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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: Morphx2 on January 18, 2014, 09:44:00 pm

Title: Can a monitor be vesa mounted directly onto wood?
Post by: Morphx2 on January 18, 2014, 09:44:00 pm

I have probably around a 1/2 gap between the wood and monitor if I mount it directly.

Can this be done, would it be strong enough?

I tried with a mount I got from amazon, but it gave too much gap between the monitor and wood and the plexiglass would not fit in at all!   :(

Directly mounting it would make it juuuuuust fit

I didn't measure it beforehand :)

Title: Re: Can a monitor be vesa mounted directly onto wood?
Post by: Slippyblade on January 18, 2014, 09:45:57 pm

Most use a cross member of wood with the monitor VESA mounted directly to that, then the cross member mounted in the cab.  That's what I've seen and what I've done. 

Title: Re: Can a monitor be vesa mounted directly onto wood?
Post by: Morphx2 on January 18, 2014, 09:51:29 pm

I kinda did my own crazy mount for the wood

So I can just buy screws and screw it directly into the wood?

rotate the picture and it will look correct

the middle wood is vertical

Title: Re: Can a monitor be vesa mounted directly onto wood?
Post by: Slippyblade on January 18, 2014, 09:55:11 pm

That should work with no problems.  The only difference between what you are doing there and a "real" VESA mount is the materials involved.  Wood is plenty strong enough.  I recommend getting bolts that are long enough for a washer though, so the bold head doesn't sink in to the wood over time.

Title: Re: Can a monitor be vesa mounted directly onto wood?
Post by: Morphx2 on January 18, 2014, 10:41:49 pm

good tips, time to go to lowes early in the morning!

cant believe my mame probject is almost done

its my first project ever (and im 32!)