I just received my DK repop control panel from Mike's Arcade. It's advertised as laminate but it's actually double sided 1/2" melamine on particle board. Has anyone else purchased one of these and if so, what was your experience?
It's funny you say that, from the side it looks like particle board but where it was routed it looks like OSB. The flakes are smaller though, not like normal OSB. Either way, it's not 9/16" plywood and it's not laminate.
This is made from wood not MDF routed to original thickness with a finished one side, also included true flat white t-molding that was used on Nintendo cabinets. This does not include any hardware or Control panel overlay. Made for Donkey Kong Jr. Donkey Kong Popeye
Thanks for the heads up on the wood, I should have just relaminated mine, didn't make sense at the time though. It was rough and needed everything. The only thing pretty much worth saving was the wood.
It's funny you say that, from the side it looks like particle board but where it was routed it looks like OSB. The flakes are smaller though, not like normal OSB. Either way, it's not 9/16" plywood and it's not laminate.
HD OSB = High Density Oriented Strand Board. But I think it might actually be "wafer board" which uses smaller flakes that are randomly placed instead of OSB's larger and more carefully oriented strands. Anyway, it *is* an engineered material, not natural. And it is *not* particle board...which should be outlawed because it is a crime against humanity.