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Arcade Collecting => Restorations & repair => Topic started by: iscariot on June 03, 2013, 04:58:36 pm

Title: Bent dynamo control panel
Post by: iscariot on June 03, 2013, 04:58:36 pm

I've got a bent Dynamo sheet metal control panel.  Any suggestions to make it workable?  I got a suggestion to use another metal piece over top of it, or a piece of wood.  That the best method?  The bend is slight, more of a dent.  Would just bondo'ing the thing be the best option?

Title: Bent dynamo control panel
Post by: Monkeyvoodoo on June 03, 2013, 05:37:11 pm

All depends on how bad it is. You can use bondo (that is its main purpose) If its a shallow dent. If its relatively deep you could pop it out like they would on a car.

Hard to give accurate advice without a pic 😄


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Title: Re: Bent dynamo control panel
Post by: Malenko on June 05, 2013, 11:16:52 am

plexi on top
 went from this:
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=185938;image)

to this:

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=186531;image)

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,120488.msg1278327.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,120488.msg1278327.html)

Title: Bent dynamo control panel
Post by: mgb on June 05, 2013, 11:57:56 am

Definitely a pic would help.
Does the dent fall in an area where something is to be mounted? Cause if its bad and you just bondo the top, it will look good up top but whatever gets mounted there, like say a joystick may not be straight.

You could basically get it straight with a ball peen hammer and a good solid metal surface and then bondo to make it all nicey nice.

Title: Re: Bent dynamo control panel
Post by: iscariot on June 06, 2013, 04:15:22 pm

Looks a lot like Malenko's but with some dents...looks like someone took a bat to it a few times.

Title: Bent dynamo control panel
Post by: Monkeyvoodoo on June 06, 2013, 06:33:43 pm

Quote from: Malenko on June 05, 2013, 11:16:52 am

plexi on top
 went from this:
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=185938;image)

to this:

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=186531;image)

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,120488.msg1278327.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,120488.msg1278327.html)

That's a lot of holes. I guess the lighter the CP the faster the game runs, 😉


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