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Title: coin door frame
Post by: missioncontrol on December 17, 2005, 04:34:03 pm
I was going to cut the hole for my coin door today when I realized that my coind door had no fram around it. which would mean that I need to screw the hinge directly into the wood. I don't really think that would look very good and not how they are supposed to be. Anybody have any idea for a cheap alternative in manifacturing a frame that would loog good?

thanks....


Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: Bones on December 17, 2005, 04:42:02 pm
Could you "tak-weld" some type of bracket onto the back so you can errrr... mount it from the rear?
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: Jabba on December 17, 2005, 04:59:54 pm
First I would clean that Puppy up! Peale has a good tutorial over on his website...I tried looking for it but could not find it.

My Happs Over/Under door is secured with these metal clips secured into screw holes, maybe you could do something similar?
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: missioncontrol on December 17, 2005, 05:04:50 pm
yeah I was planning on cleaning it....

I'll look for his tutorial
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: Hoopz on December 17, 2005, 05:21:03 pm
Here is a link (http://retroblast.com/articles/coindoorrestore.html) to the Retroblast article on restoring a coin door.
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: SirPeale on December 17, 2005, 07:06:18 pm
First I would clean that Puppy up! Peale has a good tutorial over on his website...I tried looking for it but could not find it.

http://www.pealefamily.net/tech/newmame/coindoor/
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: Jabba on December 17, 2005, 07:09:37 pm
First I would clean that Puppy up! Peale has a good tutorial over on his website...I tried looking for it but could not find it.

http://www.pealefamily.net/tech/newmame/coindoor/

Thats the one...The Stingray/MC uber slackness must be contagious and rubbing off... :)
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: skippy on December 17, 2005, 10:12:26 pm
Instead of fabricating a frame which would probably entail endless trips to Homedepot and tons of wasted time I would look for a cheapie on greedbay with a frame.  Seems like you can usually pick one up for a few bucks which  is what it would cost to rig up a frame.  Also I  would throw a poll on here with your options so everyone could vote and decide what to do for you.
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: DrewKaree on December 18, 2005, 02:14:07 am

Instead of.....endless trips to Homedepot and tons of wasted time


I stopped reading whatever tripe you had to say when you paired up "instead of" with the rest of that quote there.  Anyone who thinks you should do something "instead of" Home Depot trips and wasting time has no place speaking.

;)
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: skippy on December 18, 2005, 02:19:31 am

Instead of.....endless trips to Homedepot and tons of wasted time


I stopped reading whatever tripe you had to say when you paired up "instead of" with the rest of that quote there. Anyone who thinks you should do something "instead of" Home Depot trips and wasting time has no place speaking.

;)

Sorry,  while I love mind-numbing trips to Home-depot as much as the next red-blooded american I was figuring the time would be better spent on constructive cabinet making.  I figured that beings as MC lives in the boonies the nearest HD is like at least 15 miles and with gas being as expensive as it is......
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: DrewKaree on December 18, 2005, 02:36:36 am
I see where you're going with this, and I accept your apology.  I too believe he should fashion a new house out of the dumpsters behind Home Depot ;D
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: c64rulez on December 18, 2005, 07:27:09 am
Maybe you should just make a recess where the hinge goes so its flush with the door front, and use "designer" screws. It may not look so bad as you think, and it's more simple.
Can't you take the cab indoors ? looks freezing over there
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: missioncontrol on December 18, 2005, 08:15:38 am

Instead of.....endless trips to Homedepot and tons of wasted time


I stopped reading whatever tripe you had to say when you paired up "instead of" with the rest of that quote there. Anyone who thinks you should do something "instead of" Home Depot trips and wasting time has no place speaking.

;)

Sorry,
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: skippy on December 18, 2005, 10:37:47 am
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it's 30 miles away

15 miles away is the first grocery store
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Wow,
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: hatrick on December 18, 2005, 11:54:58 am
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it's 30 miles away

15 miles away is the first grocery store
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Wow...that must suck having to travel that distance all the time to replace parts on your broken down Bronco  ;)  ;D

I haven't forgotten about this:  :P

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how about this:


JEEP, the next best thing to a Bronco   Wink

missioncontrol's idea FTW

Grin
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: missioncontrol on December 18, 2005, 01:04:48 pm
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it's 30 miles away

15 miles away is the first grocery store
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Wow...that must suck having to travel that distance all the time to replace parts on your broken down Bronco
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: DrewKaree on December 18, 2005, 03:18:42 pm
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it's 30 miles away

15 miles away is the first grocery store
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Wow...that must suck having to travel that distance all the time to replace parts on your broken down Bronco  ;)  ;D


In areas like that, the grocery store usually doubles as the auto parts store ;D

And the adult book store ;D ;D
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: skippy on December 18, 2005, 03:21:25 pm
MC doesn't need an adult bookstore.  He's got the internets
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: DrewKaree on December 18, 2005, 03:25:39 pm
MC doesn't need an adult bookstore.  He's got the internets

Dial-up pR0n is no way to go through life son
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: missioncontrol on December 19, 2005, 06:09:45 am
well I'm down to two alternatives.....

1) use the over under door that was ment for my Crystal Castles restore.

2) Search Home Depot and lowes endlesly until I find a solution.

C) wait till I save enough scratch to order a new coin door.
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: DrewKaree on December 19, 2005, 05:06:03 pm

2) Search Home Depot and lowes endlesly


Smartest thing I've ever seen you post.  Is someone else posting under your name?
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: Ken Layton on December 19, 2005, 05:35:10 pm
The coin door in your pictures is a "Coin Controls" brand and is manufactured to metric standards. There are no known substitutes to fit that door. You must find another Coin Controls door & frame assembly. Why didn't yours come with a frame?
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: Jabba on December 19, 2005, 05:41:11 pm
The coin door in your pictures is a "Coin Controls" brand and is manufactured to metric standards. There are no known substitutes to fit that door. You must find another Coin Controls door & frame assembly. Why didn't yours come with a frame?

Ken, what do you NOT know about this hobby? Glad to have you here!  :D
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: DrewKaree on December 19, 2005, 06:00:12 pm

Ken, what do you NOT know about this hobby?


How to make us sane.  Those several swats to the head with a 2x4 only caused Stingray to increase the insanity ;D
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: missioncontrol on December 19, 2005, 11:13:56 pm
Why didn't yours come with a frame?

It was like this when I got a hold of it I found it in a building that used to be an arcade. The building was getting ready to be demolished and I talked a guy into letting me in to see what I could find. That was the only thing I found.

Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: DrewKaree on December 20, 2005, 03:22:21 am
You lose at finding stuff.
Title: Re: coin door frame
Post by: missioncontrol on December 20, 2005, 05:38:29 am
I know I also found a beat up Crystal Castles once and it's got a broken neckboard and havn't fixed it yet...