rigging to get by

[8270_Wang]

just curios what is the best or funniest rigg anyone has ever used to hold up a machine till a league for tourney got done. I think the best I have done is use a zip tie on the bottom of a broken cup or on a pinwheel belt that split. they both got me by till later when i had time to fix em

Wang j

[8270king]

Re: rigging to get by

Wang,

What you call rigging Ed Fox calls a permanent fix.

Jerry

[8270 pinspotter]

Re: rigging to get by

I've used Duct Tape on a spotting cup before but never a zip tie. I'll have to remember that one. I had a plow bust off one time, and I used vise grips to hold it on the rest of the night. I'm sure I'll think of more when I read other people's posts.

[AMFPinchaser]

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Haven't had to do anything on these 70s. But when I worked A2s, I had to use duct tape to hold a power lift belt together (had some funky off-brand cheap junk that was hard to replace anything on). Even done the same on a cross conveyor drive cause I didn't have a belt to replace it with.

[JEFF KUHNLE]

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HEY WANG

IF I REMEMBER CORECTLY, THE OLD MECHANIC, JAKE SCHWABEL, HE HAD SOME GOOD FIX ITS WHEN HE WAS AT SOUTHWYCK.
DUCT TAPE
ZIP TIES
TWISTIES, ETC. ETC. ETC.

HEY, WHEN I WORKED ON AMFs, ALL THAT STUFF WORKED FOR ME TOO.

JEFF KUHNLE
TWIN OAKS LANES
TOLEDO OHIO

[8270king]

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Jeff,

Since youy went to Brunswick machines wire ties, duct tape, and bailing wire is OEM equipment. LMAO

Jerry

[Ed Fox]

Re: rigging to get by

Originally posted by 82/70 king:
Wang,

What you call rigging Ed Fox calls a permanent fix.

Jerry

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">See if I ever help you with one of your "SURE STUCK" problems ever again! :p

Charlie [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif[/img]

[8270king]

Re: rigging to get by

Ed,

Simmer down now....I will have Ma cut you off.......lol

Jerry

[Androooo]

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How many guys have used boot laces to repair carpets? Had a carpet tear about a 1/4 of the way through, full house, 1st game of league. Thought great. Got the cordless drill and drilled a series of holes alongside the tear, then got a shoe lace from a pair of rentals, threaded it through, tied it up, and BINGO...good as new. 18 months later, they are still using the same carpet!!

You guys probably already do that, but I had never seen or heard of it before. I was pretty happy that night, so was the manager!! [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif[/img]

[Mas8230]

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When a tube weldment breaks, take your belt off or find someone who has a belt, and strap that cushion together to get you through the night.

[poplarpetey]

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Curtain rod hanger broke-used a bungee cord wrapped around the bin to hold curtain up.

One time I put a new carpet in right before a league. Turned out to be a bad one. It was too small or something on one side and kept popping the roller out of the saddle. I took the roller out of the saddle, popped the spring off (ball door side) bolted a piece of chain to the front roller saddle and hooked the pit spring from the chain to the back of the machine as tight as I could with the front roller in the saddle. Made it through the 2 shifts of leagues without the roller popping out. [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif[/img]

Pete

[TheGMan143]

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Bungee or a piece of #12-2G Romex wire to hold up a busted cushion

Used a distributor belt lacer to hold together a ripped carpet. (actually worked pretty good)

I think the funniest one was fixing a busted sideplate spring peg (front roller) by threading a cable through the back hook of the spring, hooking it to a come-along, tying it off to a pipe behind the machine, and cranking it up to the right tension. Wasn't pretty, but it worked.

[BowlEquip]

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We're high-tech now. We use double-sided velcro straps (1" or 2" wide) to hold up cushion weldments.

Vise grips on the plows? Been there, ...