Screwing into the side of the machine.

[Iguanaman]

I have been looking into either buying or making a pachinko cabinet (for an Ultraman machine) and noticed that all the instructions seem to show screws that will be going through the cabinet and into the sides of the frame. Looking at my frame (Kyoraku) it appears to be all aluminum/metal sides. Using those screws into a wooden frame I can see but they don't seem appropriate for metal sides. Of those of you who have bought/made cabinets how are you attaching the frame to the cabinet?

[Sid]

I have attached mine by screwing from the inside out..
that way there is no need for putty and sanding etc etc and you can always remove the pachi from the cabinet should you need to.

[Meathead]

Except that I used finish nails, about 4 in each side. I popped a couple at both the top and bottom after I got the correct lean, and then opened the machine and popped them in from the inside, out towards my frame. The result was very sturdy. And I was able to remove a machine already without too much trouble, and no damage.

[Iguanaman]

It sounds like you guys are describing going through a wooden frame. Are you drilling pilot holes through the metal then screwing or nailing?

[luckydog]

you could drill and tap the metal frame or drill thru the metal frame and use a smaller nut and bolt to hold it in

[portercbl]

For the aluminum frame, get self tapping screws and drill a small pilot hole, a bit smaller than the self tapper you bought, through the wood of your cabinet and into the aluminum of the machine frame. Then drill a larger counter sink hole into the wood of the cabinet only, the size of the head of the screw and drive the self tapping screw through the wood and the aluminum. I don't worry about holes showing in the sides because I butt all of my cabinets together on the wall. Hope this helps.
Jerry

[Youngjedi]

My cabinet design allowed for simple chrome bolts to be put in through the sides. As you can see by the plans, It's just two bolts per side

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[kmhamel]

I did mine from the top and bottom, since even the metal frames have a wooden strip to screw to.

http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24066

[Iguanaman]

My frame doesn't have any wood on the sides at all. Pure metal.

I did mine from the top and bottom, since even the metal frames have a wooden strip to screw to.

http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24066

[JohnD0406]

I did mine from the top and bottom, since even the metal frames have a wooden strip to screw to.

The metal frames used in Maharaja, Lassen World, Lupin 3rd, etc. are all metal - no wood on this pachinko, 'cept for the cell...

I haven't mounted mine in a cabinet yet, but there are plenty of pre-drilled holes to use. Might need to use oversized washers with small holes to keep the screw size small. I'm not too worried about it though...

[drcrippen324]

having mounted a ally frame and put feet on meny an a transformer on many an ally frame you have 2 choices first is to drill 4 holes with a high speed drill bit 2 on each side of the frame one top one bottom and that is more than suficiant to hold it or slitley alter your cabinet desigen to have a top and bottom wooden rail to mount the machine on and under (like a parlour) and use teh origonal holes at teh top and bottom thet the parlour used to mount teh machine but using this method make sure teh screws sink in to teh frame flush so they dont catch on teh machine when you close it

[kmhamel]

The metal frames used in Maharaja, Lassen World, Lupin 3rd, etc. are all metal - no wood on this pachinko, 'cept for the cell...

I haven't mounted mine in a cabinet yet, but there are plenty of pre-drilled holes to use. Might need to use oversized washers with small holes to keep the screw size small. I'm not too worried about it though...

That's interesting, my Hewia frame (maharaja) and Jaws both have a 1 inch wooden strip on both the top and the bottom of the frame. I wonder if some vendors remove the strips when they put on feet?

[Chrisdice]

There is no wood at all on my Maharaja.

[MrGoodBurn]

My Maharaja is also all metal, and has pre-drilled holes in it for mounting. Should be the same on all metal frames since I believe this is how they are mounted in the Parlors.