How to Install LCD in a Poker Table

Adding an LCD screen to a poker table help to keep the tally if you are holding a poker tournament or just playing cards with friends. An LCD screen is a flat screen monitor for a computer. Install this LCD screen in 30 minutes to one hour.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• Poker table
• Measuring tape
• Flat LCD computer screen
• 1-inch wood molding
• Wood glue
• Jigsaw
• Acrylic glass measured to the size of the LCD screen
• Drill
• Plywood measured 1 inch wider than the LCD screen
• Small wood screws
• Screwdriver
• Computer tower or laptop
• Wireless mouse and keyboard

1. Measure the LCD screen. Make a wood frame around the outside of the screen with the molding. Glue the molding together with wood glue to hold the frame in place.
2. Mark the size of the screen on the poker table. Cut a hole into the poker table with the jigsaw by following the marks. The frame needs to fit securely into the table.
3. Turn the table upside down. Slide the frame into the hole in the table. Place wood glue around the edges and along the bottom to hold it in place. Insert the acrylic glass into the frame.
4. Lay the LCD screen face down into the hole so it lays on top of the glass. Measure the locations of the power and computer cords on the back of the LCD screen.
5. Drill holes into the plywood, where the cords need to come out the bottom of the table. Keep in mind the plywood is one inch larger around the sides than the screen itself.
6. Feed the cords through the holes in the plywood and place the plywood flush with the bottom of the table. Mount the plywood to the table with the wood screws. Secure one screw into each corner.
7. Connect the computer, wireless mouse and keyboard. This allows you to use your poker table and LCD screen simultaneously.