What metal arcade parts need reproduced?

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Control panels? Brackets? what is really in demand, and short on supply? I found a local place that does cnc plasma cutting. Sending them .DXF files for Dragon's Lair/Space ace marquee brackets tomorrow for a price quote. Give me some ideas! Brett
 
Dave at RAM was inquiring about the vents that go on the top of Atari cabinets. You might work with him or make sure he's not already doing that one.
 
It would be nice to have a source for the chrome coin insert bezel for the Midway coin doors .
 
The bracket on Tron that covers the transition from the shroud to the light cover. I don't need one, but I believe many people are looking for them.

Also the metal Gottlieb coin door insert is very hard to find. I believe there are licensing issues around this, but someone here has a license to repro Gottlieb stuff.
 
i agree on the midway coin slots, those are a stamped part for sure. The Tron piece, i'm sure i have one of those too, my tron is stored in a couple milk crates lol. Pretty much anything that is sheetmetal, that can be formed i can do, i have access to a sheetmetal brake. What about dedicated space ace control panels? Dragon's Lair control panels?
 
Dave at RAM was inquiring about the vents that go on the top of Atari cabinets. You might work with him or make sure he's not already doing that one.

which vent covers, i have several boxes of NOS atari and midway ones

troy
 
Local to you or local to me ? When you pick-up your plywood, your a few blocks away from one of the best places in town. I was going to post a question just like this later in the year. If you find something you can't make LMK. I have access to 4 CNC's Mills, 4 Presses (250 Ton Max) CNC lathe, Wire EDM's, grinders, mills, you name it. I have one part already laid out for this winters project. :)

Control panels? Brackets? what is really in demand, and short on supply? I found a local place that does cnc plasma cutting. Sending them .DXF files for Dragon's Lair/Space ace marquee brackets tomorrow for a price quote. Give me some ideas! Brett
 
Like this:

Atari Vent

Used on System II cabs and a variety of others.

These are what i have, measurements are 13 by 4 and i have 2 styles

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It would be nice to have a source for the chrome coin insert bezel for the Midway coin doors .

These would sell real good. I almost had some made up but the cost of the dies were going to be real expensive. I dont think you could make them with a cnc cutter, they would have to be stamped or milled. Stamping is the cheaper option once you get past the cost of the dies but milling them is probably most cost effective for small production.
 
the cheapest thing would be for someone to make me an offer on the 175 of them that i have and let that person sell individually to make the money off of them

ive had several people ask me and ill start a fs thread later, but i want 5.00 each for them on 1-5 quantity, 5-10 would be 4.50, the worst part is that shipping would be 8.00 for 1-10 of them

troy

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I know one thing that's always missing.....the perf. shields to the high voltage cage of the WG6100 monitors. These arn't sheet metal, though.....I believe they're aluminum.

Edward
 
i just sent photos of the midway coin slot parts to see what the cost would be on dies/stamping/chrome plating. At least i'd have an idea on it, i had thought of those long ago, because i have never owned a midway game where those weren't rusted.
 
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Dynamo HS-5 and HS-1 control panels. It would be nice to get them in various configurations, but just solid blanks would be better than nothing. Theres a lot of dynamo cabs out there that have been half assed and butchered up over the years.
 
i just sent photos of the midway coin slot parts to see what the cost would be on dies/stamping/chrome plating. At least i'd have an idea on it, i had thought of those long ago, because i have never owned a midway game where those weren't rusted.

I would guess they would sell rather well, as long as they weren't too pricey. Most classic Midway games have 2, and for folks who like to restore their games to minty condition, they would be a must.
 
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