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Frostillicus:

--- Quote from: paigeoliver on April 15, 2003, 04:47:53 pm ---I still wonder why so many people are building cabinets. It really isn't that difficult to find cabinets. I have found them left for dead by the dumpster. Bought them at auction for almost nothing. Bought one bulk buy. Gotten others free or cheaply from other collectors (usually as part of a deal that includes a nice fully working unit). I have even had to junk two cabinets because I couldn't get anyone to take them off my hands. Even had to leave a solid (but painted over) Ms. Pac cab where I found it, because I didn't have room for it (I did totally strip it right down to the wood though, it was a conversion anyway).

I don't want to knock anyone's woodworking skills, but factory made cabinets almost always look better. I have seen a lot of hand made ones, and I made a cocktail once myself. But the real ones are just better, and so much cheaper.

If you are in MO, then I have 2 different ones that I would sell real cheap. I could probably even help you locate others. It is better to drive even 300 miles for a $50 or $25 cabinet then it is to spend $400 building one that probably won't look as nice as a factory one.

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maybe you should look at the examples page here...lots of nice cabs that are A LOT better than factory - made by everyday people with various levels of woodworking skills. Yet most turn out pretty good. Who do you think made your original 'factory' cabs? Master Woodwrights? Just regular guys/girls on an assembly line using cookie-cutter templates.

Our cabs are custom...and built pretty well on average. Every single 'factory' cab I've seen that go for $25 or $50 bucks looks awful, and there's a reason why they sell that low - they are falling apart (corners broken, water damage, etc) - and I've seen a lot of them(auctions, warehouses, dealers, etc). Most made with some sort of particle board that just disintegrates after time.

paigeoliver:
I am not a big fan of particle board cabinets myself. Most of mine seem to be made out of plywood. The particle board ones are a lot like particle board furniture in that they come apart over time. 5 of my machines are at other people's homes, but of the 6 I have at my house, 5 of them are plywood. The other (a Cherry Master type cabinet) is laminated particle board. Of my other 5 I know my Top Gunner is plywood, and that Assault is particle board, not sure about Turbo, Kangaroo, or Crystal Castles.

I will admit I have seen some awesome hand built cabinets on the examples pages. But I have also seen some terrible ones as well.

aj6500:
And not everyone has good woodworking skills. I can do body and engine work in my sleep, but everything I make out of wood looks like an accident until it's finished. And then it only looks ok because I camoflague a lot of mistakes. I just don't have the patience.

Paigeoliver: where in Montanna are you? If you have some good items for sale I might have to make a drive once my house is done.

paigeoliver:

--- Quote from: aj6500 on April 23, 2003, 07:37:48 am ---
Paigeoliver: where in Montanna are you? If you have some good items for sale I might have to make a drive once my house is done.

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I am in Missouri, not Montana. I live in Florissant, which is considered part of St. Louis. A deal has been made for one of the two cabinets I mentioned. I would probably sell any of my games if you offered the right price, but I am pretty attached to most of them.

said7:
Ive tried for several weeks and still cant find cabs down here in south florida.

Plus building one is part of the fun isnt it?

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