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Epyx:
Agreed, I think the paint will make *all* the difference! :cheers:
--- Quote ---Knievel uses velcro all the way around - I'm not sure I want to go that route.
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I used this for the Aliens cab CP and it works very well. I just use a credit card to slide it under if I want to remove it although I can't remember the last time I have had to do this. I had purchased these latches but didn't realize I had to specify clasps as well so they arrived without clasps so went velcro instead.
The only adjustments I ever make are when I switch my 2nd player stick between 4/8 way which I do through the coin door and underneath. Its generally kept 4 way for 4 way games but I switch it for Robotron/Crazy Climber etc.
GL!
javeryh:
--- Quote from: Epyx on August 24, 2010, 12:19:32 pm ---Agreed, I think the paint will make *all* the difference! :cheers:
--- Quote ---Knievel uses velcro all the way around - I'm not sure I want to go that route.
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I used this for the Aliens cab CP and it works very well. I just use a credit card to slide it under if I want to remove it although I can't remember the last time I have had to do this. I had purchased these latches but didn't realize I had to specify clasps as well so they arrived without clasps so went velcro instead.
The only adjustments I ever make are when I switch my 2nd player stick between 4/8 way which I do through the coin door and underneath. Its generally kept 4 way for 4 way games but I switch it for Robotron/Crazy Climber etc.
GL!
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Hmmm.... velcro certainly would be easier to install... What about the gap the velcro makes? Is it noticeable? I guess the overhang all the way around hides it from view but still... hinges are also a pain. :cheers:
EDIT: I think I have my answer. Your Aliens cab is so freaking sweet I had to go look at the thread again and now I'll be reading it all afternoon.
Roo:
You may want to test laminating over stain. I'm not sure if the contact cement will bond properly to anything besides bare wood.
I'm not saying it won't, I'm just saying I don't know... :dizzy: I was looking into this a lot when I was getting ready to laminate my CP box. I had (accidentally) painted some areas where laminate was supposed to go and so I went searching but I never did find a definitive answer.
I know contact cement is really designed for bare wood, so in the end I just sanded away the edges where I had painted until I was back to bare wood.
Rick:
--- Quote from: Roo on August 24, 2010, 01:11:26 pm ---You may want to test laminating over stain. I'm not sure if the contact cement will bond properly to anything besides bare wood.
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This might help out. (Thank you, Jon Eakes!)
Working with Contact Cement: http://joneakes.com/jons-fixit-database/2165
What glue will stick to what: http://joneakes.com/jons-fixit-database/1383
As far as I am aware, the use of most commercial grade contact cement products should adhere fine to a stained surface. It might cause an issue on a painted surface, if only to bond to the paint and not the wood itself, but the nature of wood stain is that it embeds itself into the grain of wood, and doesn't physically sit on the surface. For that reason alone, I think you should be fine.
javeryh:
Thanks guys. I've worked with contact cement before - I'm 99% positive that there won't be any issues. Still, I won't know for sure until tonight!! :cheers: