Drilling holes for coin door

[str1der]

I bought a coin door off of ebay and I picked up some bolts to mount it. I've cut my hole to fit the frame but the lip with the mounting holes is not very big. This places the holes right at the edge of the opening. Is there any trick to drilling the holes in the MDF and not having it split because it's near the edge? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Chris]

My coin door doesn't use mounting holes... on each bold is a small rectangular plate that holds the door in...

--Chris

[str1der]

That's the way I thought it should work but when I asked everyone on the board said you can't buy those  and I should just mount it with bolts. Do you know where I can get those or a suitable replacment I might find at the hardware store?

[skirge66]

what I've found to work best to prevent splitting is to drill a decent size pilot hole for the screw prior to installing it. hope it helps

[str1der]

The problem is these are bolts and I'm worried about the drilling itself doing the splitting because it's so close to the edge.

[Sprucemoose]

I had the same exact problem.  I couldn't find the bracket anywhere.  My solution:  I bought another coin door on ebay for $20 shipped with the bracket around the outside.  I'm sure you could drill the holes, but I figured I was going to have this cabinet for a while and the extra $20 wasn't a big deal when you look at the scope of the cabinet.  

[str1der]

I'm not sure if we're talking about the same thing. I have the coin door frame and it has a hole on each side. It's missing the bolts and what I assume are tabs that when rotated out would hold the frame in. I've never seen one in person so am I correct on how this works?

[Chris]

I'm not sure if we're talking about the same thing. I have the coin door frame and it has a hole on each side. It's missing the bolts and what I assume are tabs that when rotated out would hold the frame in. I've never seen one in person so am I correct on how this works?

Yes, this is how mine works. Happ sells the tabs (part #42-0288-00) for $0.37 each, and the screws (part #43-0047-00) for $0.27 each.  You'll probably need 10 of each.



--Chris

[Sprucemoose]

My bad Str1der, We are talking about different coinc  doors.  Thanks for the pic Chris.  

[str1der]

Actually my coin door isn't like that pic Chris. It's a 3 player and the holes are out at the edge of the lip of the frame. Here's a link to the ebay picture of it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3219414118&category=13718&rd=1

[Chris]

That looks like a pinball door... hmm... maybe you could find more info on Goole if you search for mounting a pinball coin door?

--Chris

[mpm32]

I have the same door but 2-player.  You use carriage bolts to attach it.  When cutting the hole you should make sure it's not oversized.  Use washers on the bolts to distribute the clamping force better and you'll be fine.  If you cut the coindoor hole too big then you can either make a new peice for the door or, get some flat metal 1" wide stock at home depot. Cut a piece for each hole about 2" long.  Drill a hole through the metal near one end the size of the carriage bolt.  Use these in place of a washer.  You are making tabs to extend further out from the hole.  Make the piece like this;


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