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Heartburn:
Hi there,

I'm about 60% of the way through my first MAME cab, using the recently published "Build Your Own Arcade" book (which uses LuSid's plans).  I'm not sure I want to use European hinges, as the book recommends, because I'd rather not drill 35mm holes in the MDF.  I can't see how to use normal hinges and still achieve the 3/4" recessing.  It seems like most normal hinges assume that the door will overlay the opening, or at worst be flush with it.

For those of you who put a hinged front door on your cab, could you give me a hint about how did you did it?

Thanks!

jbeersm:
My cabinet is only about 80% complete and I went with the European hinges which are working just fine.

paigeoliver:
There isn't a hinge anywhere on my cabinet, maybe I did something wrong?  ;D

bionicbadger:

--- Quote from: paigeoliver on July 28, 2004, 05:29:08 pm ---There isn't a hinge anywhere on my cabinet, maybe I did something wrong?  ;D

--- End quote ---

My cabinet has no hinges either, other than the tiny ones on the coin door....

I used a modified lucid plan too, just screwed the front panel on permanently and built it so that I could remove the entire back panel for access.

ras2a:
no hinges here either...but then Im using different cab plans.  You could say Im 'unhinged' :o

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