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Title: Cup Holders
Post by: garnerb350 on June 16, 2009, 10:17:59 am
Hey where is everybody getting cup holders from...I'd like to find one that isnt ghetto...either that or i guess I have to install a keg and tap in the cabinet enclosure :D
Title: Re: Cup Holders
Post by: Haterot on June 16, 2009, 10:55:51 am
.... or i guess I have to install a keg and tap in the cabinet enclosure :D

Somebody get this guy a job at NASA.  Keg and tap in a Cabinet. GENIUS! I tells ya.
Title: Re: Cup Holders
Post by: Billy_Goatfeet on June 16, 2009, 11:15:45 am


  I think he may be on to something here....

  - grabs pencil & paper..begins drawing -



 :cheers:
Title: Re: Cup Holders
Post by: garnerb350 on June 16, 2009, 12:43:33 pm
Hahaha gotcha beat....
Houston, errrr we have liftoff....roger
Title: Re: Cup Holders
Post by: Bender on June 16, 2009, 04:04:42 pm
Someone already did it (http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/02/gamerator-arcade-cabinet-and-beer-keg-whats-not-to-like/)

(http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/gamerator.jpg)

PS: check out the cup holders built into the CP NICE!
Title: Re: Cup Holders
Post by: Benevolance on June 16, 2009, 04:13:57 pm
That's not a bad looking cabinet.

I gave up on the cupholder idea and just put the glasses right on my CP. Nobody ever gets so enthusiastic that we've had a spill, and there was really no good way to build a cupholder for a martini glass, anyway.
Title: Re: Cup Holders
Post by: garnerb350 on June 16, 2009, 04:18:11 pm
Someone already did it (http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/02/gamerator-arcade-cabinet-and-beer-keg-whats-not-to-like/)

(http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/gamerator.jpg)

PS: check out the cup holders built into the CP NICE!


 :notworthy: ( cant pick up my jaw!!!!)
Title: Re: Cup Holders
Post by: ArcadeBliss on June 17, 2009, 09:38:51 am
I'm sure that make playing Tapper extra fun  ;D
Title: Re: Cup Holders
Post by: ArcadeBliss on June 17, 2009, 09:41:44 am
Hahaha gotcha beat....
Houston, errrr we have liftoff....roger

Where did you get that pic of the cab. It looks just like mine, minus the keg and tap of course  :)
Title: Re: Cup Holders
Post by: garnerb350 on June 17, 2009, 01:22:51 pm
Where did you get that pic of the cab. It looks just like mine, minus the keg and tap of course  :)




It one that i drew out in Illustrator last year...( I made a model to decide what t-molding & artwork  to go with) I kept it just incase I needed it ....


But serousily....where can i find cup holders... :laugh2:
Title: Re: Cup Holders
Post by: tomdotcom on June 17, 2009, 02:26:05 pm
I got my flip down cup holder for my old mame cabinet from a store that carries boat parts. They were just plain black ones and they flipped up closed when not in use. I have seen something similar at walmart as well.
Title: Re: Cup Holders
Post by: jasonbar on June 17, 2009, 07:26:00 pm
Bicycle water bottle cages!

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/Arcade%20Game/22cupholdersgun.jpg

Rugged, cheap, don't block anything (spindly!), hold a beer bottle, tumbler, plastic cup, etc.

-Jason
Title: Re: Cup Holders
Post by: BASS! on June 17, 2009, 07:37:32 pm
I'm using boat cup holders in mine. All you have to do is cut a hole in your pannel and these drop right in.

check out ebay - boat cup holders

Title: Re: Cup Holders
Post by: patrickl on June 17, 2009, 07:45:38 pm
Doesn't the PC come with a cup holder already?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eAaNI6bfI8[/youtube]
Title: Re: Cup Holders
Post by: Hitek on June 17, 2009, 08:54:17 pm
Happ controls has cupholders: http://www.happcontrols.com/accessories/27142200.htm
I have 4 of them for mine, but they're not installed yet.
Title: Re: Cup Holders
Post by: MortalManiak on June 18, 2009, 09:23:36 am
Well, i was going to do one of these when i got back, but now that someone's already done it...  :cry:


Okay... I will probably still do it  ;D

That one lacks a bit of style  :afro:

I also don't think that comment about the PC already having a cupholder got the appreciation it deserves, so...

 :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:

Seriously, it almost depends on what type of drinks you plan on having most frequently.  I prefer chilled, handled mugs of beer in pint and liter(yes, one liter) sizes full of frosty, condensation-forming brew.  These require shallower coaster style "cup holders".   :cheers:
Title: Re: Cup Holders
Post by: severdhed on June 18, 2009, 09:46:59 am
i bought some flip down style cup holders at walmart for around $3.  they work great for cans..but not much else.  i do have a chuck e cheese token cup i keep my tokens in, that usually sits in one of the cupholders
Title: Re: Cup Holders
Post by: LLUncoolJ on June 18, 2009, 09:53:45 am
Happ controls has cupholders: http://www.happcontrols.com/accessories/27142200.htm
I have 4 of them for mine, but they're not installed yet.

These are what I have installed on my cabinet. The frozen mugs will fit in them too, just not all the way down. Some of the best money I spent in my gameroom. I have one on my pinball too, but it came attached to a bracket that you attach with the bolts that hold the front leg on.