but once you have it, you'll find all sorts of uses
around the game: pop bumper leads, printed switch charts, ground braid,
plastic glass channels, etc.

Joseph "Tony" Dziedzic

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<64624492-589c-436a...@o13g2000vbl.googlegroups.com>, FAPinball

[beaver]

And if you are not, here is my way of doing it:
http://www.edcheung.com/album/album08/pinball/tz.htm#pop

It allows easy removal in the future years.

Edward Cheung CARGPB26

On Aug 26, 7:20 am, t...@dziedzic.us (Joseph 'Tony' Dziedzic) wrote:
> The "seriously dedicated to originality" among us would use a fine-wire
> stapler (aka upholstery stapler) with copper-colored staples.  Scot at
> Pinrestore.com sells a Unicatch one with a long nose that works very well.  
> It's moderately expensive, but once you have it, you'll find all sorts of uses
> around the game: pop bumper leads, printed switch charts, ground braid,
> plastic glass channels, etc.
>
> Joseph "Tony" Dziedzic
>
> In article

> <64624492-589c-436a-9145-71633e842...@o13g2000vbl.googlegroups.com>, FAPinball

[CornCob]

I guess if its not seen by the player it doesn't matter if you use
screw fixings. I would assume the only reason they used staples at
the factory was simply one of cost against machine life. In normal
use, most op's are unlikely to ever need or would do a replacement
like this anyhow. easy replace fixings are the way to go for me...

Ping

[Butterflygirl24]

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Ohhhh!!! Good idea Ed!! I am really tired of trying to get those
staples back in there with pliers, then using a nail set to try to tap
them back in place!! ;-) I will try this on my next game I put back
together...maybe Bad Cats! ;-)

Phoebe

[kirb]

On Aug 26, 7:46 am, beaver <e...@edcheung.com> wrote:

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I do what Ed does without the crimp lug...I still solder the wire, but
hold the flat lead down with the same type of screw. Re-install is
much quicker.

Kirb