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Title: How much t-molding?
Post by: rchadd on May 24, 2004, 06:42:59 pm
how much t-molding is required for a pacman style cocktail cab?

would the 20' be enough?
Title: Re:How much t-molding?
Post by: Apollo on May 24, 2004, 07:00:44 pm
More than enough you only need the T-molding to go around the flat top so unless your cocktail is going to be more than 5' square you will be fine.
Title: Re:How much t-molding?
Post by: rchadd on May 24, 2004, 07:07:37 pm
More than enough you only need the T-molding to go around the flat top so unless your cocktail is going to be more than 5' square you will be fine.

the midway cocktail cabs have t-moding around 2 sides and also the edges of the CP's

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=8784
Title: Re:How much t-molding?
Post by: Apollo on May 24, 2004, 08:20:25 pm
OK well if you are building one of those it looks like you will need more than 20'. Remember to have a bit extra for stuff ups.
Title: Re:How much t-molding?
Post by: Blakey on May 24, 2004, 08:39:46 pm
Can't you just measure the bits you want moulded on your plans and then order that distance plus a little safety buffer?

3 of the 6 main panels of my cab are shown below, I added up the routed perimeter in CAD and found it to be 11m (~36'). As t-molding.com only sells in 20' batches, 40' is just right.
Title: Re:How much t-molding?
Post by: rchadd on May 24, 2004, 09:01:34 pm
Can't you just measure the bits you want moulded on your plans and then order that distance plus a little safety buffer?

yes...if i had any plans (its on my todo list!)

just thought somebody else would know how much they needed to make similar cab...
Title: Re:How much t-molding?
Post by: Blakey on May 24, 2004, 09:07:20 pm
yes...if i had any plans (its on my todo list!)

just thought somebody else would know how much they needed to make similar cab...

Pac-man style, here are the plans:
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/arcade_cabinet_plans.shtml#Kyle_PacMan

Even if you modify it slightly, it'll need almost the same amount of moulding.