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Title: Building a monitor frame
Post by: iscariot on May 18, 2010, 06:34:18 pm

Does anyone have any experience building a frame for a monitor?  I've got a cabinet without a monitor in it and need to mount something.  I'm thinking a big VGA or a TV with the case removed.

Title: Re: Building a monitor frame
Post by: lilshawn on May 18, 2010, 09:09:31 pm

it should already have some brackets in there to mount a tube.... have a looksie!

if not...the easy way would be to leave the case, and build a shelf in there to set the TV on.

Title: Re: Building a monitor frame
Post by: WhereEaglesDare on May 31, 2010, 03:37:20 pm

Here is what I did.

Here is my TV mounted
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=101753.0;attach=147339)

The brackets were kinda offset next to the tube so I had to make extensions for the bracket.  You may need to add a 2x4 to the top and bottom and use wood screws so that you can mount the TV down to something.  I used 3/4" 5-ply plywood.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=101753.0;attach=147341)

And then I put a shelf in there to hold the boards
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=101753.0;attach=147343)

Then I put the bezel on it and the Plexi and viola...
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=101753.0;attach=147673)

Works Great!