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Title: Bezel suggestions for a 15inch monitor?
Post by: bsoder52 on June 15, 2005, 08:41:00 pm

I'm making plans for a cocktail cab and will be using a 15inch pc monitor. 

Any suggestions for a good looking bezel?

Title: Re: Bezel suggestions for a 15inch monitor?
Post by: rchadd on June 15, 2005, 08:51:49 pm

do you mean monitor bezel or the glass underlay?

you could make a bezel quite easilly from cardboard (see the one i made for my centipede cab)

i simply copied an original (beatup) bezel that i had

but see following post that details how to make one from scratch

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,17175.0.html

Title: Re: Bezel suggestions for a 15inch monitor?
Post by: bsoder52 on June 15, 2005, 08:57:51 pm

Wow@!
That doesn't look hand made!
How did you get it so perfect?

Title: Re: Bezel suggestions for a 15inch monitor?
Post by: rchadd on June 15, 2005, 09:05:14 pm

i traced the 2 parts of this one out on thick cardboard and kept a steady hand on the blade when cutting it out. then just a matter of putting creases in right place and gluing two parts together.

it actually a pretty clever design by atari.

Title: Re: Bezel suggestions for a 15inch monitor?
Post by: rchadd on June 15, 2005, 09:07:16 pm

i am also going to have a go at making a regular bezel in similar way for my 21" monitor in my cocktail cab.

notice that the centipede one accounts for the vertical monitor being mounted in the cab at an angle.

Title: Re: Bezel suggestions for a 15inch monitor?
Post by: bsoder52 on June 15, 2005, 09:08:36 pm

kewl, thanks for the idea!