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The Royal Flush Arcade
spOOf:
The TurboTwist 2 arrived (as well as my SmartStrip and LCD monitor mount). It took me a bit to get the TT2 working because of stupidity on my part, but now it's smooth sailing! The TT2 works beautifully. It was a little smaller on top than I thought it would be. I got the domed black top. I knew the bottom had a small footprint, but the top seemed smaller also.
But after playing a few games with it, I forgot all of that. Plays perfectly. Love it!
spOOf:
Just made a huge order:
16 buttons (including 1 player & 2 player start)
U-Trak - cueball white with USB hookup
Mini-Pac (standard with wiring harness)
2 UltraStik 360s (black, oval)
2 U360s long handle shafts
2 cup holders
Can't wait for them to arrive!!!
spOOf:
All parts arrived and I'm still sorting through them. Put 2 layers of primer and sanding on the cab. Having a hard time finding 5/8 wood. Please see my question in the woodworking forum about particleboard: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=94747.0
Otherwise, things are cruising along...
javeryh:
You do not need 5/8" material for the control panel. Just use 3/4" and bevel the edge on the bottom (45 degrees) and paint it black. You will not be able to see or notice the beveled edge once the t-molding is installed. Knievel was the first person I saw who does this on his CPs and it works great.
spOOf:
I noticed this in searching and have it as my backup plan. But I am horrible at woodworking and own virtually no tools. I have to borrow the ones I'm using. So, by going with 3/4, I will have to get an additional bit I assume to do the beveled edge, plus I'll have to route the bottom of the panel for all of my non-button controls.
Was trying to avoid doing lots of extra woodworking when I'm terrible at it. Thanks for the tip though. I have seen these as an alternative and they look great. I may have to bite the bullet on it though.