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Ginsu Victim:

I bought clamps, but wasn't sure the best way to apply them. Everything is at 90° angles, so it seems awkward. Any pics/advice?

DeLuSioNal29:


--- Quote from: Visitor Q on October 30, 2008, 07:24:18 am ---I suppose I can always add a way for it to flip open at a later date...

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Not likely.  Once you get it without the hinges you are stuck.  With Mameroom, they use the cam and shaft design to put the control panel together, so the pieces cannot be separated in order to put a hinge on at a later date.  If you try to seperate the top of the panel from the other pieces, it will fall apart.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=79636.0

~ DeLuSioNaL

paulscade:

hehe!... I have a totally different reason for hinging my control panel.

While being able to access the bottom of the panel is important for troubleshooting (and my primary reason for hinging)... I could have just as easily screwed it down... and unscrewed it for access.

Another consideration of mine was:

To show off!  ;D  ... it looks really cool when you open it up.

... Sort of like proping up the hood of your hot-rod car...

My wife said the same thing... when are you going to need to open it?... my answer... anytime someone comes over and says "wow... you built that".

Hey... after doing so much planning before every step of the build and after working so hard (BTW... not finished yet), I want to be able to show off a bit.

Arcadiac:

Damn, I thought I was the only one.........

ARCADIAC!

DeLuSioNal29:

LOL.  You're right!  I do the same thing.  The most fun thing about building your own arcade is showing off.  ;D

There's not much difference between the two:




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