So what's your story?
My Tapper came to me from a local seller but still needed some repair. The last owner had just replaced the
p.c. boards and recapped the monitor so electrically the machine was solid. On the "to do" list was the
replacement of the missing rear door, and various cabinet cosmic work.
Project one was to replace the missing rear door. A quick stop at the lumber yard netted a sheet of 3/4 particle
board and I already have a large collection of locks and paint to finish the job. A router is really needed for
this job as these doors are always notched out top and bottom. some routing, painting, and drilling out for a lock
and a new door was on the machine
With the new door in place I set off to rebuild the coin door. The normal coin repair is a full striping of all
the parts, replating the chrome parts, sandblasting the rust off the door, and prettying it all up with a fresh
coat of paint.
The control panel was next. The old control panel overlay was striped off because it was in horrible shape. The
new replacement isn't 100% ether. The NOS replacement has a small cigarette burn in it in the top upper left corner,
but it in not a noticeable as the cracked bend of the original control panel overlay. The Tapper handles were also
missing but were replaced with repro stickers from Tom XXXX site
The last repair was on the brass rail. I tried taking the old one off, and cleaning it real good with brass polish
but only the end caps cleaned up to the point where they could be reused ,but the rail was shot. Off to Home Depot
for some brass tube that I then cut and put in place using the original end caps. When I was done I was left wit
a very nice machine.
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