Casper, WY
Awesome video.
Be proud of that work mof.
The game looks amazing.
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Calgary, AB
If you watch the movie you see a ball escape from the ball catch for multiball. I think it's the extra clear in there that raised the bottom a little. I have a few options:
1. slow down the ascent of the ball with some clear tape on the rails (no!)
2. raise the ball catch with a shim (yes!)
3. route the clear out of the table (no!)
I'll try #2.
-mof
Shim works. So there's a note for anyone getting a cleared Sorcerer PF -- shim the rear edge of that ball catch part with a little piece of folded matchbook cardboard, or whatever suits you. The ball will go THUNK in there instead of bouncing out.
-mof
Noticed the drop lamps out are same column as 2x,3x,4x,5x which are now out -- I jiggled the connector, and we are good -- but I noticed it's warm to the touch. Resistance. Wondering cause. yes -- it's IDC. A bit brown and dingy looking, but not black and on fire.
A jiggle helped. lamps are back on (for now)
Still need 2 new sockets, so put in my order to Marco, which for some STRANGE reason is always 2-days from East to West coast. No idea how they do that.
-mof
I'm going to shim the yellow rubber against the inner wall -- to try and get fewer SDTM's off slow-rolls off the A lane area.
Otherwise, the post has to go back in.
I like it there to protect against that shot -- but
I like it NOT there to punish a poorly aimed ramp shot more
-mof
Next up:
HIGH
fix: 10k, 25k, 50k controlled lamps out (2 bad sockets)
LOW
* add zip tie to side wires
* make clear plastic for center plastic
* de-rust, wax lockdown bar
* learn where plastics are worn, and start a plan to prevent ALL wear on NEW set
SOMEDAY
* add Safety fuse for pre-1987 williams games
* install new set of plastics
* fix the hum
I have the spinners doing 80 rotations. Insane. At 2.5k when lit, it's 200,000 points per power-slam on each spinner. Delicious.
This is exactly why I wanted to add more risk into the lower PF -- 200K deserves a lot of risk.
-mof
Quoted from mof:Next up:
* make clear plastic for center plastic
If you decide to make more than one of the protector plastics for the center plastic I'd love to have of one as well!
Quoted from fosaisu:If you decide to make more than one of the protector plastics for the center plastic I'd love to have of one as well!
I would make 164 for all the Sorcerer owners if I were laser cutting 'em for sure... but I'm not...
I gotta make these plastic protectors by hand. I recommend grabbing a belt sander from HF, and make a mess like I do -- it kicks white plastic powder all over your work area -- must be done outside... You'll want to make one for every center plastic you own. ( This is more a note to me than y'all -- I'll NEVER make another one in the garage again. Second note: next time, I'm doing all the ones I can at once for all my machines -- so I'm not cleaning up 10 times over a year... yikes.)
-mof
I got this one -- no idea if it's the "Best one" or not.
http://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-x-36-inch-belt-6-inch-disc-sander-97181.html
Quoted from mrgone:Hey mof, are you using the clear lexan washers on the plastics like Todd tuckey uses? He always talks about them in his videos. It seems like a good/ cheap way to protect the plastics.
Yep I have quite a few of those for the sling posts. I prefer to try to match the shape of center stuff and so I grabbed the belt sander.
-mof
There was a post awhile ago about new decals for the targets. Where did you get the your decals from mof?
Quoted from Kawydud:There was a post awhile ago about new decals for the targets. Where did you get the your decals from mof?
Bought 'em 2 years ago -- not sure. A few fellas have remade them -- check the main Sorc thread for sure.
mof
I solved the ball lock issue 100%
I bent the rear flap of that ball guard piece down so that the ball JUST grazes the ceiling of that flap as it descends. Now ALL the balls seat in there well with no bounce on a hard shot.
WIN.
-mof
I just picked a Sorcerer up on Saturday (https://imgur.com/a/ed5N2) and this thread is giving me tons of great ideas! Starting with that purple top flipper.
This thread is a life saver(you took better pictures of things), I'm following in your footsteps maybe a month or two behind.
I'm seeing a TON of airballs in this game, I can easily imagine the center plastic getting rubbed by the top of all the posts in the center.
I chose to create an entire plastic to lay beneath the CPR plastic (that I haven't unveiled yet.
It is very very messy and loud to make one -- not a great use of time. Took about an hour, with 30 minutes for clean up.
One nice benefit to the clear plastic piece is it makes the overall plastic piece more bright. The clear plastic edge lights up.
-mof
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Quoted from Msch:Just picked one up. Am I missing something here?? Right spinner/orbit.
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Same ball guide is missing in mine. Marco is sold out and haven't convinced someone here to make me one yet but I'm holding out hope! Hopefully an easy fix if someone has wire and the appropriate wire bending tools!
1 month later
Placed an order with PBR last Thursday. I hope to have a package this Friday with some plastic goodies to experiment with.
I'm going to try and recreate some of the feeling of the backglass on the playfield.
The backglass has a LOT of blue.
The PF and plastics are completely absent of blue.
I will tinker and report back soon with opinions and pics.
-mof
Mof:
I am in the middle of my restore, and chose the same pop caps and decals, but in purple. Will take a photo for you and post. I was trying to bring out more of the purple overall, and when I respray the cabinet, will lose the yellow and orange for gold and purple. I realize that may irk the purists, but I think when he's finally back together, it'll be a good look.
Xeneize
After the majority of red/yellow on the playfield, the one color that stands out most to me is the green of the 1-4, 2x-8x, and arrow inserts. Have you thought of trying a green pop cap?
Quoted from jibmums:After the majority of red/yellow on the playfield, the one color that stands out most to me is the green of the 1-4, 2x-8x, and arrow inserts. Have you thought of trying a green pop cap?
I haven't -- my goal was to mirror some of the blue on the BG...
-mof
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