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Help with a bartop idea
« on: May 06, 2010, 10:00:45 pm »
I have a bartop that I am starting to mentally sketch out that is going to be exclusively for spinner games.  I was thinking it might be comfortable to have a spinner in the center of the CP and a button on the left and right walls of the cabinet (picture pinball flipper buttons) instead of on the face of the CP itself.  I was wondering if anyone had a cab with buttons on the side for video pins and a spinner that they can provide some feedback on the feel. 

At the risk of being ridiculed, I have never liked pins, but for others who may use the machine, the side buttons could double for video pins.  But I don't want to bother with them if they won't feel right with arkanoid and other spinner games that the machine is truly being built for.

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Re: Help with a bartop idea
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2010, 10:25:44 am »
the way i did it for mine was to rest my hands on the sides of my machine at the edge of the control panel. Where it feels like a natural "resting position" is where i installed my flipper buttons. And it feels great this way, no problems or regrets.

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Re: Help with a bartop idea
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2010, 11:01:23 am »
Check out lew's Tempest bartop - spinner only and it is SWEET.