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RetroBlast Video Review: SlikStik Arcade Cabinet
KevSteele:
Frostillicus,
The cab has 4 plastic "feet" on the bottom, which makes sliding it fairly easy (teflon feet would be even easier, but I think I'd trade some ease in sliding to keep it from moving during a frantic game of Robotron! ;))
I can't comment on the long-term holding power of the cams, but the cabinet uses a total of 46 cams, and it feels extremely solid once you've gotten everything locked together. I was actually surprised at how solid it feels, since I was somewhat skeptical of the cam system to begin with.
Oh, and as to a comparison to the Hanaho cab -- I'm working on it. ;)
Kevin
RedSquirrel:
nice review. the cab actually looks quite impressive (should do for the price!).
Regarding wheels, whats the best place to put them on your own cab? On mine, i could for example attach them to the floor of the cab., but i just not sure if it would actually move with all the weight on it.
TalkingOctopus:
--- Quote from: RedSquirrel on October 05, 2003, 07:40:52 pm ---Regarding wheels, whats the best place to put them on your own cab? On mine, i could for example attach them to the floor of the cab., but i just not sure if it would actually move with all the weight on it.
--- End quote ---
Putting wheels on the floor will be fine. I used 4 3" casters that I got from home depot - 2 were 360 degree swivel casters and 2 were fixed. I just put them in the 4 corners of the bottom with about an 1" of clearance.
The cab moves great and it holds the weight just fine. In fact, I don't know how I would have moved it around without the wheels.
OSCAR:
Another great video, Kev! A lot of nice highlights that whets your appetite for the review. Before long, Paramount Pictures may be knocking on your door to do some trailers... :)
Regarding the wheels... 2 of my cabs have a really nice setup. They have fixed wheels in the back and leg levelers in the front. When you tip the cabinet back, you can easily wheel it around, but when it is upright it is firmly planted and doesn't move at all. These cabs generally have a small angle cut on the bottom of the backside that allows you to tip the game back on the wheels. With that much weight on 2 wheels, the cabinet is very easy to move around, just like a furniture dolly.
SNAAAKE:
IMPRESSIVE DUDE !! :D
I cant belive how nice the slik stick cabinet actually is.
If I were to buy,wouldn't hesitate.
HAH,most of us who build cabinets already knows how actual building goes... :o
While the assemply of slikstick cab is piece of cake(hour job).
Great review ! :)
YEH ! this is the REAL cabinet compared to book shelve x-arcade sells.
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