How Should I Mount It?

[RyGuy]

First off, no jokes about the thread title. Just wanted to get your attention!


Now the real question: I'm getting a Shuffle Tech shuffler from our good friend Guma. My options are:

(1) Retro-fit into one of my two existing tables
(2) Build a 'drink cart' style unit in which to flush mount it
(3) Sit it on whatever tabletop is handy


If I retro-fit into one of my existing tables, I'm looking at having to buy a new cloth, I think. Maybe not. I've also yet to solve the problem of making the required 45 degree cut in the top sheet of my two-sheet table, so I could use some input there.

Which would you do? Any other thoughts or suggestions?

[MsprinM]

First off, no jokes about the thread title.
no fair

Id probably be lazy and go with the cart idea. Or a stand at table height. I wouldn't want to retro fit a table unless I had to.

[Gerdass]

#2

You have two tables and one unit. So put it in a table that you could use at both tables if need be.

[T]

from behind


The I'd create a pimp stand that you can use between both tables. I'd use the left over corners from your old tables, like the drink holder stand i did for my corn hole game. Obviously you'd have to use something a bit stronger than a 1x1.5 to hold it up. You could also just do a modified drinkstand on wheels that you can keep to your side that is lower and wont get all that much in the way.

T

[Richard Cranium]

I think you should really mount it into the table top, and not a drink cart. Cards should never leave the table, IMO.

[Quads]

Use it outside of the table and see that it's something that you want to have, keep, love, etc. and it is't more of a PITA than not having it. Once you get past that point, I'd retro one of your existing tables and flush mount it.

[RyGuy]

Use it outside of the table and see that it's something that you want to have, keep, love, etc. and it is't more of a PITA than not having it. Once you get past that point, I'd retro one of your existing tables and flush mount it.


(1) Would your answer change if you knew that the side table I was contemplating would call for you to do some more frame welding for me? :D


(2) I need some more help brainstorming the retrofit. Guma has had great suggestions, as has another builder I've contacted offline, but the more ideas I can get, the better.

R

[Quads]

1, makes no diff.
2, gather as much info as possible. build a prototype, refine, etc. A lot better than hacking through it blind.

[T]

Fuck it!

Just build a new table.

This is the best reason you can give the old lady as to why you need a new table!


T

[mikeyinsd]

you should mount it in MY TABLE!!!! RUB it in. Go ahead and tell me that I suck because I didn't get mine yet. SHEESH. The nerve of some people! ;)

[Guma]

you should mount it in MY TABLE!!!! RUB it in. Go ahead and tell me that I suck because I didn't get mine yet. SHEESH. The nerve of some people! ;)

Dude it is f-ed up that they have not shipped your order yet. I ordered Ryguy's unit week before last and got the tracking info this morning. Don't know why or how but they are really screwing over alot of the dsitributors from the stories I have heard and read so far.

[mikeyinsd]

It's ok. I figure I'm getting a great deal and should wait patiently. But when he keeps telling me it'll ship next week, and that they had to do some special things to these units and the wait will be worth it only to find that he hasn't shipped it at all makes me a little frustrated. If I'm going to be a distributor for this guy and I don't even have something to show my customers how does that make me or my customers feel about his business. All I know is that he'd better take some classes on how to treat customers if he wants repeat business! Anyone want to donate their shuffler to me? ;)