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"The Varsity Club" Dual Monitor Arcade *Reconstruction has begun* 12/29/09

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spocktwin:
 :laugh2:  I have been following your work with keen interest, I have been recently getting the itch to build another one for the rec room.  I have only one piece of advice........I think it would look really good in Maze and Blue don't ya think with a great big "Go Blue" sideart!!!!   yeah let the flaming begin I am a Wolverine fan.  In all seriousness though I love your attention to detail and the amount of information you are posting please keep it up if only to give aid to the enemy!!
Spock

mccoy178:
I might as well paint it pink if I was going to do that! :cheers:  Thanks for the compliments fellas.  I am sorry to hear spock that life was not that kind to you. :cry:  I will keep the details coming.  Today I am buying the 15" monitor! :applaud:

whammoed:
That bracket is nice, well done.  When I first glanced at it I expected to read that you decided to go with an arcade monitor instead.

mccoy178:
Well, I went to buy a 15" monitor today and they are actually pretty hard to find.  Yes they are around, but in the end, I decided to get a perfect 17" for $175.  I knew it was too big when I bought it, but what the heck, right?  Here are some pics of my day:

Here is the monitor before it knew what hit it:


First I had to determine just how big of an area I would need (thanks to Kevin for taking the pic :cheers:):


I made a simple jig.  I set the monitor 1 3/4"'s back from the front.  That puts the monitor right up by the plexi:




I by chance discovered that the distance needed on the backside to keep the monitor flush with the marquee shelf was exactly two pieces of mdf.  So I made a bracket that attaches from the top so I would have access to the power cord and the vga out.  Although not planned, it turned out to be pretty ingenious if I do say so myself:

mccoy178:
Here is the monitor area routed out and almost ready for action:


Here are a couple pics of the monitor mounted.  It will look much more natural once I get the plexi on there:




Here is upclose pics of the front and the back.  Notice on the bracket I used screws for the extra support:





Almost ready for painting!  I have one more innovative idea up my sleave, but I have to do a little research.  Tomorrow I'm going to finish some small details on the cabinet and get the painting started.

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