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Bezel and Marquee Mounting
Peeper:
Hey all, super lurker here!
I've been lurking the boards while building my cabinet, for quite a while now. I've got the control panel 90% done, and some of the 3/4" plywood pieces cut for the actual cabinet.
Before I started assembling the thing, I tried to figure out how I'm going to mount the bezel and marquee. Unfortunately I can't come up with a solution I'm happy with.
Any advice would be appreciated...
Thanks!
1UP:
The bezel should be easy. Paint or make a contact paper bezel on the back side of your front glass, router a groove behind your control panel and another groove at the back of your speaker panel, and put in your glass.
For the marquee, get this: http://www.happcontrols.com/amusement/acesor/49100000.htm It's $12 for a 10 foot strip (should be enough) and you should be able to just screw it in, one strip on top of your cabinet, another in front of the speaker panel, and it'll hold your marquee in place.
cdbrown:
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1UP:
OK, so make a groove in the bottom (just wide enough to hold the glass) and use something like a bathroom mirror retainer at the top to hold it in from the inside with screws, or you could put in a wooden frame behind the glass that's screwed into the sides--use your imagination! I don't know if you really need much support on the sides, since 1/4" Lexan is pretty rigid.
I would definitlely use Lexan instead of glass if you're actually planning on hitting the machine at some point... :o Myself, I'm planning to treat my machine a little better, since I've put a lot of time and money into it! For most people playing at home, I don't think it has to be as indestructible as a machine that's made to be left anattended at an all-night laundromat.
Maybe someone else has a better idea, just a few suggestions from me...
cdbrown:
Thanks for the help 1up. I can just see my brother getting slightly annoyed and hitting the glass. Just wanted to make sure that it is going to be strong and secure for those one of knocks.
Thanks again.
-cdbrown