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Title: Any printable patterns for DIY screen bezels?
Post by: 90sCadeReadyUp on June 25, 2023, 09:17:51 pm
I'm looking to make some with either poster board or foam board, as I have a ton of both. Are there any good patterns I can print that are already tried and true?
Title: Re: Any printable patterns for DIY screen bezels?
Post by: yamatetsu on June 26, 2023, 02:49:55 am
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,17175.0.html $2 bezel.

Not a pattern as such, but tried and true. You can go from there.
Title: Re: Any printable patterns for DIY screen bezels?
Post by: Zebidee on June 26, 2023, 09:09:21 am
Made a $2 bezel a few months ago, roughly following that guide... except it cost even less, around 50c. Only needed a single sheet of card / poster board.

Once it was right, I used staples, in behind, to keep the tabs together. This looked even better than I imagined it would. The tabs and    staples are completely invisible when bezel is installed, and made the finished bezel feel a lot more resilient too. Used one of those tiny office staplers, a few per tab join.

Used a little PVA glue (for wood & paper), no staples, for the main structural tab connections (around the edges/corners where the sides join). These must sit tight and flush under glass or metal, so staples wouldn't work.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,166352.msg1765519.html#msg1765519

Title: Re: Any printable patterns for DIY screen bezels?
Post by: 90sCadeReadyUp on June 26, 2023, 11:45:01 am
Awesome, thanks!