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NEw Mini-Bartop Touchscreen project
TalkingBull:
--- Quote from: briktop11b on July 02, 2008, 11:01:24 pm ---I you are getting the decased touchscreen like i got its not to hard to make a bezel out of wood. I made one for my jukebox and it was a snap. Basically around the edge of the screen it steps down about a quarter inch. The screw brackets on the screen extend about 1/2 to 3/4 (i think). So what i did was cut the hole the size of the viewable area of the screen. Then on the inside of the bezel use a hinge mortising bit and route around the edge of the hole, the depth of the step i was talking about. If you take your time and your measurements are precise you should be able to set your screen in the routed edge and then use small screws to hold it in place. This may be confusing but once you receive the screen you will understand what I'm talking about. Just make sure you don't fit it so the wood is up against the screen as this may cause unwanted pressure around the edge of the touchscreen.
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I'm not sure what you mean by deceased touchscreen. I got one of the ELO 15" screens that folks have been talking about on the forum. If that's what you are talking about, can you give me the dimensions you used for the bezel? That's all I need to get the project started.
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: TalkingBull on July 02, 2008, 11:44:56 pm ---I'm not sure what you mean by deceased touchscreen.
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What a difference an "e" can make...
TalkingBull:
... now I feel like an idiot! DUH!!!
Thanks for the revelation ;)
And seeing your avatar, go buy The Beast With a Billion Backs! The more DVDs they sell, the more likely it is that they will renew the show!
briktop11b:
I cant remember the dimensions, and itsactually mounted in the jukebox and i really cant measure it accurately and its thekind of the you want measured accurately. What you can do is go ahead and get your wood square for the bezel and make it big enough for a 15" screen plus about 2" extra and youshould be able to start work on the rest of your bartop. I would allow 2-3" for depth of the screen. Or you can just wait and do it the safe way and probably make a smaller bartop in the end with more precise measurements. I hate cutting and planning until i have the components of the cabinet in my possesion.
TalkingBull:
I got my touchscreen today and went out to the garage to have some fun. I am not entirely new to cabs but I haven't actually built one before. I have a Mameroom.com Ulatimate Arcade II and Wall Mounted Jukebox so this is the first time I have taken the time to cut wood myself. This is mostly trial and error for me and I expect to screw this up at least once. Anyways, I attached some pix of what I did today. I cut the sides and bottom which I attached. I also cut two 2x2 to hold the monitor against the sides which I will mount tomorrow when I go out and get some more wood. I don't think this project will take a very long time but who knows...