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Title: Atari showcase cabinet full disassemble..is it possible?
Post by: GMZombie on January 28, 2016, 11:43:24 am
I have a showcase cab that I need to get in the basement but the base is too wide to go through the doorway. Is there a way to disassemble this down so I can get it in the basement or am I gonna have to do some chopping
Title: Re: Atari showcase cabinet full disassemble..is it possible?
Post by: CheffoJeffo on January 28, 2016, 12:14:43 pm
I have a Dynamo showcase and it breaks down into 4 parts (IIRC ... it's been a decade since I took it apart last). I believe the Atari showcase breaks down into at least 3 (pedestal, CP and back portion) and that seems to be confirmed in the drawings.

http://arcarc.xmission.com/PDF_Arcade_Atari_Kee/Atari_TM-393_1st_Printing_Showcase_33in.pdf (http://arcarc.xmission.com/PDF_Arcade_Atari_Kee/Atari_TM-393_1st_Printing_Showcase_33in.pdf)
Title: Re: Atari showcase cabinet full disassemble..is it possible?
Post by: DudeRegular on January 28, 2016, 09:15:35 pm
Good luck getting the monitor piece down stairs. I just helped my buddy move a target terror showcase into his house. Even the three stairs to get it inside was a chore. We used a nice hand truck with a strap too. Problem is with that huge tube up high, once you tip you have a lot of weight high on the dolly. Definitely have another person ready to go.
Title: Re: Atari showcase cabinet full disassemble..is it possible?
Post by: CheffoJeffo on January 28, 2016, 09:42:24 pm
Good luck getting the monitor piece down stairs. I just helped my buddy move a target terror showcase into his house. Even the three stairs to get it inside was a chore. We used a nice hand truck with a strap too. Problem is with that huge tube up high, once you tip you have a lot of weight high on the dolly. Definitely have another person ready to go.

Yep. I took the monitor out of mine when I moved it. Was actually pretty easy to move that way.
Title: Re: Atari showcase cabinet full disassemble..is it possible?
Post by: paigeoliver on January 30, 2016, 10:39:35 am
I have a showcase cab that I need to get in the basement but the base is too wide to go through the doorway. Is there a way to disassemble this down so I can get it in the basement or am I gonna have to do some chopping

I had to knock my Pole Position cockpit apart board by board and then glue it back together to get it into my basement.