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Title: Help with bezzle
Post by: gamecaptor on April 30, 2003, 01:30:07 pm
Here is my problem. I'm converting an old arcade cabinet into a MAME cabinet. There was a 25" monitor in there and I replaced it with a 27" Wells Gardner D9200 monitor. Now the bezzle doesn't properly cover the monitor (i.e. it cuts off part of the screen). The outer dimensions of the bezzle are 25" x 25". Can I purchase a new bezzle that will fit this or will I need to have a new one made?
Title: Re:Help with bezzle
Post by: CitznFish on April 30, 2003, 01:42:27 pm
I believe Happs Controls carries 27" bezels. Some people also make their own.


http://www.happcontrols.com/monitors/49010500.htm
Title: Re:Help with bezzle
Post by: gamecaptor on April 30, 2003, 01:43:52 pm
Sorry, that should have read "bezel" :)

Cool, I'll check them out, thanks CitznFish.
Title: Re:Help with bezzle
Post by: Frostillicus on April 30, 2003, 02:08:39 pm
Sorry, that should have read "bezel" :)

Cool, I'll check them out, thanks CitznFish.

Heh i thought you were going for that lastest - 'zzle' craze of talking :
hizzle, shizzle, bezzle, etc  ;D  
Title: Re:Help with bezzle
Post by: Birdtales on April 30, 2003, 02:15:09 pm
Here's one on eBay, it was a Buy It Now for 15.00 but someone bid on it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3221454155&category=13718
Title: Re:Help with bezzle
Post by: foosguy27 on May 01, 2003, 10:44:42 pm
Here's what I did and it worked awesome.  I bought a piece of lexan and had it cut to the size of the old glass bezzle and set it in place.  I taped off where the monitor goes, and then flipped the lexan over.  I taped off the square where the monitor would go and used black spray paint to make the bezzle.  You have to put on 3 or 4 light coats but it worked awesome.  Looked like I bought it right from the factory.  And no matter how mad I get, there is no way I am going to be able to brake that piece of lexan.  
Title: Re:Help with bezzle
Post by: Brax on May 01, 2003, 11:30:35 pm
Oi! This is just plain painful!
Is it just me or has spelling taken a dive lately?
I can't read these things without cringing!

Spelling counts, people!!
Title: Re:Help with bezzle
Post by: Howard_Casto on May 02, 2003, 12:44:33 am
Oi! This is just plain painful!
Is it just me or has spelling taken a dive lately?
I can't read these things without cringing!

Spelling counts, people!!

No it doesn't.  :P
Title: Re:Help with bezzle
Post by: Brad Lee on May 02, 2003, 01:11:32 am
Here's what I did and it worked awesome.  I bought a piece of lexan and had it cut to the size of the old glass bezzle and set it in place.  I taped off where the monitor goes, and then flipped the lexan over.  I taped off the square where the monitor would go and used black spray paint to make the bezzle.  You have to put on 3 or 4 light coats but it worked awesome.  Looked like I bought it right from the factory.  And no matter how mad I get, there is no way I am going to be able to brake that piece of lexan.  

I did this with my 1st attempt- used plexi though. Taped off the screen part with painters masking tape to avoid any bleed thru, and sprayed the backside a few coats of red, to match the red t-molding. It comes out real glossy and shiny once you flip it right side out.

I used a black Sharpie on the backside of the glass before painting and drew a circle where the monitor power button was, as well as a sketched "stencil" of Homer. Once the red was on it, it was sealed in and looked great. Behind the circle in front of the power button(huh?) I glued a small rubber foot like youd find on the bottom of a PC or appliance so you just needed to push the circle to power the monitor

Mind you this was when I was first using a PC monitor and hadn't yet wired an all-in-one power switch

I've switched to tinted plexi now that Im using a TV, and *LOVE* it- with the power off it's all black and when playing, all you see is the screen