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yotsuya:

--- Quote from: KeithPuetz on February 15, 2013, 10:34:37 am ---How do you attach the monitor to the planks of wood?

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Does your monitor have VESA mounting holes on the back of it? Make a template, drill the holes through a board, attach the board to the monitor, mount the monitor and board on your braces, play games.

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: yotsuya on February 15, 2013, 10:42:58 am ---Does your monitor have VESA mounting holes on the back of it? Make a template, drill the holes through a board, attach the board to the monitor, mount the monitor and board on your braces, play games.

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This.

Le Chuck:
I've got a question.  Why is this thread in B/S/T?

chopperthedog:

--- Quote from: KeithPuetz on February 15, 2013, 05:46:03 am ---Wouldn't mounting it like that leave nasty holes in the sides? I looked at your and didnt see any holes, I am wondering how you did it.
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Most Nintendo cabs were outfitted at the factory with carriage bolts for both vertical and horizontal screen mounting. On mine I removed and filled in the horizontal holes. On the vertical mount bar I grind ed down the heads of the bolts a tad and routed the holes on the side of the cab just enough and used bondo to fill/cover bolts and sanded smooth.


good day.

KeithPuetz:
I DID try it the way everyone suggested, I spent lots of money on MDF at Home Depot to create a home made monitor mount but could not find long enough monitor screw insertions (or whatever you want to call them). The thread on back of the monitor was very hard to find and when I did find them they were in small sizes and did not fit through the 1/2 inch MDF mount and monitor. They did fit through the quarter inch board I purchased but it was too weak of board and I had a strong feeling it would crack over time, so I decided to try it a different way to see if it would work better, and it did.
I mounted the metal X-shaped stand to the board on the cabinet using metal straps, and I used a very sturdy horizontal wood to support the back of the screen.
It may not be the conventional way, but trust me, that screen isn't moving ANYWHERE. No ghetto wires or anything! =)
When I show off my arcade machine I will take off the bezel and show you how it looks, and how effectively it worked.
I definitely tried it you're way first. I got all the backboards I purchased to prove it, lol.

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