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Will I ever find a coin door to fit this hole?
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TopJimmyCooks:
Doesn't work if your kids have a console. 
paigeoliver:
I put coin doors on every machine I make. They look wrong without them. Particularly lined up next to other machines that have them.


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--- Quote from: pinballjim on October 10, 2012, 10:44:07 am ---There's no need for a coin door on a MAME machine.

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There is when you want to control your kids and how much they use the machine.  I can give my boys $5 in quarters and when they run out, they're done.

I have a feeling it'll become a college fund as well.

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BadMouth:
Another idea:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,102665.msg1086963.html#msg1086963
sharpfork:

--- Quote from: Well Fed Games on October 10, 2012, 10:02:29 am ---I would just mount another piece of wood behind the hole and mount a normal over/under door in that... the cutout would be a cool depth accent to the coin door, which is really the design highlight on the front of most machines.

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This makes sense to me.  I think it would look nice if done properly.
Purple Tophat:
I appreciate all of the ideas for sure! And PL1...That's definitely the one! HOWEVER, now that I see all of these opinions, I'm thinking why compromise? That wide HAPP bill validator door will fit perfectly, but is that really what I want it to look like? I'm not sure I do. It's wicked expensive too. Maybe I could find it cheaper, but I'm kind of on a different train of thought now.

I'm thinking of a steel plate (maybe 1/16") cut to bolt over the entire opening. It'll have cutouts for a 4-player coin door and an access door below it laid out and spaced like a dedicated MK2 cabinet, (except for the 4-player instead of 2-player coin door). I'll paint the metal plate and the coin and access doors with a fresh coat of black.

Then, do I radius the corners of the plate? Or leave them as sharp 90 degree corners? Do I use a glossy or matte black paint? Textured paint? Also, I say "I", but I don't have the equipment for this. Where can I go to buy this plate and have it cut to my specs? So many questions!

I think it's a good plan, but I need to have it cut! I used to know a guy who worked at a sheet metal company. He cut some special pieces for me for a couple of animatronics projects years ago, but I wouldn't even know how to get ahold of him now. Hmmmm....

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