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Title: Help me out guys, Creative Advice needed for RecROom
Post by: HeadRusch on January 14, 2004, 07:03:29 pm
Ok....besides having my nice, giant monolithic Mame cab sitting in my recroom/basement, I also have another thing I'd like to work with:

I have about 50 (or more) unopened Atari 2600/5200/7800, Intellivision and Colecovision cartridges....I got them from a friend, I doubt I'll ever open em, and so.....I figure its time to display them!

The problem is, I dont really want to do a shelf with carts on it....I was thinking of trying to find some way to affix them to the wall so their front facing art shows.....but....I'm still stumped.....at first I said "I'll use small L brackets and just rest them"..but those cart boxes aren't that big.  Then, I was thinking maybe using Plate hangers.  You know, little hooks with springs which which you can hang a wooden or artistic plate on the wall.......but thats gonna get real, real expensive....

So.....Any Ideas?

Title: Re:Help me out guys, Creative Advice needed for RecROom
Post by: JustMichael on January 14, 2004, 07:13:27 pm
Hot glue or museum wax?
Perhaps rubber cement would be best.  Should be able to peel it off later on down the road when you take them down.
Title: Re:Help me out guys, Creative Advice needed for RecROom
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on January 14, 2004, 07:14:57 pm
Try this (http://www.3m.com/us/home_leisure/command/).

The strips all by themselves should hold a box with cart in it to the wall; but won't leave residue on the box, or mess up your wall.

I've used the ones with the hook to hold up 1 lb. Christmas decorations on my vinyl siding (which I cleaned quickly with alcohol, as suggested), and never had them fall off.

You should be able to get them at most department stores.