The Simpsons Restoration

[jrivelli]

I recently snagged a simpsons 4-player game from craigslist. The game powers on, but check out the pics below and you'll see why it doesn't exactly play yet I picked it up for $200, I know I probably overpaid, but I really love this game and have been wanting a project anyways.

I think the CPO is one of the most horrible things I have ever laid my eyes on especially since someone knowingly chose it I will post more pics once I get things fixed up

[Well Fed Games]

I recently snagged a simpsons 4-player game from craigslist. The game powers on, but check out the pics below and you'll see why it doesn't exactly play yet I picked it up for $200, I know I probably overpaid, but I really love this game and have been wanting a project anyways.

I think the CPO is one of the most horrible things I have ever laid my eyes on especially since someone knowingly chose it I will post more pics once I get things fixed up

nah, wood, bezel, glass, controls... and time saved,  I think you got your $200 worth. Look forward to seeing how it progresses!

[abzman2000]

if you need any spare parts I am mame-ing an nba jam tournament edition that had been converted to a simpsons fighter (it was fully working, but I really just don't like that game enough to have a dedicated cab (although I admit sinking quite a bit of time into it). 

[jrivelli]

So it has been a bit since I did much updating on this, but I finally got some parts and time.

I have no real experience working with plexi-glass and not even sure what kind of covering to use for a CPO. Anyways, I got  asheet of acrylic at lowes(which I am not a fan of this stuff). It cracks super super eay. So, for my next project if anyone has some tips please do tell!

If you look closely at lisa you can see I got a nice crack and then marge's bolt holes got some minor chips, but overall not bad for first time ever and it was painstaking doing this for 4 players Learned lots. Here are 2 pics below of my finished product.

[jrivelli]

Forgot to mention, the blue stick is missing because they sent me 2 yellow sticks so I am waiting for the blue one to come

P.s - I know Lisa is technically orange, but I didnt find any good oranges I liked for a reasonable price so I am rocking the yellow.

[dfmaverick]

What type of joystick are they? Happ competition?

You could go with the IL orange as a replacement. I'm sure many other vendors offer it as well.

http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/en/58-il-eurostick-joystick

As far as plexi, I believe many try a product called lexan which doesn't crack as easy. There are tips for working with plexi listed in many places on this forum. I don't have any bookmarked, so you'll have to search.

[jrivelli]

True! Thanks for that link. That is about double the cost of what I pay for the HAPP competition joysticks. I'm happy with the yellow

Lowes has Lexan, it was about 3 times the cost unfortunately and this was quite the large CPO. Looking back I would probably spend the extra money top prevent the cracking. However, for drilling 32 holes and only make a couple small cracks, not too horrid.

[Well Fed Games]

However, for drilling 32 holes and only make a couple small cracks, not too horrid.

Not at all! Not looking forward to drilling plexi for my next project.

[stu33]

If you look closely at lisa you can see I got a nice crack and ...

Wait, how does looking at Lisa show off your...ohhhh...I get it...my bad.

[jrivelli]

However, for drilling 32 holes and only make a couple small cracks, not too horrid.

Not at all! Not looking forward to drilling plexi for my next project.

I found that using the exact drill size the first time is key. If you have to go up in size after drilling the hole then it can be troublesome. Also, you can drill fast, but try to not push down too hard.

I have dewalt drills so they  are a bit heavy and just the drill weight was too much on one hole.

One last tip. Don't put your hand or secure the plexi down at all before drilling. Allowing the plexi to flex and "climb" up the drill bit. After I went through the hole the plexi would want to follow the drill bit up a half inch or so. One of the cracks came from my hand being too close and holding down the plexi. I hope that makes sense.

[Well Fed Games]

However, for drilling 32 holes and only make a couple small cracks, not too horrid.

Not at all! Not looking forward to drilling plexi for my next project.

I found that using the exact drill size the first time is key. If you have to go up in size after drilling the hole then it can be troublesome. Also, you can drill fast, but try to not push down too hard.

I have dewalt drills so they  are a bit heavy and just the drill weight was too much on one hole.

One last tip. Don't put your hand or secure the plexi down at all before drilling. Allowing the plexi to flex and "climb" up the drill bit. After I went through the hole the plexi would want to follow the drill bit up a half inch or so. One of the cracks came from my hand being too close and holding down the plexi. I hope that makes sense.

Thanks! Good info!