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Main => Woodworking => Topic started by: Homietheclown on March 02, 2015, 05:22:05 pm

Title: Marquee size
Post by: Homietheclown on March 02, 2015, 05:22:05 pm
Hey all,

I am still in the gathering supplies phase of my project. I've run into yet another roadblock with the marquee.

Because of my build using a 32'' lcd screen, I need a marque bracket that's over 30 inches.  Technically I need one that is 30.7 inches.  The problem is the largest i've seen in 30". If I get that one. I'll have .35 inches of space on each side of the marquee's bracket.

.35" isn't a lot but it might look tacky. Any ideas?
Title: Re: Marquee size
Post by: bfauska on March 02, 2015, 05:27:53 pm
I just saw this on ebay yesterday during a totally unrelated search and was thinking it may be a great marquee moulding option. It's dirt cheap (before shipping) so it seems worth a try. You'd just have to drill some mounting holes.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LED-Light-Mounting-L-Channel-Corner-Track-4-ft-Length-White-or-Black-/190696866308?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item2c666b4204 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/LED-Light-Mounting-L-Channel-Corner-Track-4-ft-Length-White-or-Black-/190696866308?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item2c666b4204)
Title: Re: Marquee size
Post by: yotsuya on March 02, 2015, 05:51:18 pm
.35" isn't a lot but it might look tacky. Any ideas?

Don't use a 32 inch widescreen TV?  :laugh2:

But seriously, go to Home Depot and see if they have aluminum angle iron in a size you can use. It's lightweight, easy to drill and easy to paint. I use it for my bartops.
Title: Re: Marquee size
Post by: Homietheclown on March 02, 2015, 05:57:23 pm
As always thanks guys.

I just decided to shrink the cabinet down to fit the 30" marque.

and yeah lol. 32 inch screen is probably blasphemy to some arcade makers, but I still like the idea :)

Mods you can delete this thread.
Title: Re: Marquee size
Post by: stripe4 on March 04, 2015, 05:20:31 am
But seriously, go to Home Depot and see if they have aluminum angle iron in a size you can use. It's lightweight, easy to drill and easy to paint. I use it for my bartops.

Or if you intend to paint it black, just get a black plastic angle. :)