Cardboard bezel template source?

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I'm in need of a few cardboard bezels ; Pole Position, Toobin, and others. I've struck out in finding any to purchase, and haven't had any luck commissioning the work.
So I figured I'll try to make them myself… but how? I don't have any original samples, not even partial pieces. Is there a repository somewhere that contains templates/dimensions? My searching over the last few weeks has not yielded any satisfactory results. Thanks for the help!!
 
The weird thing is this subject has been brought up so many times but it's like it never gets resolved. Joey Cuda was doing them and got burnt out, then he tried to do some more, then disappeared, then Vegas 12 stepped up, you even posted in this thread.


So I'm assuming you checked with him and he stopped making them as well? I've described the process in many different threads, but it seems like nobody ever reads them. If you don't have an original to start with, you just have to measure, build a template in four pieces, and transfer that to the large sheets of mat board that Hobby lobby sells.
 
Is the cockpit one the same as the UR? I could try to make you one form my cockpit?
Thanks, but my understanding is the upright is different from the cockpit.

So I'm assuming you checked with him and he stopped making them as well?
I have PM'd both, but assume they are taking a break or busy.

I've described the process in many different threads, but it seems like nobody ever reads them.
I do follow many of your awesome threads, but sometimes I miss details (or forget!). Would you mind pointing me to one or two of those posts? The guidance on measuring curves and angles seems to be my issue… I should have paid more attention in high school geometry class!

Look here and here for diy info
Thank you! I'll check those links out.
 
Well, to be fair, the description wasn't that detailed. It's mostly just basic information on how to make one. With your monitor in the cabinet, you basically have to measure the tab that attaches to the cabinet, then measure the distance from the edge of that tab to the monitor face. You cut the four pieces for the four sides of the monitor, and then you line them up against the monitor and then draw and cut the curve and figure the angles where they come together. Once you have all four pieces cut, you tape them together and test fit the entire assembly in the cabinet, making any small modifications that are needed. Then you basically break it into two pieces (a side piece and a top piece and a side piece and bottom piece taped together), then lay those 2 pieces out on the large sheet of matt board and trace them. In addition to your cut lines, you will also have fold lines that need to be scored and bent into place. Once the new pieces are cut, fold the tabs and tape them together with double-sided mounting tape.

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I just find that a lot of this stuff is very hands-on, trial and error, gotta have the willpower to actually do it, etc. A lot of people just don't do these things because they can't bring themselves to even start. Which is why they look for someone else to do it for them. I totally understand that, but sometimes when all the other avenues fail, you just have to take it in your own hands and do it. The pictures I show are of one that I asked Joey to do while he was active and he flat out refused without having an original to work from. I felt like you did, there's no way I could ever do this without a template or someone else doing it for me. But somehow I was able to figure out the process on my own. The only ones I had templates for was the Atari cabarets. I had an original and I had a repro that Joey had sent me for my Centipede. I used those to help me make red, yellow, and purple ones for my other custom Atari cabaret builds.

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So I have those to work from, but I just don't have the time to do them for other people nor do I think that it would be worth it. I can remember Joey charging like $40 shipped for these things BITD which seems like a lot on one hand because it's just paper, but on the other hand it seems pretty damn cheap when you see the amount of work that goes into them. I think they go for a bit more nowadays. By the way, the first picture I posted is of two of the four pieces I did in standard poster paper (I eventually made the other two the same way then taped them together). The second picture is of the finished product that I did on another sheet of Matt board, using the prototype as a template. It's best to start out with cheaper paper for the prototype.
 
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