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pmc:


--- Quote from: clickhea on March 15, 2008, 08:17:14 pm ---i used a slightly different hinge and got it to work perfectly i'll provide pics asap

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Looks great! I see you had to use an extra strip of MDF to mount to. I'll remount my door the same way but I have a couple of questions first:

1) Where'd you get the hinge? Every time I'm in home depot I get all confused looking at a dozen hinges. Does it have a model number or something? :)

2) Did you have to route a recess on the door side? It looks flush.

3) how much space did you leave between the door and sidewall (the gap) on the hinge side.

4) The mounting strip is 3/4 thick"?

5) What's that white bracket for?

Thanks in advance,

-pmc

clickhea:

1) home depot i dont have a model # cause i threw the bag out but its this hinge



2) yes the door has to be routed out a bit for the hinge

3) the hinges come with a template which you use to line up exactly where the hinges need to be.

4) yes 3/4 i just added it so the hinges sit exactly flush with the door.

5) the bracket is used to hold up the sidewalls of my arcade.. a bit of overkill but i had them lying around so why not.

BobtheAddict:

Here is the model number for the hinge " P5105-04" European Cabinet hinge Full Overlay

pmc:

Thank you guys. I think I initially avoided that particular hinge because it required routing and I didn't think routing was necessarily necessary (if that makes any sense).


--- Quote from: clickhea on March 17, 2008, 09:47:02 pm ---5) the bracket is used to hold up the sidewalls of my arcade.. a bit of overkill but i had them lying around so why not.

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You'll probably be better off. I used cleats - mostly 1". There are no diagonal structures. As a result, the cabinet can rack slightly to the left or right while playing it. I play with a light touch so it's not generally a big deal, but for some arcade games and some players, more rigidity would be much better.

-pmc

clickhea:

go to home depot and pickup the brackets with your hinges u can always add the brackets to make ur walls stronger

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