General question on Enclosures

[lerameur]

These are all great ideas, thank you all. I will probably in one of these directions. I just like to know if somebody sells, maybe we can call it LCD enhancer. See for most buttons, we can drill a small hole and mount the button from the top, thus hidding the ugly cut hole. But for an Lcd, it is mounted from the inside, so it is very hard to have something thats looks professionnal. I found am example of what I mean:
http://www.megadrum.info/old_site/faqs.php#Construction
scroll down a bit and you see the box with the LCD, button looks great, just the LCD. So is there a company out there that sell a type of insert to enhance the look of the LCD and at the same time hide the small crack between the case and LCD ??

K

[cncmachineguy]

Hi Lerameur, I own a machine shop, and modify enclosures for customers from time to time. "Bud boxes" are great, I have no idea about getting them to machine them for you. The standard way I have seen for a LCD is to cut the hole big enough for the screen but smaller then the edge. that way the LCD mounts tight to the inside and there is no gap. The next step is to bevel the edge all the way around so you don't have a 1/8" step . In a plastic enclosure this is quite easy to do by hand if its a 1 off. All you need is a razor knife and a flat file.

First cut the hole close with the razor knife(or saw). You could drill a series of holes first or use a dremel type tool to cut this.

Second, use the flat file to clean the hole and strighten the edges. Keep checking the fit and be patient. Then you can file on an angle to get the bevel.

[lerameur]

Hi bert, I just thought that maybe somebody invented a plastic cover of some sort, just like the one you would see for an electrical outlet, ceiling lamp ...

[cncmachineguy]

Hi bert, I just thought that maybe somebody invented a plastic cover of some sort, just like the one you would see for an electrical outlet, ceiling lamp ...

Thats a great idea, What should the outside fit? I feel like I have seen a thin plastic bezel somewhere that slid over the LCD. But maybe I saw it on some product and it was made by the company for their product.

This could warrent some looking into. Maybe google for LCD bezels.

Digikey http://www.digikey.com/scripts/dksea...&k=lcd%20bezel

[Archangel]

Hi Ken,
Community college machine shops usually work for pizza . . .