A custom made liquid crystal display is formed from a pre-manufactured
liquid crystal display by removing an excess region. The driver card is
cut along the line X-X and the excess TABs are disconnected from the
conductive layer. Optionally, a narrow strip is removed from each of the
polarizing substrates between the lines to expose their associated glass
plates. A groove is then cut into the exposed surface of each of the
glass plates. Each glass plate is then fractured along the base of its
groove so that the excess region is detached from the operative region.
The cut edges of the glass plates are then sealed by applying a bead of
ultra-violet curing adhesive. The processes of removing an excess region
by cutting the glass plates with a laser or by freezing the liquid
crystal between the glass-plates and machining through the glass plates
are also described.