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Rotating monitor - Yet another take
weisshaupt:
--- Quote from: csa3d on April 10, 2008, 08:58:32 am ---[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
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I let Gravity do my leveling for me..I took the entire assembly, and placed it on some 1/8 inch felt pads, so it would sit CLOSE but not ON the plexi bezel. Once i had it resting on my plexi bezel, and got under it to make sure it was centered vertically in the right spot (horizonal centering occured natually because its in the center of the mount...) I merely marked the locations on the sides of the cabinet where the mounts should go (in my case it was just a 2x4) and then fastened the mount at the right angle using screws drilled form the outside of the cabinet. You could also use l rackets etc, but I found that I only had to so this once, and adjustments were not required..
If you mount has more "play" in it and the angle will change as its moved to differen angles this method might not work, or you might use 3/8 inch pads and move the monirot back just a bit..
javeryh:
--- Quote from: csa3d on April 10, 2008, 07:22:06 am ---
--- 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
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I'm hoping to have some time in a week or so. I've been on kid duty all weekend every weekend for the last few months since the wife is working like crazy. Tax season is almost over though so I should be able to squeeze some arcade time in soon... :cheers:
southpaw13:
Just a couple things. The pizza pan seems a little thin so I am going to reinforce it with a steel plate. Also, my monitor has two hook-ups d-sub and dvi-d. Since I am also going to buy a new video card soon, which hook-up is better with Mame...
Thanks,
Southpaw
csa3d:
--- Quote from: southpaw13 on April 10, 2008, 10:42:26 am ---Just a couple things. The pizza pan seems a little thin so I am going to reinforce it with a steel plate. Also, my monitor has two hook-ups d-sub and dvi-d. Since I am also going to buy a new video card soon, which hook-up is better with Mame...
Thanks,
Southpaw
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If you got a flimsy pan, then sure, reinforce it. The one I bought is rock solid, and I never once felt it was going to bend. Go with dvi-d. I'm not a fan of fuzzy, or I would have used a TV instead of an lcd.
-csa
southpaw13:
I got the same pan. It just feels flimsy to me because it is aluminum. But, I have been known to overdo things...
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