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severdhed:
That is tempting...what does this monitor frame look like? how much would you want for it, and roughly where are you located?  i'm in Pennsylvania.

here is the original project thread that has pics of the cabinet..
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,105208.msg1113444.html#msg1113444



paigeoliver:
Here, I put my frames in the buy/sell/trade section. $20 + shipping.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,131411.0.html
severdhed:
cool...im just a little worreid it will not be large enough...this tube is very deep.  I made no progress at all, even though i had a 4 day weekend, because i injured my back on Saturday and i can barely move at all...no way i'll be lifting this TV any time soon.  very dissapointing. 

as for the monitor bracket, how deep is it from the front to the back? and what are the measurements between the bolt holes where the monitor would bolt in?
paigeoliver:
I will measure it and get back to you. Standard 32" tubes are all the same size though.


--- Quote from: severdhed on April 01, 2013, 11:35:51 am ---cool...im just a little worreid it will not be large enough...this tube is very deep.  I made no progress at all, even though i had a 4 day weekend, because i injured my back on Saturday and i can barely move at all...no way i'll be lifting this TV any time soon.  very dissapointing. 

as for the monitor bracket, how deep is it from the front to the back? and what are the measurements between the bolt holes where the monitor would bolt in?

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severdhed:
i'm finally getting around to working on this, i hurt my back 2 days after getting this 32" tv, so i haven't been able to do much.  I need to do this as cheaply as possible, we just spent alot of money getting one of our cars repaired, so i have a very tiny budget for this.

after looking at the cabinet, there is a wooden strip that runs horizontally above and below where the monitor will sit.. i think the way to go is to cut a rectangular piece of plywood that will perfectly fit the opening in the cabinet, then cut a hole in the middle for the tv to fit in, then bolt the TV to this wood using the four metal tabs in the corners.  there will not be much clearance on the sides of the tube, but there will be a few inches above and below.  I figured that i'd use 3 or 4 bolts above and the same below through the plywood into some T Nuts mounted in those wooden strips in the cabinet. 

i think that if i use some large fender washers on the bolts, this should be sufficient...do you agree?   since it is a showcase cabinet, the monitor will be sitting perfectly upright, not reclined at all.  8 bolts almost have to be enough. 

also, for the plywood...i have half of a sheet of 5/8" OSB flake board in my basement..will this be strong enough?


i figure doing it this way would be as easy as possible.  i can cut the plywood to size, get the monitor hole ready, drill all of the bolt holes and figure out how i will bolt it to the cabinet...then once all that is done, i can have a friend come over to  help me get the tube out of the plastic shell, bolted to the plywood and then help me lift it up into the cabinet.  It should be relatively simple then to run a few bolts through the predrilled holes into the Tnuts, so we don't have to hold it there very long.

does this sound reasonable?



I'm not sure how i'm going to mount the circuit boards yet, i figured i'd get the tube installed in the cabinet, then worry about it. I have easy access through a large opening in the back side of the cabinet...i'm more just concerned about getting everything connected back up properly. 
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