Side Rail Removal - Near Disaster

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Whe I did decals on my Monster bash, I scored the decal just below the
edge of the tape so that I could keep solder balls and other floor
detritus of my forehead should I ever need to remove the side rails

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Nice tip

h_h

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If you can really put your head between your knees then you have no problems
!!!!

Ron

"Rick Swanson" <rns510@charter.net> wrote in message
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> Some months ago I posted about the virtues of using a heatgun to remove
> the stainless steel side rails from a pin. Well, I need to amend that
> recommendation. Don't use that technique if the cabinet artwork is
> actually a decal; as opposed to being screened onto the cabinet.
>
> I removed the right side rail from a NGG this morning and the side rail
> came off easy enough, but to my horror it was actually the decal that
> separated from the cabinet; not the rail from the adhesive strip. When I
> first realized what had happened, and saw the big gapping pieces of decal
> that were missing from the cabinet, I think I might have passed out. I'm
> not sure if I did, but there are these little solder balls and remnants of
> diodes and resistors embedded in my forehead. I'm pretty sure they used
> to be on the floor of my workshop. ;-)
>
> Once my vision returned (there wasn't enough blood in my head to operate
> my eyes) I hurriedly dry mounted the new side rail in order to determine
> just had badly I had F'd up the cabinet. To my amazement (and surely
> because of the intervention of some deity) no portion of the ripped off
> decal extended below the bottom of the new side rail.
>
> Man, I'm stilling shaking... I need to go drink a couple of beers and put
> my head between my knees. Whew!
>
> Rick Swanson (Thanks to the "Pin Gods" for saving me from myself.)
>

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Ron - N.Y wrote:

> If you can really put your head between your knees then you have no problems
> !!!!
>
Heck, that's nothing. I think I can
kiss my own ass. ;-)


Rick Swanson

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I thought he was the plucky sidekick and comic relief...

And you are...

John!

Bryan Kelly wrote:
> So nice to see that you are still "mechanically" challenged Rick.

>
> Just remember, Rick, you're our fool and we love you for it. ;-)
>

>

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Bryan Kelly wrote:


>
> Just remember, Rick, you're our fool and we love you for it. ;-)
>
Well, eh, thanks Bryan.

By the way Bryan, give your wife my
number. It's 555-1212. If you ever do
kick the bucket then 20 minutes later
I'm on her doorstep with candy, jewelry
and flowers. I'm going for all your
goodies... wife, pins *AND* workshop.
Heck, if your kids have good table
manners and don't ask to borrow the
car... then I want them too. ;-)


Rick Swanson

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"Rick Swanson" <rns510@charter.net> wrote in message
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> Bryan Kelly wrote:
>
>
> >
> > Just remember, Rick, you're our fool and we love you for it. ;-)
> >
> Well, eh, thanks Bryan.
>
> By the way Bryan, give your wife my
> number. It's 555-1212. If you ever do
> kick the bucket then 20 minutes later
> I'm on her doorstep with candy, jewelry
> and flowers. I'm going for all your
> goodies... wife, pins *AND* workshop.
> Heck, if your kids have good table
> manners and don't ask to borrow the
> car... then I want them too. ;-)
>
>
> Rick Swanson

Rick, you realize then you'll be my new step daddy   LTG  

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Lloyd Olson wrote:
> "Rick Swanson" <rns510@charter.net> wrote in message
> news:LtXze.18103$Si3.15885@fe06.lga...
>
>>Bryan Kelly wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Just remember, Rick, you're our fool and we love you for it. ;-)
>>>
>>
>>Well, eh, thanks Bryan.
>>
>>By the way Bryan, give your wife my
>>number. It's 555-1212. If you ever do
>>kick the bucket then 20 minutes later
>>I'm on her doorstep with candy, jewelry
>>and flowers. I'm going for all your
>>goodies... wife, pins *AND* workshop.
>>Heck, if your kids have good table
>>manners and don't ask to borrow the
>>car... then I want them too. ;-)
>>
>>
>>Rick Swanson
>
>
> Rick, you realize then you'll be my new step daddy   LTG  
>
>
Huh... well... say Bryan, forget about giving her my number.


Rick Swanson

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In article <LtXze.18103$Si3.15885@fe06.lga>,
Rick Swanson <rns510@charter.net> wrote:

> Bryan Kelly wrote:
>
>
> >
> > Just remember, Rick, you're our fool and we love you for it. ;-)
> >
> Well, eh, thanks Bryan.
>
> By the way Bryan, give your wife my
> number. It's 555-1212. If you ever do
> kick the bucket then 20 minutes later
> I'm on her doorstep with candy, jewelry
> and flowers. I'm going for all your
> goodies... wife, pins *AND* workshop.
> Heck, if your kids have good table
> manners and don't ask to borrow the
> car... then I want them too. ;-)
>
>
> Rick Swanson

Can I suggest his Xmas present should be one of those really neat
hunting hats... you know... with the antlers.

Cheers
MacMan

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"Bryan Kelly" <bskelly3@aol.com> writes:
>
> I guess my attitude is, if you can't laugh at yourself, who can you
> laugh at.

You mean apart from Rick?

:-)

--
Øyvind Møll
oyvind@moll.no

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Oyvind Moll wrote:

> "Bryan Kelly" <bskelly3@aol.com> writes:
>
>>I guess my attitude is, if you can't laugh at yourself, who can you
>>laugh at.
>
>
> You mean apart from Rick?
>
> :-)
>
:-0


Rick Swanson

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Rick Swanson <rns510@charter.net> wrote in
news:tOWze.18100$Si3.13951@fe06.lga:

> Ron - N.Y wrote:
>
>> If you can really put your head between your knees then you have no
>> problems !!!!
>>
> Heck, that's nothing. I think I can
> kiss my own ass. ;-)

There's a guy who's made himself a living in the porn industry doing
something similar.  

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thats why this room is so interesting....INBREEDING....
"Rick Swanson" <rns510@charter.net> wrote in message
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> Lloyd Olson wrote:
> > "Rick Swanson" <rns510@charter.net> wrote in message
> > news:LtXze.18103$Si3.15885@fe06.lga...
> >
> >>Bryan Kelly wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Just remember, Rick, you're our fool and we love you for it. ;-)
> >>>
> >>
> >>Well, eh, thanks Bryan.
> >>
> >>By the way Bryan, give your wife my
> >>number. It's 555-1212. If you ever do
> >>kick the bucket then 20 minutes later
> >>I'm on her doorstep with candy, jewelry
> >>and flowers. I'm going for all your
> >>goodies... wife, pins *AND* workshop.
> >>Heck, if your kids have good table
> >>manners and don't ask to borrow the
> >>car... then I want them too. ;-)
> >>
> >>
> >>Rick Swanson
> >
> >
> > Rick, you realize then you'll be my new step daddy   LTG  
> >
> >
> Huh... well... say Bryan, forget about giving her my number.
>
>
> Rick Swanson

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LMAO Rick!

You should stop by the chat room some time. We'd all be in tears just
listening to your stories  

P.S. I'm glad you didn't f-up the game too bad!


--



Jesse

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"Rick Swanson" <rns510@charter.net> wrote in message
news:xAWze.18098$Si3.17135@fe06.lga...
> Some months ago I posted about the virtues of using a heatgun to remove
> the stainless steel side rails from a pin. Well, I need to amend that
> recommendation. Don't use that technique if the cabinet artwork is
> actually a decal; as opposed to being screened onto the cabinet.
>
> I removed the right side rail from a NGG this morning and the side rail
> came off easy enough, but to my horror it was actually the decal that
> separated from the cabinet; not the rail from the adhesive strip. When I
> first realized what had happened, and saw the big gapping pieces of decal
> that were missing from the cabinet, I think I might have passed out. I'm
> not sure if I did, but there are these little solder balls and remnants of
> diodes and resistors embedded in my forehead. I'm pretty sure they used
> to be on the floor of my workshop. ;-)
>
> Once my vision returned (there wasn't enough blood in my head to operate
> my eyes) I hurriedly dry mounted the new side rail in order to determine
> just had badly I had F'd up the cabinet. To my amazement (and surely
> because of the intervention of some deity) no portion of the ripped off
> decal extended below the bottom of the new side rail.
>
> Man, I'm stilling shaking... I need to go drink a couple of beers and put
> my head between my knees. Whew!
>
> Rick Swanson (Thanks to the "Pin Gods" for saving me from myself.)
>

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Pinball Magic wrote:


>
> You should stop by the chat room some time.

I'll try to do that one of these Sundays. Although, I can't type and
think at the same time. ;-)


Rick Swanson