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Coach Carstens:

I live near Milwaukee, WI and I recently went to my first arcade auction.  I wanted to bid on so many things, but was unsure how much I could break down any type of machine.  I may be asking from ignorance here, but in general, how much can you break down a cab or a driving cab?  Also, what about those bowling things?  I heard they break down into 4-5 parts.  Are there sites on this type of thing, or maybe you experts could give me some tips/tricks.  The reason I ask is that my basement door i around a sharp corner, and I worry about being able to get stuff down there.

Thanks,

Chris

daywane:

None of mine break down
I have seen a sight were a Father and son had to cut the machine in half to get it home and patched it back up. I do not have the link any more.

spystyle:

Basements can be such a pain! I have arcade cabinets in my basement and they can only stand in certain areas becasue of low ceiling and pipes, take some measurements in your basement and around the door, maybe you could practice fitting things around that door with an empty refrigerator box?

There are many cabinets that are short if your basement ceiling is low, like Gauntlet and Low Boy cabs.

As for breaking down cabs : I own 4 factory cabs and the only thing that comes off is the control panel (should it be wider than the cabinet body)

If it's impossible to get a real cab in to your basement on account of that small door, you could build one and leave all the screws exposed, following my guide in the link below. Instead of patching and burying the screws leave them exposed, so you could back them out with your drill and dissassemble the cab. The screws are black so a flat black cab with exposed drywall screws would still look nice.

Or maybe you could talk to a carpenter about adding a larger door to your basement?





mp2526:

Most Cabs I've seen are glued stapled and nailed together, and wouldn't come apart easily especially due to there age.  You would probably destroy them trying unless you were very careful.

Coach Carstens:

Well, I was looking at some driving games during the auction, and it seems some seats,t cwere bolted on and would easily come off.  there were others that appeared like they might come off, but I wasn't fully able to tell.  Is there was way to tel if it may or may not come apart without actually doing it?

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