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Arkanoid to Mame project.
ablizno:
@peale i know what u mean. The thing is that all i want to play are fighters and vertical shooters. I already have the whole rotating monitor thing handled.
P.s. NO im not making a frankenpanel
here is a picture of my speaker mount
ArtMAME:
You could try sticking a black foam board directly on the face of your monitor with a rectangular cutout in the middle for the display area of the monitor, and the outer part circular, then put a secondary bezel up to the glass with a square cutout to accommodate H and V orientations. That way it will be all black around the screen no matter what orientation.
csa3d:
--- Quote from: ablizno on May 06, 2008, 06:54:46 pm ---Edit: any suggestions on the bezel with a rotating monitor. I originally planned to paint on the glass with spray paint and rotate it as i rotated the monitor but that will not work. The dimensions of the glass are 21x23 therefore the glass cannot be rotated. Should i just get two pieces of glass. One for horizontal, one for vertical? Also is plexi good or should i stick to real glass. Thanks in advanced.
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Do you ever hit the search button before posting? Just curious..
Now to be helpful, you can See how I cut my bezel
The dark peice of wood is a circle, which is velcro'd over top the LCD screen. This turns with the monitor rotation. The lighter piece of wood is mounted to the cabinet, and does not move at all. Because there is 1" of overlap with the dark, circular piece, you see no gap.
Others have done similar with foam board. But you'd never know cuz you don't search.
-csa
ablizno:
csa3d i do use the search function but im using a regular wall mount not a DIY. Sorry if i upset you :dunno
also i was a bit confused on how you did yours. Because wouldn't you see the seam still?
csa3d:
--- Quote from: ablizno on May 07, 2008, 07:03:29 pm ---csa3d i do use the search function but im using a regular wall mount not a DIY. Sorry if i upset you :dunno
also i was a bit confused on how you did yours. Because wouldn't you see the seam still?
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If you're worried about seeing a seam, then you might want to consider paying for a laser cut plastic bezel solution. I don't have the link in my current bookmarks, but I searched google for laser cut plexiglass. You can get shiny black opaque. You're next problem will still be that there will be a minor gap where light can seep through. If you go the wood route, and wanted something more flush.. you could route the inner circle edge and outer circle edge down a bit so the top surfaces of both sit flush, but never touch. When it's all said and done, and behind smoke glass, you don't even look at the 1/8" gap to be honest. As for wall mount, who cares. A bezel is a bezel, and the same construction principles and challenges will apply.
good luck.
-csa
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