Does anyone know if i can still get the base molding for this game. Every where I look is sold out.
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Does anyone know if i can still get the base molding for this game. Every where I look is sold out.
Chris is the only one I knew that ever had it reproed. Not sure if he has any left.
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=216659&highlight=720+t-molding
buying it is one thing...putting the freakin stuff on is something else entirely
I put new molding on my Toobin. Here's what the problem was
-There were many narrow crown staples shot through the bottom of the cabinet, through the slot to help secure the t-molding.
-The t-molding slot was slightly too wide for the new molding. What I used that was the correct width, but very slightly different than OEM, was the SW cockpit repro molding.
What I did to install it:
-I pulled all of the staples out through the bottom, which was a PITA.
-I glued thin strips of wood, cut to correct width, into the t-molding slot, using Titebond.
-I used a slot cutting bit and a router to recut the slot to a narrower width.
-Even then, working the new molding around the corners was a pain, I may have used a few staples in the install, and I did use glue. It came out great, but was a lot of work.
When you went around the corners did you notch it at the bends? I do this on 3/4" T molding I imagine I will have to do it with the bigger stuff.
Absolutely, I had to. I also painted the base with oil based satin black while I was at it.
Why did you paint it?
Currently I'm rebuilding the base. The 3/4 plywood on the bottom was warped. I cut a new piece for that. The particle board piece that the T molding goes into broke at one of the front corners when removing it from the old piece of plywood. I used resin to glue it back together. I can't find particle board or plywood in my area that's thicker than 3/4", so I have to fix what I have. Hopefully its dry when I go back out to work on it today. (It was a little cold out there so drying was taking longer. Should be warmer today.) Anyway I was going to laminate the particle board with the resin to harden it up. There are areas where the T molding groove had widened from the particle board splitting deeper along the groove, so I split it wider with a flat screwdriver and filled it with resin. I then clamped it down so it will make a tighter bond and narrow the groove.
I read a lot on here about people using Bondo to fix chunks missing from the cabinet. I use bondo or fiberglass filler to fix small areas, but if its a good sized piece I will use stranded fiberglass filler. Its much stronger. Bondo makes it. Some people may know it as Tiger Hair or Gorilla Hair. I have used this to fix T molding grooves that have become to wide. I put it in there and use a long Sawzall blade to saw the groove back in by hand. The blade is the same thickness as the groove. This has been working for me for the past 12 years.
buying it is one thing...putting the freakin stuff on is something else entirely