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Daviea:
Hey Ray,

This is totally within the realm of possibility.  I've been doing an inventory of all the Atari tooling since I got back and I have MANY profile extrusion dies in my possession, including 3/4" smooth t-molding and 1-1/2" smooth t-molding (I assume this one is for Assault) which I've been eyeballing for awhile now.  I'll probably end up doing the 1-1/2" smooth because I do intend to make a repro cabinet *eventually*. 

**note: side rant which has nothing to do with this thread**
Speaking of which, I get a lot of flak from various people who whine and moan about me staking a claim to "too many" repro projects that I "never intend to complete" or some similar rantings.  When I first started doing this, I just created a repro item and then surprised everyone with it which was a very cool thing.  Then I worked on those repro Atari cones and happened to release all three type just as someone else released one type.  The infamous "cone wars" ensued between the other supplier and one of my resellers.  It got kind of brutal and underhanded at one point.  Anyhow, people complained to me that I needed to state my intentions in the future so that would never happen again.  OK, fine.  Made sense to me.

So, now I state my intentions.  How's that working out for me?  One word: complaints.  I just cannot win.  Granted, I do seem to take a lot of trips out of the country which delay my projects quite a bit, but if I state an intention, you can bet money that I'm working on it and probably dumping more money into it than anybody else would.  Oh and let me state this for the record, if I am working on a reproduction item which is taking too long to complete and someone else wants to work on the same item, please do so.  By all means, please.  I absolutely *love* to see other people do reproduction work, so go for it.  Just don't take it out on me for announcing my intentions.
** end side rant**

Ok, sorry about that...  I just wanted to get that off my chest while I was thinking about it.

So, show of hands, how many people want to see 1-1/2" smooth t-molding for their Atari (Namco) Assault games?  Also, show of hands for the 3/4" smooth (glossy-type)?  I have the dies, so it's only a matter of finding a new extrusion vendor and coughing up some cabbage.

This poor thread has been dragged all over the place topic-wise.

David Adams
RAM Controls


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--- Quote from: Daviea on April 29, 2009, 07:52:30 pm ---Though, there's an interesting process (which I'll describe later) that lends itself to a more glossy finish on polyethylene t-molding.  The plastics industry seems to be interesting at every turn.
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Any chance you could produce some standard size black t-molding with this extra gloss finish as well? This is something I have noticed when comparing my original Atari black t-molding on a number of machines, compared to today's widely available new black t-molding in the same size. I just don't like it as much (kind of a satin finish and not as pitch black).


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HoopstarsGarage:
Not sure if it is the same, but I'd love to see the narrower Atari SWC t-molding repro'd..


Hoops

Paul Olson:
Hey David,
I think there would be a huge amount of interest in flat white T-molding for the Nintendo cabs in both sizes. There is no source that offers completely flat like the original.

Paul

RayB:

--- Quote from: Daviea on May 02, 2009, 01:36:22 am ---So, show of hands, how many people want to see 1-1/2" smooth t-molding for their Atari (Namco) Assault games?  Also, show of hands for the 3/4" smooth (glossy-type)?  I have the dies, so it's only a matter of finding a new extrusion vendor and coughing up some cabbage.
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*hand raised for 3/4"*  I would use it not only on Atari cabs, but pretty much any cab that needs black t-molding.

Daviea:
Hoops,

The narrow t-molding, is that the 1/2" or the 3/4"?  I think I have a 1/2" extrusion die, but I'm not entirely sure of the size.

Something really strange about the extrusion process is that the die has a much larger, exaggerated if you will, profile of the part to be made.  Looking at the die, you'd think the part to be made is much larger than it really is.  As the plastic comes out of the die and draws down (shrinks) in the water bath, it conforms to the desired size.  So, when I look at these dies, it's sometimes difficult to tell what size the end product t-molding is supposed to be unless that information is already indicated on the die itself.  Although, I am starting to get a good feel for how it works.

David Adams
RAM Controls


--- Quote from: HoopstarsGarage on May 02, 2009, 10:57:59 am ---Not sure if it is the same, but I'd love to see the narrower Atari SWC t-molding repro'd..


Hoops

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