Pinheads!

[Amp Divorax]

So there I was at Pinheads, ITGin' it up, when all of a sudden, out of nowhere, comes this little bastard child with no doubt demon-parents who know not what they're doing trying to raise a child, and he kicks the absolute fuck out of the right side of the machine. Completely breakage. Andimiro seriously needs to make some more child-proof cabinets. Stupid little kid. I was so frightened by his monstrous rampage that I, and CDis both barely managed to escape with our lives...

Seriously, that type of behavior (which I saw plenty of when Sultan's Castle was around) is a major reason why I wish I had the money to buy arcade machines for Pump and DDR. (I already got ITG2PC) I hope that kid got an epic b&hammer as regardless of being a minor he should simply know better by that point.

[Ho]

This kid actually just kicked the side of the cabinet in? I've seen and would understand the front speaker covers (or neon) to break when kicked, but I wouldn't expect MDF to collapse unless it had been water damaged, defective, or...basically, something unusual.

the itg2 there is also, very old.

Very old for an ITG2 cabinet is like what...2-3 years? The materials used in construction shouldn't be breaking down yet regardless of how cheaply it may have been made. (And I don't consider the AM-made ITG2 cabs to be cheaply made.)

[Fattoxthegreat]

Nah, it was only the right side neon and plexi (I assume it's plexi, it seemed to shatter pretty easy though) but still a mighty amount of damage for a kid.

[lgolem]

Nah, it was only the right side neon and plexi (I assume it's plexi, it seemed to shatter pretty easy though) but still a mighty amount of damage for a kid.

I have never seen the plexi shatter. The neon underneath will shatter if the plexi is kicked though.

[Ho]

Nah, it was only the right side neon and plexi (I assume it's plexi, it seemed to shatter pretty easy though) but still a mighty amount of damage for a kid.

If that's the case then I'm not surprised. Like lgolem, I've never seen the cover actually shatter, but I've always thought it to be too thin and the neon mounted too close to it to really protect it from impact. However, I would argue that Andamiro doesn't need to build more childproof cabinets...parents need to raise more respectful children. There's just no excuse for that kind of behavior.

[lgolem]

Like lgolem, I've never seen the cover actually shatter, but I've always thought it to be too thin and the neon mounted too close to it to really protect it from impact.

Well Plexi is not supposed to shatter that is why it is safe glass, when it break it just cracks, it is not supposed to shatter at all. Now the neon inside will shatter with ease cause I didn't even hear the pump machine get kicked before I knew it, the neon was broken.

[Ho]

You've got it backward. Safety glass "popcorns." It shatters into tiny little pieces that are too small to fall on you and say...cut your arm off. They use it in cars and stuff so that if a window breaks a huge shard of glass doesn't impale you.

Plexiglass isn't glass and it's not safety glass either. It doesn't shatter, it just cracks. But the panel AM uses on the speaker cover seems like just regular old plastic.

If you want strong, go take a look at the sub covers on IIDX. They appear to be made of the same material and same thickness as the arrow panels on DDR. I'm guessing they would deflect small arms fire and absolutely laugh at the kick of some kid.

But I reiterate:

I would argue that Andamiro doesn't need to build more childproof cabinets...parents need to raise more respectful children. There's just no excuse for that kind of behavior.

[Fluffyumpkins]

Like lgolem, I've never seen the cover actually shatter, but I've always thought it to be too thin and the neon mounted too close to it to really protect it from impact.

Well Plexi is not supposed to shatter that is why it is safe glass, when it break it just cracks, it is not supposed to shatter at all. Now the neon inside will shatter with ease cause I didn't even hear the pump machine get kicked before I knew it, the neon was broken.

I'm testing this at GxS tonight. Brandon, I'll let you know how well your machine holds up!

[Amp Divorax]

Like lgolem, I've never seen the cover actually shatter, but I've always thought it to be too thin and the neon mounted too close to it to really protect it from impact.

Well Plexi is not supposed to shatter that is why it is safe glass, when it break it just cracks, it is not supposed to shatter at all. Now the neon inside will shatter with ease cause I didn't even hear the pump machine get kicked before I knew it, the neon was broken.

I'm testing this at GxS tonight. Brandon, I'll let you know how well your machine holds up!

Try a Falcon Punch!