FIX THOSE UGLY WOOD
PINBALL LEGS
By Alan Lewis
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BEFORE AND AFTER: Two legs were badly split and the split areas
twisted and splayed open. Someone
added extra cross bolts to hold them together (sort of). The legs were sanded, repaired, stained with Minwax
Gunstock stain and coated with satin lacquer. |
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Clamps on both axis were used to flatten all the
distortions. Wax paper is used in-between the clamping blocks and
the legs for release. |
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This leg had a long split going down about 10”. |
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The two worst legs repaired. The visible split lines
can be touched up with paint to try to hide them better. The added cross bolt holes were plugged with face
dowels and wood putty. Only the
original cross bolt hole at the top is retained. |
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COPYRIGHT 2009 BY ALAN
LEWIS