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Zobeid:

--- Quote from: MaximRecoil on February 24, 2008, 08:55:41 am ---So is vinyl by that line of reasoning. The difference here is that plexiglas is thick and rigid (usually at least 1/16" thick) while the Lexan used for original CPO's is not.
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Are we talking about the same Lexan here?  As far as I know, Lexan is polycarbonate.  It's what aircraft canopies are made of.  It's what safety glasses are made of.  It's what CDs and DVDs are made of.  It's a hard, stiff material.



--- Quote ---What do you think is on top of those metal control panels? Or on top of the wood control panels for that matter?
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Either paint or vinyl stickers, I always assumed.

As a purely practical matter. . . .

If you only put something soft (like vinyl) on the top of your control panel, then you have to make the panel reasonably smooth.  If there are recesses, then you have to cover them with something stiff.  Having recessed components and covering with with something soft -- anything soft -- wasn't done in the old days for the same reason we don't do it today: because it doesn't work.

If you want to hide screws, bolts, dust washers, things like that. . .   Then you practically need something stiff to cover them up.  That could be acrylic, it could be metal, it could be something else.  I'm not picky, but I'm just saying that's how it has to be arranged.

MaximRecoil:

--- Quote from: Zobeid on February 24, 2008, 09:42:50 am ---
--- Quote from: MaximRecoil on February 24, 2008, 08:55:41 am ---So is vinyl by that line of reasoning. The difference here is that plexiglas is thick and rigid (usually at least 1/16" thick) while the Lexan used for original CPO's is not.
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Are we talking about the same Lexan here?  As far as I know, Lexan is polycarbonate.  It's what aircraft canopies are made of.  It's what safety glasses are made of.  It's what CDs and DVDs are made of.  It's a hard, stiff material.
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It is not a hard and stiff material when it is only .015" or .020" thick. You can roll it up like a poster and ship it in a mailing tube. In fact, I have an NOS "Street Fighter II: The World Warrior" Lexan CPO in the other room that is rolled up in just such a manner. How do you think it conforms to bends in the control panel? And yes, Lexan is polycarbonate.



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--- Quote ---What do you think is on top of those metal control panels? Or on top of the wood control panels for that matter?
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Either paint or vinyl stickers, I always assumed.
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No, they are made of Lexan. There are a few that are silk-screened and painted directly to the steel (Asteroids comes to mind) but that is the exception rather than the rule. Nearly any game you'd care to name came with a thin, flexible Lexan CPO with the artwork reverse-printed on the underside of it from the factory, whether it was a wood or steel CP.

Edit: This is a typical CPO thickness Lexan as used on most original arcade machines:





I know because I had it screen-printed, and I specified the material.

clickhea:
if anyone runs into the same problem and comes across this thread in their search..

the countersink of the u360 plates works perfect.

DeLuSioNal29:

--- Quote from: clickhea on February 24, 2008, 04:59:07 pm ---if anyone runs into the same problem and comes across this thread in their search..

the countersink of the u360 plates works perfect.

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Great to hear!  I'm glad that's an option, as my next CP will most likely use those.

~ DeLuSioNaL

badkitty:
i know the point is probably moot by now, but i wanted to add my 3cents , in case someone else has this problem, more ideas are always good.

 I ran into that problem with my trackball, simpe solution, i hot glued the crap out of it, and i mean FILLED the 1/4'' gap all the way around it. a good 100hrs+ has been put on to it and its rock solid.

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