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TopJimmyCooks:
regardless of where the vesa mount holes are, the center of rotation has to be the center of the monitor display area.  you may need to make a plate to offset the VESA mount points to the center of rotation. 

keilmillerjr:

--- Quote from: TopJimmyCooks on November 17, 2014, 09:07:07 am ---regardless of where the vesa mount holes are, the center of rotation has to be the center of the monitor display area.  you may need to make a plate to offset the VESA mount points to the center of rotation.

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THIS ^^^^.

Take my rotary engine stand for example. Engine bracket attaches to front plate, which is rotated on the bottom when assembling so multiple plates can be stacked. The engine bracket is offset, so when the engine is complete, it will rotate on the stand towards the center of the engine. Same concept can be used for your rotating monitor.

yotsuya:
Yeah, making a offset plate you can bolt the monitor to should take care of things.

BadMouth:

--- Quote from: yotsuya on November 17, 2014, 10:02:40 am ---Yeah, making a offset plate you can bolt the monitor to should take care of things.

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Only way to do it.

I made a template of the monitor out of foam board, then marked the center of the screen, then marked the VESA mount locations, then marked mounting points for my bearing (circled in red) based on the center of the screen.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,119308.msg1270530.html#msg1270530

After all those points are marked, you have a template for your adapter plate.


Skip to :30 and watch the center  ;D
http://youtu.be/LQcVLFtxoUA?t=30s

lowlytech:
awesome guys.  Thanks for all the info and the pictures.  Helps out this mechanically challenged brain of mine.   

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