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The Arcade Even A Wife Can Love (Back From The Dead!)
Epyx:
--- Quote ---our Aliens cab is so freaking sweet I had to go look at the thread again and now I'll be reading it all afternoon.
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Thanks but it was ultimately your awesome Bella paint job that made me go laminate as there was no way in hell I'd have the patience to make it look that good ;)
--- Quote ---velcro certainly would be easier to install... What about the gap the velcro makes? Is it noticeable?
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I can take a picture tonight as I dont think I ever did on the project page but no you don't notice any gap. I used the industrial velcro strips from Home Depot and it comes in roughly 1/2" wide strips that have a very shallow profile. They look similar to these Velcro Strips. I just fasted them to each cab side underneath the CP lid but not the front. The CP doesn't budge even with 2 very large and rough old school gamers on it :)
javeryh:
--- Quote from: Epyx on August 24, 2010, 04:19:24 pm ---
--- Quote ---our Aliens cab is so freaking sweet I had to go look at the thread again and now I'll be reading it all afternoon.
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Thanks but it was ultimately your awesome Bella paint job that made me go laminate as there was no way in hell I'd have the patience to make it look that good ;)
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Heh, thanks - as I get older I find myself having MUCH less free time (thanks, kiddies) and therefore MUCH less patience. If I had the time I'd spend it perfecting every aspect of my builds. No such luck.
--- Quote from: Epyx on August 24, 2010, 04:19:24 pm ---
--- Quote ---velcro certainly would be easier to install... What about the gap the velcro makes? Is it noticeable?
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I can take a picture tonight as I dont think I ever did on the project page but no you don't notice any gap. I used the industrial velcro strips from Home Depot and it comes in roughly 1/2" wide strips that have a very shallow profile. They look similar to these Velcro Strips. I just fasted them to each cab side underneath the CP lid but not the front. The CP doesn't budge even with 2 very large and rough old school gamers on it :)
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That's the exact stuff I have. I think I'm going to go with it and do the credit card thing if I ever need to get inside. Now my head is going to explode thinking about lining it up perfectly! :cheers:
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: javeryh on August 24, 2010, 04:48:07 pm --- If I had the time I'd spend it perfecting every aspect of my builds. No such luck.
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I think it's interesting how some arcade builders spend so much time perfecting a machine that will ultimately get smacked, kicked, and jerked around. I build my arcade games, get them to a point I like them and then I let the nieces and nephews have their way with them. I say all that, but I know what you mean though Javery. It's hard to fully enjoy your machine when you know the control panel wiring isn't organized just right.
I figure, I built them to play with. I don't want to wince every time the machine gets a some new "character". I do build other things that I spend the extra time to achieve perfection.
Roo:
--- Quote from: Rick Elphinstone on August 24, 2010, 01:29:07 pm ---
--- 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.
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That's a very informative article, thanks for that link! Still, I feel the need to point out that it doesn't address the issue of using contact cement over painted or stained wood ;D
Everyone else here has more experience with contact cement than I do, so please ignore my concerns. But I'd still like to find the "official" answer, if there is one.
javeryh:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on August 24, 2010, 05:55:17 pm ---
--- Quote from: javeryh on August 24, 2010, 04:48:07 pm --- If I had the time I'd spend it perfecting every aspect of my builds. No such luck.
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I think it's interesting how some arcade builders spend so much time perfecting a machine that will ultimately get smacked, kicked, and jerked around. I build my arcade games, get them to a point I like them and then I let the nieces and nephews have their way with them. I say all that, but I know what you mean though Javery. It's hard to fully enjoy your machine when you know the control panel wiring isn't organized just right.
I figure, I built them to play with. I don't want to wince every time the machine gets a some new "character". I do build other things that I spend the extra time to achieve perfection.
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yeah, I'm a bit mental. I try to teach my kids to be respectful of stuff so they know not to push the chair up against the front or get too rough with the joystick but when other people come over I have to leave the room.