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| Level42:
I agree. Why do you need it to be unbreakable (or less breakable). Are you planning on banging it out of frustration when your last Ms.Pac Man dies just before you break your record score ? (I normaly abuse my stick or buttons for that ;D) My Jamma cab came with a nice piece of brown smoked glass. no scratches, nothing. This cab is from 1991 and has been in service....think about it :) And ChadTower, yes next sunday I will lay my eyes on an old Atari with glass :) |
| the3eyedblindman:
plexi glass is simply garbage, I used some of it on my cab, and I also used lexan...lexan is just wayy easier to handle, its worth the extra money. If you can find a shop that specializes in glass cutting, they will cut the shape of the lexan for you, and charge you by square seat, so its not that expensive. Even if money is an issue, I would still save up and go with Lexan, plexi is too damn hard to cut, and almost impossible to drill. |
| Bones:
Tinted glass. Won't scratch, looks classy and is completely safe. I compared both Lexan and glass recently and the difference is substantial. Glass will be cheaper and I think produces a much better result. If you have to buy one or the other, there really is no comparison in my opinion. |
| skippy:
Go to a small local glass shop with your size and have them order you a piece of DS(1/8) Bronze or Grey Tempered glass. Looks great and will not scratch like plexi or lexan. If it gets broke(almost impossible the tempering makes it stronger) it will shatter like a car window. I've been in the glass/plastics industry for 20 plus years and always shudder when I have to sell plexi or lexan cause it looks so bad distoration wise compared to glass. |
| neil99a:
Thanks for the helpful info... It looks like I'll be going with glass (tempered and tinted if I can find it). How did you guys fit your monitor covers into your cabs? I mean how do you make sure it stays in place? I was thinking of just having it rest on the monitor shelf but I am worried that may not be secure enough... Thanks, N |
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