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Galaga Bartop 19" LCD Rotating Display *UPDATED 11/26/12*
Ritalin:
Yeah, it might be too large to rotate, but please remember that these side panels are not attached. They will have doors in them where the monitor hits the sides during rotation. This will allow for the spin.
The keyboard itself is just there under the control panel for the demonstration.
If there's not enough room under the CP, then the keyboard can go in the back for troubleshooting only. Since the doors will open, I can always pull it out when needed so it doesn't have to be under the CP.
I'll see how things go!
if I build the entire thing and the LCD is just too big, I can always pickup a 17" replacement and use the existing cab, no worries.
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: Ritalin on February 12, 2008, 04:52:10 pm ---Yeah, it might be too large to rotate, but please remember that these side panels are not attached. They will have doors in them where the monitor hits the sides during rotation. This will allow for the spin.
The keyboard itself is just there under the control panel for the demonstration.
If there's not enough room under the CP, then the keyboard can go in the back for troubleshooting only. Since the doors will open, I can always pull it out when needed so it doesn't have to be under the CP.
I'll see how things go!
if I build the entire thing and the LCD is just too big, I can always pickup a 17" replacement and use the existing cab, no worries.
--- End quote ---
What I'm saying is, once it's vertical, there isn't enough viewing angle to see the monitor once the CP and Marquee are installed. Finish building it and give it a whirl...
Ritalin:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on February 12, 2008, 07:50:30 pm ---What I'm saying is, once it's vertical, there isn't enough viewing angle to see the monitor once the CP and Marquee are installed. Finish building it and give it a whirl...
--- End quote ---
I tested it out by holding up the top and marquee shelf with the LCD inside and I think it'll work. It's not the type of bartop that you sit "on top of" and look in really. it's more the type that you sit down in an office chair and play on an office desk at a comfortable arm's distance kind of thing.
I'm going to give it a try, but an ugly but possible option can be to simply do the opposite. Have the screen in the vertical mode to play horizontal games, and have it in horizontal mode to play vertical games. Easy one-button change in mala. Again, I don't think it'll come to that, but just in case, I like to have options. :)
Ritalin:
Quick shot of the underside of the new marquee shelf piece I had to cut. I had to scrap the original piece since the repositioning of the LCD means the slot needs to be more toward the middle. It gave me a nice excuse to use the router and the 45° angled bit to gain a bit more space. (Be nice, I've never used a router in my life until a few days ago.)
Ritalin:
Ok, so I had some time this weekend and got to work on my rotating LCD galaga bartop.
Here are some pics of the process:
Before taking the plunge of cutting the side pieces, I worked on extending the speaker knob.
The speakers will lay face down on the marquee shelf and I want a physical knob sticking out slightly from the underside. The reason for this is that I will use a "Y" audio connector for the audio out on the laptop to allow for a headphone jack. It'll be much easier to just have an actual knob to turn off the speakers when using the headphones.
I popped off the plastic knob and cut a dowel to fit to the desired length:
Then I used an "L" bracket and screwed tiny screws into the bottom of the speakers for mounting:
Then I just popped the speaker into place and cut a small hole for the knob to stick through.
Here's a shot from the underside (actual speaker holes not cut yet):
These are the main parts of the project BEFORE cutting the side doors for the rotating display.
Here are the sides AFTER cut them:
This is a simulation of what the doors will look like when they open for the rotation.
Here is a shot of the bartop with the LCD. Front angle with the LCD vertical.
Here's the simulated rotation and you can see it clears the sides and the marquee shelf slot also will work nicely:
Next up to work on are the hinges for the doors...gulp!
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