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Title: Bartop Marquee Retainers?
Post by: rhoelsch on May 03, 2018, 04:59:53 pm

The bartop is a small 1-player, only about 10 inches wide. The mdf I'm using for top of cab & bottom of marquee is 1/4" (5mm). It's been hard to find a good option because of the smaller scale. Also need to figure a solution for supporting my bezel plexi. Maybe just screwing into thin wood supports?

Title: Re: Bartop Marquee Retainers?
Post by: Jakobud on May 05, 2018, 01:03:20 am

You are going to want a pair of marquee retainers:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR2.TRC1.A0.H0.Xjazz+g1.TRS0&_nkw=marquee+retainer&_sacat=0 (https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR2.TRC1.A0.H0.Xjazz+g1.TRS0&_nkw=marquee+retainer&_sacat=0)

They typically come in a 2 pack, one of the top of the marquee, one for the bottom. These are typically made for a full size cabinet but they should still work just fine for a bartop. They are plastic so you simply cut them to length (10 inches in your case) and then simply drill a few screws through them to mount them in place. Couldn't be easier. Also they are very affordable.

Title: Re: Bartop Marquee Retainers?
Post by: ivwshane on May 10, 2018, 12:05:59 pm

I like to use angled aluminum. Its easy to work with (use the same tools you would for wood) and its readily available at your local home improvement stores.