Hardware

[Silverstreak02]

I made a cabinet from pine to hold my Apollo machine. What type of hardware is everyone using to secure the game to the cabinet?

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[MrGneiss]

I always just used two wood screws per side just drilled/screwed from the outside into the wood frame just making sure the screws weren't too long so I didn't screw into anything important!!

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[Pachinko Botan]

I've seem some sort of clamp on the Japanese auction site

https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/...ce_page_search

I'm not sure if this the way I want to go for mine just ideas at the moment

[compirate]

https://www.harborfreight.com/hand-t...amp-96233.html

Something similar for the bottom, should still have some sort of thing at the top. Good if you feel the need to change machines now and then.

I haven't seen any free standing cabinet designs that can handle an open door though.

[Wayne-Ooo]

I use four 1 1/4" screws. Pretty simple and effective.

Similar to how MrGneiss does it. I choose to use chrome finish washers with the screws, to dress it up a bit.

If you didn't want to see the screws, screw from the inside.

[Atoombolle]

Four 1.25" screws for me as well. I'm tempted to get some of those Japanese clamps though for the next time I put one into a cabinet. They're pretty cheap to experiment with anyway.

[Silverstreak02]

Thanks for the ideas. I used three #8 wood screws on the top and the bottom. Nice and secure.

[Pachinko Botan]

https://www.harborfreight.com/hand-t...amp-96233.html

Something similar for the bottom, should still have some sort of thing at the top. Good if you feel the need to change machines now and then.

I haven't seen any free standing cabinet designs that can handle an open door though.

Wonder if you could use the clamp on the top too

[compirate]

Only if it's a close fit, otherwise it pulls up in the top. Some wooden frames don't take it well

[Pachinko Botan]

Possible use the clamps on the bottom and coach bolts ? On the top

[Drunkenclam]

I do use the clamps featured in post #5 for the base of the machines. But they don't work at the top. But because its me. Lucky I also brought the top brackets as well. which includes the worm gears for adjusting the angle of the machines as well. But I haven't fitted them. A lot of newer machines have metal sides and only wooden tops. So can't be secured from the side. unless you drill through the metal first.

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