Quoted from GoneFishinLvMsg:hey are just some cheap Christmas lights from Kmart.
Wow, works out pretty well, and cheap!
Quoted from DrStarkweather:Wow, works out pretty well, and cheap!
About the only thing that was cheap!
Quoted from GoneFishinLvMsg:Here's a video.
» YouTube video
Get the F outta here....
That is by far the coolest thing i have seen in years...
AWESOME !
Quoted from Gerry:What did you use to fill the holes and Voids in the PF... ?
Envirotex. The same stuff I used to cover it. It was a royal pain in the arse because you can't fill more than an 1/8" at a time, so it took me a week of just filling all the holes. Plus I found lots of leaks where it dripped onto the rest of the bar underneath or my garage floor. Also, despite my best efforts I was still not able to get all the bubbles out, resulting in the whitish appearance for all the playfield voids that hides the expensive and nicely stained oak plywood below.
Still looks ok though, I think.
Yes it sure does, what a nice job....
That is a great idea, and just would make any gameroom look killer....
WOW, very cool.....
Thanks dude! I just can't wait to start pouring beers with it. The keg box/cooler was a whole nother engineering project in itself!
Wows! This is killer! Even my wife is impressed. Nice job, GoneFishinLvMsg!
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Quoted from GoneFishinLvMsg:Not what you expected, I suppose. I just finished pouring the epoxy topcoat for my barcade. It's shiny!
Man! I have been thinking about doing this for some time now, but time money and space have limited my options. You have made an awesome bar! Well done!
Quoted from toyotaboy:I think I wanna cry.. Are you seriously going to put beers on top of that earthshaker playfied?
It will be fine, he coated it with Envirotex, besides that not every playfield can be touched up and put into a restored game.
Thanks dude! I just can't wait to start pouring beers with it. The keg box/cooler was a whole nother engineering project in itself!
The keg box can hold 2 half barrels or a half and two slim quarters. Right now it just keeps my bottled beer cold until I get the rest of the bar done. A compact freezer keeps it a nice chilly 32 degrees.
Very cool! That bartop resin is very scary to work with. If you screw it up you're SOL. I found the trick to get rid of the air bubbles is a hot air gun. Very hot, very low blower setting. They bubble right out when hit with the hot air.
From my model railroading days the trick is carbon dioxide to relieve the surface tension and allowing bublles to float up and out. Best was a propane torch waved over the clear. The heat doesn't do it, the CO2 does.
Quoted from Cliffy:From my model railroading days the trick is carbon dioxide to relieve the surface tension and allowing bublles to float up and out. Best was a propane torch waved over the clear. The heat doesn't do it, the CO2 does.
This is what I used. I found that the heat from the torch helped smooth it out too and eliminate the ripples. Gotta be careful so you don't burn it though. There are some imperfections, but they are hard to see unless you are really looking. I'm sure in low light conditions where the bar will eventually be it'll be even harder. I'm pleased with it.
Quoted from GoneFishinLvMsg:I'm pleased with it.
Dude... no kidding, that's awesome. Super nice work
Awesome! Very unique. Makes quite the conversation I bet amongst family and friends whether or not they're pinheads.
I have a novel idea why not combine an old soda can dispensing machine/hybrid that dispenses beer cans out the coin door when a high score is met instead of the usual extra game credit.
That would be a frustration for people if they had to earn their Beer that way.
When you have friends over who drink too much and clean you out it will kinda restrict there fast drinking habits too.
What did the bartop resin say to sand the wood with to allow it to grip?
The stuff I have says the entire surface needs to be sanded to 100 grit or the epoxy will lift over time.
Quoted from vid1900:What did the bartop resin say to sand the wood with to allow it to grip?
The stuff I have says the entire surface needs to be sanded to 100 grit or the epoxy will lift over time.
Nope and judging by the way this stuff adheres to a smooth concrete floor, bare aluminum, plastic and fingers, I don't anticipate any problems.
Quoted from GoneFishinLvMsg:Nope and judging by the way this stuff adheres to a smooth concrete floor, bare aluminum, plastic and fingers, I don't anticipate any problems.
Nope what?
What do they recommend?
Envirotex says to scuff up painted, polyurethane or lacquer surfaces prior to application, but they don't seem to say to what grit.
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