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javeryh's Small-ish Bartop ["Jack Attack!"]
javeryh:
OK - not a lot of progress these days now that the kids are back in school and there are a million things to do... anyway, I managed to find a couple of hours to install the marquee today. Came out awesome. It looks really really good in person - camera doesn't do it justice at all. There is a very warm glow as you can hopefully see in the second pic below.
I had to cut everything down to the proper size - I ordered it large on purpose because I wanted a snug fit on the final install. This meant creating a template out of MDF, using double sided tape and attaching the plexiglass and then using a pattern bit and my router to make 2 exact copies of the plexiglass the exact size of the marquee. Once that was finished I trimmed the marquee to fit and sandwiched it between the plexiglass for the install.
Next, I got out the aluminum brackets I sprayed black and used some tape to hold everything in place while I drilled the holes. Then I added the screws (black #4 - 1/2" - very tiny), removewd the tape and plugged in the lights to test everything. It worked! Here are a few pics I snapped.
Next up is the control panel. I'm a little nervous - I've decided to apply the art, punch the center holes and just drill everything out with the forstner bit. I really want this to be accurate. If there is some tearing hopefully the bezel around the buttons will hide it. The bit is brand new so fingers crossed... :cheers:
Mike A:
The marquee looks great.
javeryh:
--- Quote from: Mike A on September 29, 2018, 07:54:34 pm ---The marquee looks great.
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Thanks. I'm quite pleased with how it came out but I am ready to wrap this project up and move on to the next one.
This week I hope to finish the control panel - I've decided to use blue painter's tape over the buttons for when I drill through the artwork to hopefully reduce tearing. I also need to figure out how to get the CP to attach to the cabinet body, which is kind of a big deal. Not sure how to handle it yet... because of the tight fit I need to install all of the buttons before figuring out a hinge or whatever. Not sure how much room I'll have but I'll figure something out...
Arroyo:
Colors on the lit marquee look fantastic.
yamatetsu:
I also need to figure out how to get the CP to attach to the cabinet body, which is kind of a big deal. Not sure how to handle it yet...
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Glue some battens to the right and the left insides of the cab and velcro the CP to them. I used this for my Pinup cab, that CP is going nowhere.