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TITO - Ticket in Ticket Out, Slot Toppers, Stands and Add-on Accessories => Slot Stands and Bases => Topic started by: MrCruz on February 14, 2016, 07:44:42 PM
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Built a double slot machine stand because I'm getting a second machine soon to go with my jackpot party machine. Just thought I would share a picture before I stain it .
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:NLG_WELCOME: Nice wood work. Now that you have caught the addiction I have a feeling you will be building more stands!! :24: :24: :rotfl:
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Good job,
that's better looking than what I picked to be buried in. :24:
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Looks very nice.
Please don't take any of the following as criticisms - just commenting on the nature of stands.
BTW What makes you think you can stop at just two machines.......
Original casino stands have a large hole cut for a drop bucket. When the hopper gets filled the coins drop below. Turning the drop door on/off is usually a setting of the machine. Of course useless if your TITO.
They also usually had bolt holes - this is a safety thing as the machines would bolt to the stands. You got to think that if someone could stage a machine falling on someone the casino would be a soft target. The light weight Japanese pachilos were sometimes upgraded to have a pull arm - these for sure should be bolted down.
You might also consider having some wiring holes. Most slots have a place out the back for a power cord but they also have one in the base so the cord can go straight down. Put a power bar in the stand. Since you are getting multiple machines you are probably going to want to get into linked progressives and hiding the wires between machines is a must.
Of course the slot stand is a good place to spare parts etc.
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Got one of my machines up on the new double slot stand today after letting the stain dry . Cant wait for the other one to get fixed so i can have them both up and running !
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hello what are the diminutions of the stand or size of do I need to make this
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For most machines, I use 26 inches wide and 20 inches deep per machine as a rule of thumb. The last stand I built used an 8 foot (96 inch) pywood sheet that cut into 2 sections of 20 inches so I could build 2 stands that were 96 x 20 x 16 inches high. I was a little wider than my rule of thumb for 3 machines. I was able to "fit" 4 machines, rather tightly. If it weren't for the fact that 3 of the machines had pull handles and "ears" it would have been an easier fit. My only issue is that it makes maintenance a bit of a pain as I have to move the machines around to fully open the door on any one of them. I will probably just end up removing one of the machines in the future to make it easy on me.
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Nice looking stand!
I haven't yet taken up the side-hobby of carpentry that others seem to enjoy with slots, but it's on the back of the mind sometimes. :idea_2: