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Title: Rubbermaid brand Marquee Retainer
Post by: TopJimmyCooks on July 22, 2011, 04:13:50 pm

While shopping at the arcade section of Lowes home improvement warehouse, I found what I'm going to use for marquee retainer for Switchcade (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=112889.0).

It's a steel track designed to hang closet shelving systems from.  Comes in white powder coat but I'm going sand it and paint to match the cab. Basically very similar to the Happ's plastic retainer but locally available in a lot of markets. 

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-RWuYd3UynVo/ThI2Lhc5TAI/AAAAAAAAAvg/eYL-ldxQsT4/s640/IMG_4905.JPG)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-z_afidOOtCg/ThI2mcDJJuI/AAAAAAAAAvw/ifV-JzyQyGI/s640/IMG_4906.JPG)

In the second pic the end is bent, but I'll cut that off.

Title: Re: Rubbermaid brand Marquee Retainer
Post by: Well Fed Games on July 22, 2011, 04:58:29 pm

Good find. Looks just like the metal ones on my old Ms Pac Cabinet.

Title: Re: Rubbermaid brand Marquee Retainer
Post by: CheffoJeffo on July 22, 2011, 05:31:28 pm

 :applaud:

I was just looking for some retainers that I had taken out, sanded and painted. Went to look in the shed and they aren't there, so this may be an easy replacement for those cabinets.

Title: Re: Rubbermaid brand Marquee Retainer
Post by: nakeworks on July 22, 2011, 05:47:25 pm

good find. thanks

Title: Re: Rubbermaid brand Marquee Retainer
Post by: syph007 on July 23, 2011, 09:31:59 am

That looks real close to what I used.  I used carpet edging, and painted it black.   It worked great and looked way better than when Ive seen some people use full aluminum angle iron.

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=95768.0;attach=133590;image)

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=95768.0;attach=133596;image)

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=95768.0;attach=133598;image)

Title: Re: Rubbermaid brand Marquee Retainer
Post by: darthpaul on July 23, 2011, 01:31:21 pm

Guilty of using the aluminum, it looks like a trip to Lowes is in my future.