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Level42:

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--- 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.


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+1 !! And +1 for the white Nintendo but I'm sure the mold for that is not in David's hands unlike all the Atari molds.....

HoopstarsGarage:

--- Quote from: Daviea on May 02, 2009, 04:07:13 pm ---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.


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I "think" the narrow t-molding is closer to the 3/4" (18mm) width.  It is a lot flatter than the stuff that is available from the usual suppliers like t-molding.com.  I'd suggest it is very similar to the Nintendo cab profile..

I actually don't have a SWC cab to measure it (my project is a scratch-built example) but here is an example photo from my many "stock" photos..



Daviea:
I definitely don't have the Nintendo extrusion dies handy, but it would be an easy thing to produce.  I'm completely unfamiliar with the Nintendo t-molding, so I don't even know what I would be up against at this point.  I could look into it, but I've already got so much on my plate, I'd rather hold off until which time I get a few specific projects completed.

David Adams
RAM Controls


--- Quote from: Level42 on May 03, 2009, 02:36:51 am ---+1 !! And +1 for the white Nintendo but I'm sure the mold for that is not in David's hands unlike all the Atari molds.....

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Daviea:
Hey Hoops,

I'm pretty sure this is the 1/2" t-molding and I DO have the extrusion die for this product.  To make a decent run of this, I would have to commit around $1000 to $1200 just to get the job started.  Knowing the slow times when dealing with plastics companies, it would take them about 3-5 weeks to complete, but a nice flat t-molding like this would probably take the lesser of the timeframe considering that there's no ribbing to worry about.  Obviously, I'll need to make some of this anyway because of the SW cockpit project, but this is on the back burner for now UNLESS someone wants to step up and supply the initial $1K-$1.2K to get it going.  If that were the case, I would drop this project right into the lap of a plastic extrusion company and let them deal with it.  Of course, I would commit to 10,000ft as usual and I would pay for the remainder of the run myself.

David Adams
RAM Controls


--- Quote from: HoopstarsGarage on May 03, 2009, 05:15:22 am ---I "think" the narrow t-molding is closer to the 3/4" (18mm) width.  It is a lot flatter than the stuff that is available from the usual suppliers like t-molding.com.  I'd suggest it is very similar to the Nintendo cab profile..

I actually don't have a SWC cab to measure it (my project is a scratch-built example) but here is an example photo from my many "stock" photos..





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HoopstarsGarage:

--- Quote from: Daviea on May 03, 2009, 02:49:55 pm ---UNLESS someone wants to step up and supply the initial $1K-$1.2K to get it going.  If that were the case, I would drop this project right into the lap of a plastic extrusion company and let them deal with it.  Of course, I would commit to 10,000ft as usual and I would pay for the remainder of the run myself.

David Adams
RAM Controls


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Hey David

I honestly wish I was in a position to pony up and get this part of the project going...  unfortunately I am not, but maybe I can rattle up some support from the different arcade related forums I frequent...

Once again, it just goes to show us all how much you put your hand into your own pocket for all of these components...  I hope I can keep supporting your projects.!! :applaud:


Hoops

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