SteveH

so here is the actual teardown.

I think this was a mostly display piece, the outside is so much cleaner that the inside, but no real wear
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and HERE it begins.... this is the wooden base removed
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This grease was so old and hard I needed to use a dental pick, oil and a wire brush to get it clean.
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After reassembly, this was the first stitch (from the GOOD side....)
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ok, rather than posting a 4 shot "reveal", here is the underside with the stitch attempts from right to left..
the original wild thing, then with a little bit of tension, then with the tension pretty snug.
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"modeling shot" (note: check out the "test wiring" The twisted ends are just pressed into the receptacle. DO NOT DO THIS at home kids... )
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Here is the shot showing the new end on my foot pedal. (it is actually a early outlet plug)
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here was the first attempt, but later i just removed the splice and wired directly into the foot pedal
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And For Nancy...here is my favorite part of the case kit... never even unpacked.
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Some previous NERF repainted the case (and hinges, and latches....grrrr)