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| Shun:
--- Quote from: shrunkenmaster on March 20, 2015, 04:38:23 pm ---Just watched your videos, they will surely help people who are new to the hobby, especially those who are new to woodwork. With basic tools and a bit of thought (and Google) it's not beyond most people to knock up a decent cab! Look forward to the next instalment :) --- End quote --- Cheers mate. Being a software developer by trade I try and keep things nice and simple when it comes to wood working therefore its not too technical :D. I'm glad you weren't too bored with my vids. They do go on a bit. I record pretty much everything I do and the try and condense as much as I can in iMovie. I have some new videos that need to be edited so a new video should be up soon! |
| Shun:
With the speaker panel in place I could make a start on the lights for the marquee. I cut a piece of MDF to size and with the speaker in place, I could figure out how much extra material needed to be removed before the panel would fit correctly. Once I was happy with the fit of the "light panel", I measured how far back it would sit in the cab. I then glued two battens to the inside of the cab sides, and when these were attached, I screwed the panel into the battens to hold it in place securely. This is how the panel is attached on the original machine as the light panel needs to be removed so that the speaker can be removed if needed. Also, on the Midway original, this panel is painted white, so I got some white tester pots and give it a couple of coats. While the paint was drying I made a start on the lighting. On the original cab there are five bulb holders for small incandescent bulbs. While trying to figure out how I was going to install this, I came across this video on youtube showing LED strip lighting being used as a replacement for standard bulbs and tubes: The advantages of these LEDs is that you can cut them to length and re-wire them, they come with a self adhesive backing, you don't have to worry about wiring as they come with a standard 12v power supply and in theory should last forever which means not having to replace any bulbs. So I bought a 1 meter length strip of warm white LEDs from eBay. I wanted to place a strip at the top and bottom of the light panel, so I cut the 1 meter strip into two approx. 400mm pieces. I then re-wired the two smaller pieces together with two wires, attached them to the light panel and screwed it into place. I switched the lights on and they seem pretty bright so should provide enough lighting for the marquee when I buy/make one. |
| kamshaft:
I'm in the process of building plans in Adobe Illustrator at the start, then convert it to a CAD format. I'd like to work with you get stuff accurate. |
| bfauska:
You may have problems with hot-spotting with the lights that close to the marquee. |
| Shun:
--- Quote from: kamshaft on March 21, 2015, 12:36:03 pm ---I'm in the process of building plans in Adobe Illustrator at the start, then convert it to a CAD format. I'd like to work with you get stuff accurate. --- End quote --- Feel free to ask any questions and I'll try and answer them as best as I can. :) |
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