Magic Sliders?

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Anyone have any experience moving around cabinets on these things? What size did you get?

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I have a set of Moving Men, which I think are the same thing. They are about 6" in diameter. I just used them to move 4 games and they work OK.

Not as nice as a hand truck, as they are prone to pop out from under the legs of the games, but they definitely helped preserve the new rug.

EDIT: I just looked those up, and they look a lot nicer than the things I have. Mine are just generic with a piece of foam for the legs to sink down into to keep them from slipping off.
 
I got a set of 8 furniture sliders (the big round kind), not Magic Slider brand, but another brand from Home Depot. Let me tell you...I changed my whole gaming area around with these in no time. It was much easier than lugging the cabinets around on the carpet or using a dolly, where I couldn't get into tighter areas. My only regret is not buying more of them. Now if I have to move a game for any reason, the sliders go underneath the game first.

They look a lot like these:
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I use the ones from Ace Hardware- I think they're 4 inches in diameter. I keep two under each game under each back corner by the wall. Then I have an extra two to put under each front corner when I want to move them out. I suppose I could just keep four under each game, but I think they look funny sticking out when the games are in place.
 
I use the ones from Ace Hardware- I think they're 4 inches in diameter. I keep two under each game under each back corner by the wall. Then I have an extra two to put under each front corner when I want to move them out. I suppose I could just keep four under each game, but I think they look funny sticking out when the games are in place.


I have a feeling the games would also move when being played if you kept 4 under there, right?
 
I use the ones from Ace Hardware- I think they're 4 inches in diameter. I keep two under each game under each back corner by the wall. Then I have an extra two to put under each front corner when I want to move them out. I suppose I could just keep four under each game, but I think they look funny sticking out when the games are in place.

Yeah, I had some that my wife wanted to keep permanently under our couch legs, but they looked funny there, so I took 'em out. If I have to move a game out, I just put two under the front and shimmy the game out to where I can get two more in the back.

I have a feeling the games would also move when being played if you kept 4 under there, right?

Yep, that's also what I don't want happening.
 
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The ones OP is referring to (if you truly mean magic sliders) come with adhesive pads and adhere to the bottom of the cabinet feet. They are permanent for the most part. I think 2 inch diameter is the right size for this application. I have them on 50% of my games and on my pinball and they are swell. Those big bitches you fool-fine young fellows are referring to are worthless. I had a set of those too. They pop out from under the game before you can even get the cabinet moved 2-3 feet.
 
The ones OP is referring to (if you truly mean magic sliders) come with adhesive pads and adhere to the bottom of the cabinet feet. They are permanent for the most part. I think 2 inch diameter is the right size for this application. I have them on 50% of my games and on my pinball and they are swell. Those big bitches you fool-fine young fellows are referring to are worthless. I had a set of those too. They pop out from under the game before you can even get the cabinet moved 2-3 feet.

I had one pop out one time, and that was it, and that was b/c the cab's leg wasn't down low enough to match the others. I've moved cabs all the way across my basement without them popping out.
 
I buy mine from Walmart. They come in cheap value packs for like $10-15. They work wonders on my carpet. I'm able to slide my 4P Konami cab in and out with ease. All of my games are easy to move around. It's better than using cardboard for sure.
 
I bought generic ones off of ebay. I keep them under my games permanently and haven't had any movement issues. Mine are on Tile. I didn't want to take a chance of the metal levelers chipping the tile.
 
I buy them from Hong Kong Fuey Tools (HFT) there are usually two sets of 4, one big set and a smaller set in each box. If you buy them when they have coupons, it is around $4 for a set.

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I have the 2" Magic Sliders brand sliders permanently attached to all my games. All my games also have brand new leg levelers and new mounts where they were needed. I have all my games on carpet and they slide around effortlessly. Even my Discs of Tron which must weigh 400lbs is a 1 person job to move around.

For my Jungle King and Donkey Kong, which both have wooden bases without levelers, I installed some corner brackets with threads for the levelers. It is nice to be able to rearrange / work on the games on a whim.
 
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I have the smaller 2" ones under all my pins. In addition to moving the machines around the room, they also make it easier to bang the machine around to save the ball.
 
I knew i could count on you guys for some solid feedback! Thanks for all the comments! I will have to see what the local depot has!
 
I have a feeling the games would also move when being played if you kept 4 under there, right?

This just means you don't have enough games. The only way any of mine would move would be towards me, which wouldn't happen if I was playing. Don't make the mistake to think these things are on wheels and will move around just by breathing on it. You still need to apply a little effort to get them to move around. It just makes it a lot easier to move....
 
This just means you don't have enough games. The only way any of mine would move would be towards me, which wouldn't happen if I was playing. Don't make the mistake to think these things are on wheels and will move around just by breathing on it. You still need to apply a little effort to get them to move around. It just makes it a lot easier to move....

I bought these things, 4 per pack. They fit great under the Nintendo cabs and make the games MUCH easier to move. At about $7 a pack, I am pretty happy with them. I am sure they can be had online for much less! The games are just heavy enough that the cab does not move, but both my machines are dual monitors, ymmv...

Thanks for the feedback, I would recommend these things.
 

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Add me to the list of Magic Slider users. I have them under two of my cabs on concrete and love them. The games don't move at all during play and I have them on all four corners. One of my games is in a corner and these make it much easier to get back there if I need to.
 
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