Star Tech Journal

STAR*TEcH
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April 1996
a wire without nicking the conductor or cutting
through some of the stranding. A lot of us old tim-
ers grew up using the dikes as a stripper and we
got pretty good at it, but a real stripper is so much
more reliable. I really like my Paladin stripper, but
many of you may not care to shell out over $60
for a stripper. They work very well, but if you can't
justify the expense, use the ones that give you the
best results while keeping your budget intact.
Pin punches - How do you get those roll pins out of
flipper plunger and link assemblies? With a pin
punch. Punches come in sets or by the each. I keep
small punches, 1/16 to 1/8", on my pallet and one
or two bigger ones down in the bottom. Pin
punches are made to drive out roll pins, but they
are also useful as alignment tools. When you are
assembling something and you need to line up
some holes, just stick a punch through the holes to
line them up. Careful not to bend your smaller
punches. A center punch is useful to mark the start-
ing point for a hole to be drilled in metal. I like the
automatic kind. It is spring loaded so all you have
to do is position it and push down with your hand,
no hammer required.
Taps and dies - I like to carry both SAE and metric
in the small sizes (up to 1/4-20). I also carry a tap
to match the pinball leg bolt, but I don't need it
often. Sears sells small tap and die sets for reason-
able prices. Individual taps and dies can be had at
most any hardware store. I use these far more than
I thought I would. Something gets cross threaded
or threads get damaged somewhere, you can fix it.
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We started this series with the selection of
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Tool types & descriptions: Screwdrivers,
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