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Galaga Bartop 19" LCD Rotating Display *UPDATED 11/26/12*
Ritalin:
Ok, I'm starting to have some real fun with this project.
Today I was able to add the hinged doors and the result worked PERFECTLY.
Here are some pics:
Back view of the bartop with the doors opened all the way:
Close up of the concealed hinge I purchased at the hardware store.
(Door is open in this pic and the gap will be covered when the t-moulding is added to the door)
Close up of the concealed hinge when door is closed:
(It locks to a 90° angle so there's no "stopper" or anything even needed on the front.)
Side view of the bartop with one door open:
Interior view of both doors closed with hinges:
Ritalin:
Here's what the revolution process looks like with the newly applied hinged doors:
Step 1 (horizontal)
Step 2
(Without doors, this is where the revolution would not work. The LCD would hit the sides walls and not be able to turn. Marquee shelf [shown in earlier pics] also has an interior cut slot to allow the LCD to pass through)
Step 3
(Voila! With the doors open, the LCD doesn't hit the sides and the display can turn.)
Step 4
LCD fully rotated into the vertical position.
Another shot [front] of the bartop with the doors fully opened
Side view of the closed door with the hinge applied.
That famous Galaga curve is still intact!
Ritalin:
Again, I'm really starting to have some real fun with this project!
I've found that the marquee shelf is the key piece to this entire build. I cut the slot in it for the LCD to pass through when rotating, but another feature is that I angled the sides to that this shelf will NOT be attached at a 90° angle to the back. It will be positioned at an angle which will allow for greater viewing angle of the display and a large marquee. The top piece will also be mounted at an angle and not flat.
The marquee should be 18 1/4" (w) x 5 1/4" (h) which should be fine proportionally for this bartop, I think.
Next up is to mount the marquee shelf, small side pieces and top.
Ritalin:
....wish me luck because if I haven't explained this before I have NO WOODWORKING SKILLS AT ALL and NO IDEA what I'm doing! lol
Ritalin:
Things are coming along actually with this weekend project and I had some time today to make some progress.
Since this is a rotating display, the marquee shelf panel is by far the most complex piece of the entire build. It needs to be positioned on an angle, needs a slot for the LCD to rotate, needs a bevel around the slot, speakers, light, and routed out slots for the marquee itself and t-moulding. I also added a physical volume knob that pops out a bit through the panel itself.
I'll be adding black felt to the inside opening of the slot itself to minimize light leakage, etc.
After finishing this piece, I was really happy with the results, and ironically, it looks like a smiley face. :D
I just used "L" brackets from the hardware store to mount some cheap Gateway speakers to the shelf.
Also included is a 12" undercab light assembly:
Here's a close up of the speaker grille with the volume knob slightly poking out:
The reason I wanted a physical volume knob is because I will be adding a headphone jack to the side of the cabinet, and I wanted a simple way to turn off the speakers completely if need be.
With the new marquee shelf added, I slid the LCD into place, rotated it with the doors open and it works perfectly!
Here's a pic of the LCD in its stand with the doors fully opened:
The cool thing is that after adding the marquee shelf, it obviously added a ton of support to the structure, and I will not be needing any sort of interior "box" for support. :applaud:
Here's a side shot of one of the doors opened just to see the depth, etc.
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