Rip Off - Can this be repaired without a workshop really?

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Rip Off - Can this be repaired without a workshop really?

I don't have a garage or workshop. So I've barely done any cabinet repair. That being said, what would you recommend for fixing something like this?

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I'd cut a new piece for the top, and if there's enough of that side left try and bondo it. It looks pretty fried.

You could cut another piece a little bigger for the side and sand it. Get a piece of MDF the same thickness, cut it square and big enough to go over that area. Then take a sawsall and cut out the bad spot and leave the best square corner you can. Then cut the curve/countour in it just a little larger than the old one with a jigsaw.

Put in the new top, then put the piece on the side. Fit it into the corner and put a nailer on the inside and attach it. Sand it to shape in place, and fill in the crack to the side with wood filler or bondo and sand it smooth.

The toughest part is getting a router and cutting the T molding slot. I had to order a special one for like $25. You could cut the t-molding on the top piece with a saw. But the contoured on on the side will be harder. If you wanted to, you could try with a hacksaw to cut the slot.

But there's gonna be a lot of dust, lots of it.
 
If you're going to go the described route I'd recommend doing almost the entire job with a router. Use a straight bit with a guide to remove the old chunk. Rough cut a piece of plywood or MDF for the replacement chunk (cut from a 'true' edge so it will fit snugly with the edge you made). Position and clamp that to the opposite side in the same place and use the good side to template a new piece with a flush cutting bit. Then add the t-molding slot (which you could do before you mount it to the machine as well) and glue + clamp it into place. Then add staples or screws from inside later.

As for the chunk missing from the top you're probably going to have to bondo it and sand it while the other piece is off, or just ignore it and let the new piece hide that damage. Or cut a whole new piece as previous poster suggested, but it probably has angled cuts and such.

I do all kinds of stupid shit indoors at my apartment like this btw, but honestly I don't think I'd even consider using a router inside even with a dust collector or shop vac attached.
 
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Measure that top panel and get someone to cut you a new piece.

Then, knock off the top panel and fix the side panel with bondo. Bond indoors is really not a good idea.... its fumes are pretty toxic. So you should slide it outside for that.

For that small section you can slot it probably pretty well enough with a dremel.
 
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I think Kspiff has the right idea, I'd either replace the entire side if it looks like it can come off without destroying everything else, using a router and the opposite side as a template, or I'd cut that corner off and put in fresh wood with a biscuit joiner, make a template using the other side and rout it to match. For the top you might be able to get away with clamping/gluing it back together and using Bondo, and maybe re-enforce it by drilling some holes and gluing in some dowels, but again if you can away with replacing the entire piece you'd be better off doing that.

Yeah I know easy for me to say, but IMHO it doesn't look like there's enough left to work with to do anything short of that, at least to do it right.

Also keep in mind there's a couple people here on KLOV whom make new cabs using CNC machines, I don't know if they make Rip Off compatible cabs, whether they'll sell you just a couple panels and shipping will be a killer, but it might be worth looking into.
 
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Yeah, this is looking to be outside of my skill range and I just don't have the tools and no place to work on it to do this kind of stuff. I think I'm going to have to live with it or find someone else who wants to tackle the project.
 
Yeah, this is looking to be outside of my skill range and I just don't have the tools and no place to work on it to do this kind of stuff. I think I'm going to have to live with it or find someone else who wants to tackle the project.

Too bad you're so far away otherwise I'd offer some help, it shouldn't be that bad with the right tools.
 
If that's the cab you mentioned in the 'price check' thread I just responded to...

I revise my answer to $250

That cab is major rough. How does the top of the cab get so busted up?
To do it right, the black vinyl on the sides will have to be replaced and that, unfortunately, impacts the side art.

Fixable for sure but sad just the same.
 
If that's the cab you mentioned in the 'price check' thread I just responded to...

I revise my answer to $250

That cab is major rough. How does the top of the cab get so busted up?
To do it right, the black vinyl on the sides will have to be replaced and that, unfortunately, impacts the side art.

Fixable for sure but sad just the same.

Yep, same one. That's why I asked the way I did in the other thread.....trying to determine the value if I fix it up to see if it's going to be worth while to do so. And from what I'm learning here, it doesn't matter since I don't have any way to do the work anyway.
 
Well, it's worth $250 - $300 all day long if it's working.
Those cine monitors are full digital and a pain in the ass.
I once had 4 cines in a row, WORKING !!! Holy shit... wish I had taken a picture.
Every one of those monitors eventually took a dump.
:(

If we were closer geographically I would buy it... just to play it.
Love the game.
 
Well I just talked to my kids a little while ago about possibly selling it and they begged me not to. They do love the multi-player thing since it adds a fun element to the game play. So I guess it's staying for now. I told them I'd keep it at least through the holidays so they could have their friends over to play.
 
Isn't there some crusty old dude in your neighborhood who is good with woodworking? Every neighborhood has one. Find him, then rent a router from a home improvement place, get a big piece of plywood, lay the cabinet flat in your driveway, clamp the wood to the good side and 'trace' out a replacement side with the router as has been recommended above.

Rip Off is a cool game and needs to stay in your collection. Think of the kids! :)
 
Isn't there some crusty old dude in your neighborhood who is good with woodworking? Every neighborhood has one. Find him, then rent a router from a home improvement place, get a big piece of plywood, lay the cabinet flat in your driveway, clamp the wood to the good side and 'trace' out a replacement side with the router as has been recommended above.

Rip Off is a cool game and needs to stay in your collection. Think of the kids! :)

Funny you said that because I was just thinking the same thing. I have a neighbor (not crusty though) who is a cabinet maker and if he has time maybe I can persuade him to assist.
 
Yes, keep it for THE CHILDREN! :D

Funny you said that because I was just thinking the same thing. I have a neighbor (not crusty though) who is a cabinet maker and if he has time maybe I can persuade him to assist.

Sounds like exactly the kind of guy whom can fix it, try to talk him into doing it for a few bucks and a six-pack!
 
So I think I'm going to tackle this. But I have a question about the top edge of the game. When I put the plastic bezel in there's a gap at the top as you can see. There's also what looks like a broken piece of wood along the top center. Can anyone explain to me what this should look like? Or better yet, can someone take a pic for me to see? Thanks!

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Never seen the game -so this is just a guess; but it looks to me like some particle board was glued / stapled behind the marquee to have something to mount to and block light.
 
Here's a shot of the top of the Ripoff cabinet at Funspot. As you can see there's a strip of wood about 2" tall that holds the bezel in place.

EDIT: Actually that piece is about 1.5" tall x 5/16 thick. I measured it while I was there for a Ripoff model for 3dArcade.

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Awesome. Thank you! Do you know how it's held on? I don't see any screws but it seems like it would need to come off to replace the bezel from time to time.
 
If it's just the corner, that is not that hard to patch. If you have some basic tools, you can pull it off without a wood shop.

Mark off the rotted corner with a straight edge just beyond the rot. If you have a circular saw, set the blade depth to exactly the thickness of the wood. You want the blade tips to just cut all the way through and maybe 1/2mm more. Clamp (or screw) a piece of wood to the cabinet to use as a saw guide and cut along your straight line. If you don't have a circular saw, but a miter box saw and saw parallel to the flat surface. That will take a good bit more time, but you will end up with a nice cut.

Use the other side of the cabinet and the cut off to make your replacement piece. It may be helpful to make a cardboard template before cutting actual wood. Test your new piece for fit, remake it a few times to get it right, then join the patch to the side panel with wood dowels and polyurethane glue. Once that is dry, put a 2" hardwood cleat along/over the seam (internal to the cabinet) and attach it to the cabinet with poly glue and screws.
 
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