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Title: What is the best way to mount a bezel?
Post by: Jakobud on October 15, 2017, 11:23:30 pm: I have this kind of setup with a suspended LCD in the middle:

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/szQzMNQ-yLRWSYGSVQCcUYz9c75O9Gp0oN6F8T-nPJ6SjtqSLLpVny-Q3L9lPMT0zSGwdoummtiq1QahPQecqnYmSIU-FrmOYDT91lTWbcrM99xXBqkDZ7Udr-amZP7845BQ9jwNG9EIdcE9z3AcA4Wbrl7ZWKzAYKhJv0WIx2fe_2ROZ8HgiUOMIl0Z6SieJLuI77gFy8UaENxnfu5UvXkrcl4jVcu9LAVcRImmv0GCQe0ImQP_s3I9ee3U37brDaAj2DW4DSdnEzHzh4Obz_oerckBiG68k45pZbO679zWlccPUGrzJnbFk934eQB8PKRMfhVcltkEfFbLMq8dpDlCpv39THZTzcAZJWpsVa9iE1agJNxiuNd_kHdellBSFUHfF1eUEKQ-_l8IQXFE5YX1r-DgGR5HinlSGDxX57I1jCaqmjCMTs1bd0dcQG3e27kRpOknMEXYkC2xPG6JYjecDp6IWMw3HGPJgjYqGVAacACwtWnGbBYdxiTGHaFxJU40CkCw6_IHEbR_fDtSOrL7Ahm62WsjNbypqv3KOZyMoOkc2gkwJzGoBnAphFE_9q43ZWrxHqH6DoKzGZ12xiirIiZGBgV6kpfeKPLSEfc=w1901-h1069-no)

What is the best way to do a bezel here? I was going to make and order a bezel from GameOn Grafix. I was planning on a layer of plexi in front of the bezel. Do I need to put wood behind the plexi on the inside of the cabinet order to keep it from falling back into the cabinet on the sides? How do people typically secure the plexi in place too?
Title: Re: What is the best way to mount a bezel?
Post by: yotsuya on October 15, 2017, 11:48:18 pm: Quote from: Jakobud on October 15, 2017, 11:23:30 pm
I have this kind of setup with a suspended LCD in the middle:

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/szQzMNQ-yLRWSYGSVQCcUYz9c75O9Gp0oN6F8T-nPJ6SjtqSLLpVny-Q3L9lPMT0zSGwdoummtiq1QahPQecqnYmSIU-FrmOYDT91lTWbcrM99xXBqkDZ7Udr-amZP7845BQ9jwNG9EIdcE9z3AcA4Wbrl7ZWKzAYKhJv0WIx2fe_2ROZ8HgiUOMIl0Z6SieJLuI77gFy8UaENxnfu5UvXkrcl4jVcu9LAVcRImmv0GCQe0ImQP_s3I9ee3U37brDaAj2DW4DSdnEzHzh4Obz_oerckBiG68k45pZbO679zWlccPUGrzJnbFk934eQB8PKRMfhVcltkEfFbLMq8dpDlCpv39THZTzcAZJWpsVa9iE1agJNxiuNd_kHdellBSFUHfF1eUEKQ-_l8IQXFE5YX1r-DgGR5HinlSGDxX57I1jCaqmjCMTs1bd0dcQG3e27kRpOknMEXYkC2xPG6JYjecDp6IWMw3HGPJgjYqGVAacACwtWnGbBYdxiTGHaFxJU40CkCw6_IHEbR_fDtSOrL7Ahm62WsjNbypqv3KOZyMoOkc2gkwJzGoBnAphFE_9q43ZWrxHqH6DoKzGZ12xiirIiZGBgV6kpfeKPLSEfc=w1901-h1069-no)

What is the best way to do a bezel here? I was going to make and order a bezel from GameOn Grafix. I was planning on a layer of plexi in front of the bezel. Do I need to put wood behind the plexi on the inside of the cabinet order to keep it from falling back into the cabinet on the sides? How do people typically secure the plexi in place too?

I’ve used a piece of 1/4 board with great results.
Title: Re: What is the best way to mount a bezel?
Post by: Jakobud on October 16, 2017, 12:14:08 am: So 1/4 plywood surrounding the entire monitor and then bezel directly on top of that?

I guess it would be nice for the bezel and plexi/glass to be as close to the screen as possible instead of adding 1/4 inch in there.
Title: Re: What is the best way to mount a bezel?
Post by: HaRuMaN on October 16, 2017, 12:22:09 am: Make the monitor fit inside the 1/4" wood. ::)
Title: Re: What is the best way to mount a bezel?
Post by: Jakobud on October 16, 2017, 12:44:12 am: Ah I see what you are saying. Okay gotcha thanks
Title: Re: What is the best way to mount a bezel?
Post by: HaRuMaN on October 16, 2017, 12:40:50 pm: ;D
Title: Re: What is the best way to mount a bezel?
Post by: Titchgamer on October 16, 2017, 01:38:23 pm: Looks like you could do with a bigger monitor in there??
Title: Re: What is the best way to mount a bezel?
Post by: HaRuMaN on October 16, 2017, 02:11:39 pm: I'm guessing he wants 4:3, and 20.1" is the biggest I can readily find, too...
Title: Re: What is the best way to mount a bezel?
Post by: yotsuya on October 16, 2017, 02:27:02 pm: Quote from: Jakobud on October 16, 2017, 12:14:08 am
So 1/4 plywood surrounding the entire monitor and then bezel directly on top of that?

I guess it would be nice for the bezel and plexi/glass to be as close to the screen as possible instead of adding 1/4 inch in there.

Yes. You’re not going to notice 1/4 inch. If you do, you’re too anal retentive for this hobby. ;)
Title: Re: What is the best way to mount a bezel?
Post by: big10p on October 16, 2017, 04:41:36 pm: I can't see the pic, for some reason.