DIY bezel for cocktail cab

[rchadd]

i need a bezel for a 21" monitor i will be fitting in a cocktail cab.

unfortunately the happ 19" bezel will probably be too small.

i have seen the posting for $2 DIY bezel which looks like a feasible solution. however i am not sure how well it will work for a cocktail .

anyone else made a DIY bezel for fitting in cocktail style cab? any tips on best way to fit it?

[whammoed]

Hmmm, i don't know...but i think the happs bezel is meant for a 19 or 20" monitor.  Computer monitors that are 21" either have 19" or 20" viewable so the happ bezel may work better than you think.  It will not match the curve of your tube perfectly because computer monitors have fst (flat sqaure tube) but it may be close enough.

[paigeoliver]

OK, from someone who has done like 20+ cabinets I can say truthfully and knowledgably that a 19" arcade monitor bezel does not, will not and cannot match up to any common computer tube, and certainly not if you don't decase the PC monitor.

My Defender has an framed arcade style 21" VGA with a 19" bezel in front of it, and the bezel blocks a bit of the screen area. It is only acceptable on that cab because it has some serious smoked plexi and you can barely see the bezel.

With your cocktail you are better off just painting your monitor case black and then putting a piece of smoked plexi or glass in front of the tube. You won't even be able to tell that there is no bezel then.

[rchadd]

it is not a computer monitor - it is a 21" hantarex mtc eq/2 video monitor with scart input.

it has a curved tube and has mounting frame like arcade monitor.

[paigeoliver]

Ok, still won't match up though. Those bezels are designed for specific exact sizes of tubes and they just don't match up to other sizes.

[Zakk]

Yeah, don't bother with the plastic prefabs, just make one yourself, I did one for this project, and it worked well, although I did end up re-trimming it right up to the very last day to get it perfectly flush with the monitor glass...

http://www.mameworld.net/massive/Cabinet/Cabin/Cabin.html

[rchadd]

Yeah, don't bother with the plastic prefabs, just make one yourself, I did one for this project, and it worked well, although I did end up re-trimming it right up to the very last day to get it perfectly flush with the monitor glass...

http://www.mameworld.net/massive/Cabinet/Cabin/Cabin.html

good job!

looks like you mounted monitor is similar fashion to how i plan to do it. the bezel looks good. what did you make it out of? cardboard? i am wondering if it is possible to get thin sheets of black plastic (or plasticated cardboard)?

I see the bezel is fixed to the table top. i figure it must have been difficult to adjust and trim to get perfect fit to the monitor screen. any tips on this?

[Zakk]

Thanks!  U used regular corrugated cardboard, staples and duct tape to get the whole thing to work.  The cardboard was a bit of a pain because I had to slice it halfway through to make the corners work.  To make it sit flush against the monitor I used just a pencil running along the contour of the monitor, although at the very end I borrowed a cheap compass out of my kid's school bag and put a new plade in the knife.  That allowed me to get it perfect, although I don't think I got a shot of the final product well lit.  The good thing about using the cardboard is that if you screw it up completely, you can just chuck it and start over! Hope this helps!