COIN Button Idea

[Jeffy]

I had this idea a couple of years ago and never got around to trying it. I gorilla glued a quarter to my credit button. Check out the result. What do y'all think? It does add a little weight to the button, but it is kinda cool, IMHO.

Jeffy

[Luigi]

Well, why not 

[shardian]

Here's another idea for those of you who have aesthetic coin doors. Put a pushbutton behind the return button on the door. Glue a quarter into the coin return button, with the quarter about half-way in. Now you can have the sensation of inserting a coin, but not actually using quarters!

[Santoro]

I had this idea a couple of years ago and never got around to trying it. I gorilla glued a quarter to my credit button. Check out the result. What do y'all think? It does add a little weight to the button, but it is kinda cool, IMHO.

I like it.  It would be even better with tokens. 

[Hoopz]

I had this idea a couple of years ago and never got around to trying it. I gorilla glued a quarter to my credit button. Check out the result. What do y'all think? It does add a little weight to the button, but it is kinda cool, IMHO.

I like it.  It would be even better with tokens. 

Hmm, slight bias?   

And the Supercade has the quarters glued on the coin buttons also.

http://www.cybercoma.com/supercade/control_panel.shtml

[Level42]

Ha, makes me think of the great thing Mikedeuce made for me:



http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=51813.80

For the non-Dutch: This used to be our Guilder coin, before we were forced to the Euro.

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[Jeffy]

I had this idea a couple of years ago and never got around to trying it. I gorilla glued a quarter to my credit button. Check out the result. What do y'all think? It does add a little weight to the button, but it is kinda cool, IMHO.

I like it.  It would be even better with tokens. 

Hmm, slight bias?   

And the Supercade has the quarters glued on the coin buttons also.

http://www.cybercoma.com/supercade/control_panel.shtml

Maybe i saw it there--there's nothing new under the sun...

Are Supercade's Avery Stickers or are they real quarters? Stickers would keep the button height down, but metal is more durable. Go figure.

Great minds think alike and fools seldom differ.

Jeffy

[Hoopz]

It's difficult to see but I have always thought that they were real quarters.  However, his description says Avery labels.  If thats the case, they look awfully real though.

Either way, yours look good.   

[ahofle]

Would be funny to gorilla glue some quarters on an actual arcade machine, and then setup a video camera and watch the hilarity that ensues.

[melarky]

I've seen this before on other arcades here (I know for sure Ixliam did it on his cab: http://wotlmud.home.comcast.net/mame.html, scroll down, you'll see it).

[JustMichael]

I think drilling the button with a forstner bit first so the quarter can sit flush would look better.

[daywane]

Here's another idea for those of you who have aesthetic coin doors.

now I have to go and look that up .
aesthetic 

aes.thet.ic (british) adj.
having to do with thebeautiful , distinguished from the useful
things showing good tast ; artistic.

You guys crack me up.....
translation : looks cool 

[NightGod]

Here's another idea for those of you who have aesthetic coin doors.

now I have to go and look that up .
aesthetic 

aes.thet.ic (british) adj.
having to do with thebeautiful , distinguished from the useful
things showing good tast ; artistic.

You guys crack me up.....
translation : looks cool 

I think the translation he was shooting for is "no working coin mechs, just there for the looks" It's a solid idea if you go that route.

[JustMichael]

Would be funny to gorilla glue some quarters on an actual arcade machine, and then setup a video camera and watch the hilarity that ensues.

A similar thing was done with a silver dollar on the sidewalk in New York...