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Title: Cutting a monitor bezel out of foam core board
Post by: Donkbaca on April 07, 2011, 04:31:30 pm
Is hard.

That is all
Title: Re: Cutting a monitor bezel out of foam core board
Post by: javeryh on April 08, 2011, 06:08:19 pm
It is hard.  You are using the wrong material.  You should use black matteboard (with a black center).  It's way cheaper and way easier to cut than foam board - they make excellent bezels.
Title: Re: Cutting a monitor bezel out of foam core board
Post by: Donkbaca on April 08, 2011, 06:21:33 pm
Thanks for the tip.  I am reasonably pleased with how it looks.  Its not perfect, but I am tinting my glass, so I will see what its like. Thanks for the tip!
Title: Re: Cutting a monitor bezel out of foam core board
Post by: javeryh on April 08, 2011, 10:50:42 pm
Tinted glass should hide it pretty good.  I used to work with foam core all the time - I hate that stuff.  You need your razor to be super sharp and even then it is hard to get a perfect cut.
Title: Re: Cutting a monitor bezel out of foam core board
Post by: DataWest on April 11, 2011, 12:52:33 am
It is hard.  You are using the wrong material.  You should use black matteboard (with a black center).  It's way cheaper and way easier to cut than foam board - they make excellent bezels.

Hey where do you buy that stuff?
Title: Re: Cutting a monitor bezel out of foam core board
Post by: javeryh on April 11, 2011, 01:30:39 pm
It is hard.  You are using the wrong material.  You should use black matteboard (with a black center).  It's way cheaper and way easier to cut than foam board - they make excellent bezels.

Hey where do you buy that stuff?

A.C. Moore or Michael's should carry it - anywhere you can get something framed.  Just make sure you get solid black.  Some matte board has a black exterior but a white interior.  I found a local art store that sold the stuff in 1/4 sheets for like $2 or $3 - too bad they went out of business...
Title: Re: Cutting a monitor bezel out of foam core board
Post by: DataWest on April 11, 2011, 01:59:00 pm
It is hard.  You are using the wrong material.  You should use black matteboard (with a black center).  It's way cheaper and way easier to cut than foam board - they make excellent bezels.

Hey where do you buy that stuff?

A.C. Moore or Michael's should carry it - anywhere you can get something framed.  Just make sure you get solid black.  Some matte board has a black exterior but a white interior.  I found a local art store that sold the stuff in 1/4 sheets for like $2 or $3 - too bad they went out of business...

Thanks for the info  :)
Title: Re: Cutting a monitor bezel out of foam core board
Post by: Donkbaca on April 11, 2011, 02:22:49 pm
Yup, I got a huge sheet of it for like 10 bucks.  Matte board is cheaper.

Title: Re: Cutting a monitor bezel out of foam core board
Post by: DNA Dan on April 11, 2011, 10:52:07 pm
Hey what's the issue with the foam core when you cut it?
Title: Re: Cutting a monitor bezel out of foam core board
Post by: Donkbaca on April 12, 2011, 12:34:02 pm
its a PITA.  You need a really, really sharp blade, otherwise it doesn't cut cleanly.  I am talking about like swapping razors every 6 or 7 cuts sharp.
Title: Re: Cutting a monitor bezel out of foam core board
Post by: DNA Dan on April 12, 2011, 06:17:30 pm
Can you "smooth" it over with a hot blade? Then once this hardens take some 1200 grit to it to polish it? I guess I am unfamiliar with how dense this foam is. Have a photo?
Title: Re: Cutting a monitor bezel out of foam core board
Post by: Donkbaca on April 12, 2011, 06:37:15 pm
probably not, its just styrofoam sandwiched between 2 sheets of construction paper, or something like that.
Title: Re: Cutting a monitor bezel out of foam core board
Post by: javeryh on April 14, 2011, 10:56:03 am
Heat of any sort would be a very bad idea when it comes to foam board. You would just destroy it.
Title: Re: Cutting a monitor bezel out of foam core board
Post by: DataWest on April 15, 2011, 10:24:08 am
How thick is matteboard?
Title: Re: Cutting a monitor bezel out of foam core board
Post by: Donkbaca on April 15, 2011, 10:25:28 am
real thin, its like a few cm. 
Title: Re: Cutting a monitor bezel out of foam core board
Post by: Tumerboy on April 15, 2011, 10:32:39 am
he means mm
Title: Re: Cutting a monitor bezel out of foam core board
Post by: DataWest on April 15, 2011, 10:38:05 am
Thanks  :)
Title: Re: Cutting a monitor bezel out of foam core board
Post by: Donkbaca on April 15, 2011, 11:00:36 am
 :angry:
Title: Re: Cutting a monitor bezel out of foam core board
Post by: DNA Dan on April 15, 2011, 11:52:55 am
I think it comes in a few difference thicknesses no? I have seen some art where they layer matte boards as well. Might be interesting to do a satin over flat black play with sheen. You'd have a subtle pinstripe around the monitor.