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Using smoked plexiglas - Hey RandyT!
OSCAR:
--- Quote from: romid on February 09, 2003, 09:01:07 pm ---What size are you all using and how well is it working? Is the plexiglass just for show? and if someone pushed on it it would just bend and fall into the cabinet?
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Mine is 1/8" thick, but is very well supported. I have it sitting on a shelf, runners going full length both sides, and it is kept from moving because it is trapped behind the marquee speaker board and the rear of the control panel. I have a Happ bezel behind it, so that also adds extra support.
This method of installing the front glass seems to be common on arcade machines, and the best part is that you don't need to mess with any tools or hardware to remove it. Flip up the control panel and you can have the plexi and bezel off in seconds. Here are a couple of screen grabs from my cad file to show what I'm talking about (the pink in the first shot is the plexi).
You can see the plexi supports in some of the photos here: http://www.oscarcontrols.com/unnamed/.
canardo:
wow that really is a marked improvement I know what sort of plexi I am going to be getting for the cab I currently constructing
Hopefully will be able to pick up a piece in the UK
Bursk:
--- Quote from: mattudland on February 09, 2003, 09:19:47 pm ---Well, I bought smoked plexi today at home depot and had them cut it for me, it was going out and was on sale for 8 bucks a sheet. My cuts were pretty large for a 25 inch monitor, but the trick is to have a frame painted black as the bezel around the monitor, that way the plexi (which is plenty strong) has support... I can take a picture of what I mean with my cab if you want it. Just post and let me know.
- Matt
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Hey mattudland, I'd be grateful if you could post a picture. I'm curious as to how much of the case on your monitor i.e. the white part, is covered by the black bezel, and how much is actually covered by the plexiglas.
If you put smoked plexiglas over the white of the monitor case, does it really hide all the white? I was picturing myself having to build a black bezel that covered the entire white area of my monitor, leaving only the glass showing, but maybe I won't need to do that though (although I'll still need a bezel to support the plexi, right?)
Thanks a lot
SNAAAKE:
i have a question for everyone who knows about this.. :)
FIRST,how much do these smoked plexi cost..?
is it a lot?
WHERE can i get..anyone from NYC(Randy T maybe?)?
Can you really not see anything inside the cabinet?
anyone got any pictures that shows installed smoked plexi that shows that you REALLY cant see anything inside cabinet?
thanks in advance for any answers/reply. ;D
mattudland:
Sure when I get home tonight I'll take pictures. My setup is similar to the one shown above. I have both a cardboard-like bezel for the inside that is sprayed black, then a wooden bezel to frame the plexi so it won't get pushed onto my 25 inch monitor.
The plexi realliy does help a lot, not just because it helps mask the edges of a monitor, but also because the picture really REALLY looks a ton better.
As for cost, like i said mine was on clearance at Home Depot, so maybe go check it out there. They'll even cut it for you for free...
- Matt