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Rotating monitor - Yet another take
southpaw13:
I was thinking about using 2 bearings with 2.5 inches of wood between them. I bought a 3,4, and 5" bolt to see that works best. Wish me luck....
csa3d:
--- Quote from: psychotech on April 09, 2008, 09:37:05 pm --- :'(
So, NO lazy susans. Skate bearings, most likely. Wheel bearings, yet another option..
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Well, I think Javery is still in the running to test out his 3" bearing. Hurry it up all ready! ;D
-csa
Cornchip:
Yeah! ;D
csa3d:
--- Quote from: weisshaupt on March 18, 2008, 03:48:25 pm ---
--- Quote from: javeryh on March 18, 2008, 03:34:03 pm ---I'm hoping the manufacturer centered the mount with the screen and not with the entire unit or else it won't line up properly when vertical....
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You might hope that, but sadly they probably did not.. I had to offset mine because the Mount was about 3/4 inch off center vertically (in a 4x3 position) Of course, I didn't figure that out till I put it behind my carefully masked and painted bezel...
I think I would make my monitor side mount out of 3/4 ijnch MDF, and inset the M4 screws so they were flush with the wood, and mount the monitor. I would then mount my lazy susan bearing to the Cabinet side of the mount. Drill one hole through the cabinet side mount so you can screw the monitor side mount in by rotating it to each new screw position. Do that you should be able able to deal with any offset the monitor folks decided to throw at you, even if it isn't the thinest thing in the world.
:cheers:
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Another thing I ran into while mounting my monitor in the cab, was wanting to have minor angle adjustments also. I very carefully marked the sides of the cab for angle and level, and mounted the cross brace. When I got the inner and outer bezels in place, I found that something torqued just slight enough to make those bezels rub together. With a 22" disk, an angle being off by even 1/8" causes the edges to be off by even more. Doing my mount over, I'd also consider side to side adjustment, height adjustment, and angle adjustment in the mounting rig itself.
The things you learn from trying.. I'm pretty sure it's what makes this hobby so damn additing!
-csa
southpaw13:
Thanks...back to the lazy suzan, I think it would probably work in a cocktail machine. All the friction is encountered when putting it at an angle...
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