They're all the same size on my FT. And if your earth braid keeps getting cut then maybe the catches on your slide assembly's are bent out of shape?
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Complete Fish Tales
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They're all the same size on my FT. And if your earth braid keeps getting cut then maybe the catches on your slide assembly's are bent out of shape?[/QUOT
Could be ! Will have another look when it goes back in
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Spent a little time with the hair dryer today and it felt goooodd 
Not as quick as the heat gun but less glue left behind
Sat the cab on the benches and found it too high
So..........
Solution is do a make shift platform
All ready now for fill and sand and fill and sand and fill etc !!
Not as quick as the heat gun but less glue left behind
Sat the cab on the benches and found it too high
So..........
Solution is do a make shift platform
All ready now for fill and sand and fill and sand and fill etc !!
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Hi @PeteB I have followed a chap on you tube called tatty Addams
And he used a hot gun and when he had finished you could see all the glue still on the cab ,then he did the white spirit and razer blade
The hair dryer took longer but there was hardly any glue left behind (Pic's above of the cab are before I finish the process off 
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Only did this method because I any right next to my ST and wanting to keep the dust down
Looked at your shop log today and notice you done some work on the cab bottom
I am in the process of cleaning the bottom and thinking probably spray it black or green or even stencil the words fish tales on the bottom
And he used a hot gun and when he had finished you could see all the glue still on the cab ,then he did the white spirit and razer blade
The hair dryer took longer but there was hardly any glue left behind
(Pic's above of the cab are before I finish the process off )Only did this method because I any right next to my ST and wanting to keep the dust down
Looked at your shop log today and notice you done some work on the cab bottom
I am in the process of cleaning the bottom and thinking probably spray it black or green or even stencil the words fish tales on the bottom
All 4 are all the same on this machine,but if they are not suppose to be could someone let me know
They arnt on bsd and some others
That's Matt Adams btw
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Cool ,now I Know what he looks like
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Will I thought I had scrapped the glue of ......NOT
As you can just about see ,at the bottom half of the pic ,all sanded now down to bare wood !
Top section past the drill bit has still has the glue still on ,oh and and by the leg holes is filler ,which will have to be done again ,cannot fill on top of glue
On a good note ,should have a tumbler coming in the next few days
Went to B&Q on Sunday and got me a cheep sander and then I hooked it up to my extractor (hover) which I use for the chop saw
As you can just about see ,at the bottom half of the pic ,all sanded now down to bare wood !
Top section past the drill bit has still has the glue still on ,oh and and by the leg holes is filler ,which will have to be done again ,cannot fill on top of glue
On a good note ,should have a tumbler coming in the next few days
Went to B&Q on Sunday and got me a cheep sander and then I hooked it up to my extractor (hover) which I use for the chop saw
Will I thought I had scrapped the glue of ......NOT
Haha! I had to really resist the urge to make a "told you so" post. When you use a hair dryer, the lower heat actually leaves more glue on the wood than with a hot air gun, because it doesn't get as sticky. That's probably why you couldn't feel it.
Just requires a bit more work with the sander but the end result will be the same. I firmly believe in washing the glue off first though.
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Did think it was a bit strange not getting much glue off it at firstHaha! I had to really resist the urge to make a "told you so" post. When you use a hair dryer, the lower heat actually leaves more glue on the wood than with a hot air gun, because it doesn't get as sticky. That's probably why you couldn't feel it.
Just requires a bit more work with the sander but the end result will be the same. I firmly believe in washing the glue off first though.
But it is all part of learning
And it was an excuse to buy a sander ,the over one I have is crap ,I gave it away about 7years ago 
Sorry for hijacking your thread Carl. Hope you don't mind. I now have the correct set up for the playfield pivots but it's still a bugger to pull out. I can't get it to click to then lift it vertically, it just gets stuck. Very annoying.
In other news I'm really excited about the prospect of plugging this lot in
In other news I'm really excited about the prospect of plugging this lot in
Sorry for hijacking your thread Carl. Hope you don't mind. I now have the correct set up for the playfield pivots but it's still a bugger to pull out. I can't get it to click to then lift it vertically, it just gets stuck. Very annoying.
In other news I'm really excited about the prospect of plugging this lot in
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Check the 2 brackets on the back of the pf arnt bent I had the same prob on bsd until I straightened them
Cheers dawg but I bent those nice and straight before reinstalling the playfield.
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Try a bit of lube on them and work it in
Still haven't resolved the playfield lifting problem but I'll tackle that another time. I'm over it.
Just finished reassembly. Turned it on and it all worked. Phew!
Think I'll leave it a while before stripping it and cleaning it. Lost my restoring mojo for now
Just finished reassembly. Turned it on and it all worked. Phew!
Think I'll leave it a while before stripping it and cleaning it. Lost my restoring mojo for now
Always something special when a FT and WH2O are side by side - well played.
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Ok it's not perfect ,I have just spayed the cab
Looks good to me.
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Should of tape the paper down
Bit of a bleed through when spraying the back
On the plus side left the label on
Bit of a bleed through when spraying the back
On the plus side left the label on
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Well started to fit the decals
Sorry for the crap pic
That white boarder does not look right
ffs the coin door does not cover it
Toys are now out of the pram
Sorry for the crap pic
That white boarder does not look right
ffs the coin door does not cover it
Toys are now out of the pram
If it's any consolation mine are the same mate. It's unavoidable assuming they are the Croatian ones. Might be worth a message to him and tell him to get rid of the white coin door cut out ir reduce it in size
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I think thay are the USA ones !
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After a couple of mins I chilled out
Then spotted a coin door under my diner
O ya ,O ya O ya
That will do the trick
Then spotted a coin door under my diner
O ya ,O ya O ya
That will do the trick
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Both sides are done now will post better pics tomorrow looks pretty sweet
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Next job I think will be putting back the earth bead back in !
What staple gun do you use for this ?
Ha ha. Good thinking batman. I also have a similar coin door which I could use to cover it!!
Looks great. You don't realise how faded the side art can get until you see a new one with loads more colours
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Forgot to say, did the weight thing again and I needed help time .. "Benjamin "
This was the first side we did and we had no problems
I was a good boy and let my lad do the other side
And he did a super job !! We just had a couple of air pockets ,a bit of a squeeze and thay where all gone
Just to say we use a big window squeeze to apply the decal and I think it did a good job for little old me
This was the first side we did and we had no problems
I was a good boy and let my lad do the other side
And he did a super job !! We just had a couple of air pockets ,a bit of a squeeze and thay where all gone
Just to say we use a big window squeeze to apply the decal and I think it did a good job for little old me