Shoring up a Williams cabinet

[Chomulus]

I have a Firepower, about to get started working on it. The bottom panel is solid. It just seems like the corners are lose. Has anyone used any sort of bracing to pull a cabinet true?. I can lift the playfield. It's not that janky.

 

[creepykenny]

have repaired many a cracked out pinball cabinet, i use pipe clamps and a framing square

pull playfield & remove head then .....
replace broken blocking as needed (cut news ones as needed), i use titebond 2 wood glue, crown stapler where needed, its very important to level the cabinet before clamping and glue are applied

 

[KenLayton]

Replacing the wimpy original leg bolt mounting plates and using external leg protectors help brace the cabinet much better.

https://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=2711

https://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=144

 

[creepykenny]

those cabinet protectors are pretty awesome for protecting fresh paint & newly decal-ed cabinets
depending upon cabinets internal corner bracing one may or may not be able to use the heavy duty leg bolt plates - they are nice tho, but i have seen situation where the only way to install a set would be to remove the original corner blocking (dont recall which cabinet that was)

 

[Chomulus]

The leg mount replacement might solve the issue. I also might have to cut some blocks and glue staple in to the corners.


The only way I can describe it is it's as if the cabinet is lose?

Thanks all of you for the suggestions I will check the leg bracings this week!