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Best (easiest) way to install a marquee
needlesmcgirk:
I've been searching the boards to find a nice how-to to install marquees and I can't find any good info. I'm trying to figure out the best way to install one of these. Not sure if I need to get a marquee retainer, or even how those work.
I'm planning on designing the marquee from scratch and getting "Mame Marquees" to print it out, and then sandwiching it between plexiglass. I'm not sure if this is the best thing to do either. Any help would be greatly appreciated, or even a link to someone's project that shows some good detail on how to do this. Thanks so much!
leapinlew:
marquee retainers, L-Brackets from Home Depot or Lowes...
I used both marquee retainers and made my own. They are all fine solutions.
needlesmcgirk:
Pictures would be great by the way.
Not really sure how you do it will L Brackets. I would love to know the process on that one.
BLah247:
Here's my plan that should work. Place Lbrackets on the left and right side behind where the marquee is going. That will keep it from pushing through... use marquee retainers to keep it from falling forward... No clue if that's going to work. I'll let you know when I get to that point.
leapinlew:
The marquee should rest on the wood. You should only need L brackets to keep it from falling forward. If you put L brackets behind it - it'll be dark on that spot when the light is on.
Here is a picture of my cabinet:
The actual size of the hole is 4" the size of the hole + the wood is 5.5". I'll make my marquee art 4" and put a 3/4" border around it. The L brackets I used were 3/4" and cover up the border. It looks like this once it's done.
I used screws to connect the L bracket to the machine. The L brackets hold the art which is sandwiched between 2 peices of plexi.
I used wood L brackets, but if I could do it again, I would use a metal one from Home Depot.
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