Sorry if this has been addressed before. I've been poring over various PLOGs and build instructions and I have a few questions about mounting the LCD.

I've stripped the LCD. All that's left is what looks like maybe a 1/8" thick piece of glass, with the edge connectors along 2 sides.

How do people typically mount these? Diagrams and pictures a plus. All the builds I've seen either don't have the LCD in when the pic is taken, or the pics are taken after it's mounted and I can't see the details.

How do you protect the edge connectors?

In my mind I was picturing making something like a typical picture frame, with a recess in the back where the "glass" fits in. Then use some tabs along the back, screwed into the frame, to hold the "glass" in. But 2 sides of the LCD have the edge connectors and I'm deathly afraid of bending them or screwing them up.

The main thought I have now is this... take the backlight, remove the innards, and cut out all the stuff that would get in the way of the path of the light. Snap it back together and now I have a fairly sturdy plastic and metal frame, and the side connectors at least will be protected.

Guidance greatly appreciated...

You're correct, a lot of people re-use the plastic and metal frame the LCD came in by modifying it so that light can pass through it (see my PLOG for an example). This helps greatly in protecting the LCD and FFCs. You might want to consider reinforcing the FFCs with some kind of tape of Silicone II.

Check out this Google search for alternative LCD/fresnel mounting ideas: site:lumenlab.com +mount LCD fresnel

When I checked out the back of the frame, the part that had the backlight in it, it had some "stuff", some thin plastic sheets, a piece of plastic ranging from about .06" to .125", etc. These were like a "sandwich". Without this stuff, I think the LCD would rattle around inside a bit. Did you stuff something in the edges of the frame so that it would fit snugly? I'm thinking of cutting this plastic into a couple of strips to put in the sides so it'll be snug.

Thanks for the links, I'll check them out. Your PLOG looks very detailed with lots of pics, so that should help.

No, I didn't add anything to the LCD or frame to stop the LCD from moving about. If the plastic is cut correctly, and after the outer metal (aluminum?) frame is replaced, you shouldn't have very much LCD movement. You should see a little "lip" that the LCD fits into, in the plastic frame.

I believe I see what you mean. It's quite slight but it should hold the LCD tight against the metal frame.

Thanks for you help - it's not that it's so complicated, as much as it is... there's no room for being wrong.