21" PC Monitor Mounting w/case HELP!

[Keller888]

I am on my first cabinet, all is well, everything works, followed the plans from the book pretty much and have only to mount the pc monitor.  I don't want to remove the case from the monitor, as I may swap it out for an arcade monitor in a few months when I get some extra money.  I'd like to just put the whole damn pc monitor as is inside the cab, but i'm not sure how to secure it.  I was thinking of building some wood braces around it to just "hold it steady".  I've read through most of this forum and the FAQ, and my eyes are crosssing.  Decided to post here instead of searching through old posts.  Anyone with some ideas or pics would really help out alot, thanks!

This site rocks, there are so many cool ideas from talented people!

Bill

[SamSom]

Im doing the same thing putting my monitor in my cab but im using some metal brackets that are for roofing  I bought them at home depot and believe me they are strong and can hold your monitor good. Its better then using 2 by 4s.

[quarterback]

I've got a 21" Dell Trinitron.  I did a couple things to get it into my cab:

I took the pivoting base off.  I then made a new 1/2" plywood 'base' that has some cutout to fit some plastic protrusions in the bottom of the monitor casing.

I also attached a chunk of a 2x4 cut at an angle and some shims to the back end of the monitor casing so it would sit "flat" on my new plywood base.   I was actually able to screw those into some holes in the monitor case and then I screwed the plywood 'base' into the 2x4 block.  Still with me?

Okay, so I now have a flat plywood base for my monitor so it will sit 'flat' onto any surface without tilting backwards.   This 1/2" plywood base is sized to 'just fit' onto the monitor shelf in my cab.

Now I can slide my monitor (with its new plywood base) into my cabinet.  HOWEVER, the 21" is so freakin heavy and the angle is so steep that I was afraid it would tild backwards out of the cab.   So, I bolted my new plywood base to the monitor shelf (there were already t-nuts in the shelf and bolts from the monitor that came with the cab)

Still, I wasn't convinced that the monitor wouldn't pull away from the plywood base that's solidly screwed into the 2x4 block which (in turn) is *tenuously*attached to the monitor casing.  So, I got the monitor into the cab, I had somebody hold it in place and I put a 2x4 into the back of the cabinet, braced up against the back of the monitor and screwed it into the walls of my cab with 3" decking screws.

It's not going anywhere.