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| Necro:
--- Quote from: PacManFan on February 12, 2004, 03:34:04 pm ---I'm suprised no one has mentioned cardboard boxes and duct-tape. C'mon just look how beautiful the TrashCade is!!!!! -PMF --- End quote --- Just duct-tape and nothing else. THAT would be a sight to behold. |
| codefenix:
This thread is older than my children... |
| Necro:
Dammit. I've been necro-had. :) (It came up as new posts, replied based on that...who the hell checks the post dates). Le Chuck...WTF? How did you even FIND this thread? And this thread, I now realize, is older then my son AND my damn marriage.... |
| JODY:
It is an old thread. For those that built MDF cabs back when this thread started, how are they holding up? I have some cabs from the early 80's that are plywood. E.g. Joust, Sinistar, and Stargate. They have held up very well. The Joust has more sidearts issues as it seems the plywood separated more but it still looks OK. As far as corner damage, damage around the control panel, etc. they have held up very well. I was in a hurry when I first did this so made some changes. Earlier I referred to MDF but really in some cases it is particle board. Cabinets I have from the early 80's made of MDF or particle board have missing corners in some cases. Particle board cabinets such as Space Duel often have major breakage around the control panel. Particle board tends to start to disentegrate at the corners, the groove for the t-molding, etc. while the plywood does not. If plywood starts to separate it can be easily glued back. Particle board turns to powder. MDF seems to be somewhere in between. |
| saint:
Project Arcade 1, made back in 2004, is holding up fine. I don't move it around much though. :dunno |
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