how to mount marquee in my project.

[pharoah007]

Hi everyone!

I am nearing completion of my GT 2005 build and I am wondering how everyone mounts there Marquee? 

Here are some pics of the space I have for the marquee....and also some pics of my marquee taped up over the space for reference.


I am going to cut the marquee to size...you can see where the light is shining thru the marquee...perfect fit.  The space is a bit too wide, but once I get it mounted I can figure out a piece of trim to cover the space.

So here are the pics.... I have NO IDEA how to mount the marquee......let the ideas fly!!



Left side


right side


"mock up"


Space left over at the edges...

[mgb]

I'm replying blind because I couldn't see the pics on my Blackberry, but what about the usual way of sanwichiching it between plexis and using marquees retainers to hold it in.

[JcProAm]

is that where osama has been hiding the whole time???

[mgb]

Due to the size, you may just be better off getting one printed a custom size to fit the grooves and then just use retainers

[pharoah007]

can you please give me some more info on these "retainers"

Thanks.

[Minions]

http://www.emdkay.net/catalog/conditions.php

Q: How exactly do I mount the marquee onto my arcade cabinet?
A: There are several different methods to mount your marquee. You can sandwich the marquee between two sheets of lexan, then place screws directly through the lexan and marquee into the cabinet marquee frame. You could also use a marquee retainer (see below), but it is not necessary. A marquee retainer simply supplies a frame for the lexan that mounts around the cabinet marquee frame. The good thing about using a marquee retainer is that you don't have to drill holes through the lexan and marquee.

Also, if you don't have lexan or special tools, you could simply place screws directly through the marquee, into the marquee frame. Some people choose to simply use a sticky adhesive around the back of the marquee, and mount it to the marquee frame area on the arcade cabinet. Please view the "customer installations" page to see how they look when mounted with these different methods.

An economical and non-technical way of securely sandwiching your marquee between two sheets of lexan is to use small binder clips - available at most office supply stores.

There are no "wrong" ways to mount your marquee. These are just the most common methods that customers choose to follow. It never hurts to get creative when mounting a marquee. One customer used car window weather stripping as a marquee retainer! Hey, whatever works!

Q: I want to use marquee retainers. How can I ensure that they do not cover up my marquee artwork?
A: If the very top or very bottom of your image contains a part of the image that you do not want to be covered by marquee retainers, you can specify two sets of dimensions when ordering:
Material dimensions (actual size of the marquee material)
Viewable dimensions (smaller dimensions, after the marquee retainers are applied).

Q: I'd like to use a Happ's Marquee Retainer to hold my marquee in place, but I'm not sure how to install the product. How is this done?
A: Happ's Marquee Retainers are very popular for mounting our marquees. Please view this image for instructions on installing the marquee retainers.

Here's the image: http://www.emdkay.net/images_misc/marqueeAttach.jpg

[orchidius]

Here's what I did:

1. Use your router to rout away some of the bottom part of the little plank that holds the bottom and top T-molding.
2. Make yourself a nice plexi/marquee sandwich
3. Make sure the groove you just routed in that plank is as deep as your marquee sandwich is thick. so that the T-molding clamps the marquee sandwich in place.
4. Put the marquee sandwich in place and hammer in T-molding.

It's very hard to explain like this, but I hope this VERY quick "paint" sketch explains what I mean.

http://imageshack.us/content_round.php?page=done&l=img196/255/naamloosnm.jpg&via=mupload&newlp=1

[pharoah007]

Here's what I did:

1. Use your router to rout away some of the bottom part of the little plank that holds the bottom and top T-molding.
2. Make yourself a nice plexi/marquee sandwich
3. Make sure the groove you just routed in that plank is as deep as your marquee sandwich is thick. so that the T-molding clamps the marquee sandwich in place.
4. Put the marquee sandwich in place and hammer in T-molding.

It's very hard to explain like this, but I hope this VERY quick "paint" sketch explains what I mean.

http://imageshack.us/content_round.php?page=done&l=img196/255/naamloosnm.jpg&via=mupload&newlp=1

That is a smart idea!!   thanks.


Thanks all for the ideas, I am on the right track now