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greaser:
Well my Happs (curved) bezel arrived today and doesn't seem to fit my Sharp 27" TV very well at all. Think they might give me a refund? Anyway I am beginning to get very worried about hiding the fact that a TV is inside my cab. I have cut all the wood according to the Project Arcade (Lusid) plans exactly. Construction is the next step. I really like Atomsmasher's cab and if I can't use the Happs bezel I'd like to use the same approach he did for a bezel. I have a few specific questions for him or anyone else who might be able to help.

1. I have test fit my television on the monitor shelf and the fit is almost exact but with not much room at all on any of the sides. If the monitor shelf is angled did your TV touch the back of the cab at all? Seems that if the shelf is angled then the top and back of the TV will start to go towards the back of the cab and might touch and push against the back of the cab.

2. How exactly did you attatch the plexiglass bezel to the cab itself? Any pics would help.

3. Where did you buy your plexiglass, how much did it cost, and what where your approximate dimensions for the sheet of plexiglass?

4. How did you go about painting the plexiglass except for the screen area?

Finally I'm sorry for all the questions. I just want everything to be perfect in the end. I just want to know what to be in store for. Thank you to anyone who can help.

RandyT:


Ditch the bezel and slap a piece of dark plexi (or glass) over the TV.  Nobody will ever know if you do it right.

For the bezel to fit well, the TV would need to be de-cased (not for the novice).  They are designed to go around a fully exposed tube face.  If the TV is a "flat screen", it may still not fit very well.

RandyT

AtomSmasher:
1. My tv does touch the back of the cab, thats the main thing that keeps it from going any further back.  I later added a bit of extra wood pushed up against the tv on the monitor shelf as an extra precaution so that there was no chance it would break though the back board.

2.I just cut 4 small blocks of wood (1''x1''x3'' I believe, although the size doesn't really matter) and attached them to the cab at each of the four corners around the tv.

3. I actually used lexan because its easier to work with and I just got it at home depot.  I think it was around $20 for the sheet and they only carried one size, which I had to cut down.  Cutting it with a flush trim router bit is by far the easiest way to cut it.  I cut it down to 26''x26 1/2'' although I'd recommend measuring the height where you're going to put the plexi because it would vary from cab to cab.

4. There was a nice tutorial on this at http://spystyle.arcadecontrols.com/index1.htm  unfortunately that seem to be dead and the web archive holds an older version that doesn't say how to paint it, but it has advice on securing the tv, so here it is http://web.archive.org/web/20041029111548/spystyle.arcadecontrols.com/index7.htm

Now, the way I painted the plexi was I secured the plexi to the cab with the tv already installed and marked on the plexi with tape the outline of the tv screen on all sides, you may want to mark it slightly larger (1/8'' to 1/4'') so that it won't block the vision when viewing it from one side or the other.  After the plexi is marked, I took it out and then using newspaper and masking tape I covered the area on the inside of the plexi that I had outlined on the other side.  Once it was covered I just used black spray paint and put a few coats of paint on it.  Viola, you have a nice looking bezel.

rdowdy95:
Very good topic here.  Thanks AtomSmasher.  I had some of the same questions as well.  Hey Greaser does your TV auto turn on when you press power buttn on surge

rdowdy95:
Just wondering cause I may have the same Sharp 27inch TV.

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