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Carriage Bolts On your CP: Tacky, or Tasteful?
patrickl:
--- Quote from: ArtsNFartsNCrafts on January 31, 2008, 12:15:49 am ---Yeah, but like I said, I'm not planning on adding an overlay or lexan to my CP...But rather, simply put a nice sturdy finish on the wood. Given that, if exposed carriage bolt heads are considered tacky, I would certainly consider exposed t-nuts more tacky. And I guess I'd be more likely to choose the lesser of the two tackies (haha).
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You are not even going to paint it?
But yeah, if you don't have any artwork it doesn't matter that much if you have bolt heads showing or not.
If you think about adding artwork later then the bolt heads might "disrupt" the artwork though.
MaximRecoil:
--- Quote from: RandyT on January 31, 2008, 03:39:31 am ---Meh. For every machine you find that was put out with carriage bolts visible, you can find one where the manufacturers went the extra mile and hid them.
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"Went the extra mile"? According to whom? Do you know exactly what their reasoning was in every case? If not, then your characterization of hiding the bolts as "[going] the extra mile" is unfounded. Perhaps they wanted everything to be easily serviceable. What happens when you strip a hidden T-nut; or it seizes up?
--- Quote ---They both existed in the wild, and one could certainly consider them "tacky" or "uncomfortable", as this is a strict matter of taste.
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It is a laughable concept for someone to consider anything commonly done on original arcade machines to be "tacky", when the entire machines are about as "tacky" as you can get from the persective of most anyone who actually cares if something is "tacky" or not. Particle board? T-molding? Plexiglass? Cartoonish stickers? LOL. Not exactly upper crust stuff for home furnishings here.
--- Quote ---It's no different than looking at a particular cab design and finding it ugly.
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Yes, it is different; unless you are talking about a particular cabinet design that was widely used by most manufacturers. The closest example of that would probably be a typical Dynamo cabinet. If someone finds a Dynamo cabinet ugly (which was used by various manufacturers and is also reminiscent of classic Williams and Atari cabinet designs, among others), then I'd say they may be in the wrong hobby.
patrickl:
I don't see what the big debate is. Some people consider them tacky. Even if they are authentic. So?
RandyT:
--- Quote from: MaximRecoil on January 31, 2008, 04:00:54 am ---"Went the extra mile"? According to whom? Do you know exactly what their reasoning was in every case? If not, then your characterization of hiding the bolts as "[going] the extra mile" is unfounded. Perhaps they wanted everything to be easily serviceable. What happens when you strip a hidden T-nut; or it seizes up?
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If not for reasons of aesthetics, please tell me what the manufacturers had in mind when they paid more and further complicated the manufacturing process to have weld studs or threaded inserts installed. And operators would indeed repair those units with carriage bolts because aesthetics were way below expedience on the priority list.
--- Quote ---Yes, it is different; unless you are talking about a particular cabinet design that was widely used by most manufacturers. The closest example of that would probably be a typical Dynamo cabinet. If someone finds a Dynamo cabinet ugly (which was used by various manufacturers and is also reminiscent of classic Williams and Atari cabinet designs, among others), then I'd say they may be in the wrong hobby.
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Wow. I made a general statement about ugly cabinet design, and you went all specific on me. I guess there's one that sticks in your craw as well, thus proving my point.
RandyT
MaximRecoil:
--- Quote from: patrickl on January 31, 2008, 04:02:31 am ---I don't see what the big debate is. Some people consider them tacky. Even if they are authentic. So?
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Because considering a common feature of arcade machines to be "tacky" while not considering the rest of it to be "tacky" is laughably ironic.
Visible carriage bolts are "tacky" but the DEEEEluxe particle board, T-molding, and cartoonish vinyl stickers = the height of style and good taste (lol).