Show me/us your jukes!!!!

[spocktwin]

Steve, even with the camera phone it looks very nice....is that vmj's plans that you built from or your own.....I can't choose which one to build and I like yours also.
cheers
Spock

[SteveS]

Spock,

Thanks for the nice comments.

Yes, I purchased the plans for $10 from VMJ.  I opted not to install speakers in the juke and run it to my sound system in my bar instead.  I also didn't add as many buttons as the plans called for.  The plans were great for overall dimensions and look, but didn't get into too much detail as far as how to mount the monitor,etc.  I had to "wing it" on a few things.  The plans may be better now, the ones I used are from 2 years ago. 

Even if it takes a while to build go for the best look possible or you won't be happy.  I really love the look of the machine.  The first party using it people were offering me a few grand to build them one without blinking. 


A few things I ran into, maybe it will help you:

1.  Venting the heat from the PC forced me to cut a hole on the top right side of the box and install a fan.  I thought about cutting vents into the top of the machine so heat would leave without a fan but I feared a beer might left on top might spill into the vent.

2.  I added a power button on the top right side turn on and shut down the box.   This is better for me than entering some code on the software to shut down the box.  It's also wife friendly so she doesn't have to know how to enter the code, etc.

3.  All of my songs are on a server in my office (easier to maintain the music collection) so the juke is hooked to a Cat5 network in the house.

4.  I used 1/2 pine to build the box.  That made fixing mistakes cheap (low cost wood) but since pine is a soft wood it gets dents and dings easier.

5.  I had a lot of parts already but I think I have $1000 tied up in the thing.  $350 for a new 15" flat panel monitor, maybe $500 for the PC parts and a hundred or so for buttons, wire, screws, paint, etc.  I never thought it be that much but then again I didn't plan a budget. 

6.  I started with VMJ software but I use SK Jukebox now, much better!

If I think of more things I'll post them or feel free to ask.  I'll try to remember to take a picture with a better camera showing the guts of the machine,  which features bungee cords to hold the monitor.

later,
Steve

[spocktwin]

   Man you are good or maybe psychic, my main questions had to do with heat and how you were updating it (ie new songs software updates etc etc) and you answered that.  I am going to start on it this weekend and I may hit you up for some tips along the way
Thanks so much
Spock

[sollyscomputers]

Hi everyone.  I have a few pics of my jukebox in progress.  These are the first pictures I've taken, I know I've been lazy.

Anyway, I owe it to a few people who helped me out with suggestions, so here it goes.  Any questions or comments, please tell me.  I really don't mind people telling me if they think it looks ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---.

By the way, the colour dark blue with a black effect which is called marballising.  I didn't paint it, I got a friend who is a panel beater/painter to do it for me.

Anyway, here come the pics...

[Lucky13]

Has anyone seen this one before?
http://www.schliebusch.de/mp3-system/fotos.html
The site is in German but its a pretty basic yet slick design.
I was planning on doing something like it myself. 
Nate

[gabypotter]

Hi everyone.  I have a few pics of my jukebox in progress.  These are the first pictures I've taken, I know I've been lazy.

Anyway, I owe it to a few people who helped me out with suggestions, so here it goes.  Any questions or comments, please tell me.  I really don't mind people telling me if they think it looks ---Cleveland steamer---.

By the way, the colour dark blue with a black effect which is called marballising.  I didn't paint it, I got a friend who is a panel beater/painter to do it for me.

Anyway, here come the pics...

Hi sollyscomputers!
wich software are you using in your jukebox, and
can you tell me please how did you connect
the coin selector to compute?

i have same as you, but i cant connect it

if its posiblle can you post some pics?

[sollyscomputers]

Hi Gabypotter,

The software I'm using is called SK Jukebox, and I'm loving it.

As for the coin slot/selector, I have connected red to power +12V, Black to earth (both of these are connected to the PC power supply), and the only other one is the white wire which goes to the "coin1" of my IPAC2 from Ozstick.  I didn't bother about wiring up a counter, but you can with the extra 2 wires that are attached.

If you need any more help or tips, let me know, it would be a pleasure to help someone out.  I know it's hard and confusing at times on your first project (my first project anyway).  So feel free to ask away.

John

[gabypotter]

thank you very much!!!
i finally can connect my coin selector!

[Mr. Jukebox]

here are my 2 BIG proyects, interface using custom board conected to lpt port and promixis software for decoding, this alows to also have infrared remote controll  

[clanggedin]

Here's a link to my Juke I just finished

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=51350.0

[reptilehead]

Ok, new member here, and my design is still in the "planning" phase, but it's only there becuase I'm not going to officially start it until I have all the parts I **think** I may need. Whenever you start a new type of project there's always SOMETHING you need.
 Waiting on the ultimarc ipac4, and a power supply (12vdc), I haven't ordered either of them yet, but I need opinions and help.
 I'm going to be running car amps, one 500 watt amp for the 12" rockford sub(bridged 250 actually) and a 100X4 amp for the two 6x9 kenwoods and the two 4" alpines: what should the MINIMUM amp power inverter I should buy? I've heard that I should  take my total max amps (in this case 50) and multiply by 1.5 (totalling 75) thus a 12vdc power inverter capable of 75 amps.  That seems like overkill to me, opinions?
 Also, I'm planning on having a total of 6 fans on the case, 3 for draw, 3 for exaust, 21" monitor, 1.8 celron pc, 500 pc power supply, and I'll be running Silverjuke over winxp (stripped) not on a network, and not setup for anything but the juke. I might upgrade the onboard sound card (32meg 5.1 surround) but it's running smooth and sounds clear, so thats a secondary.
 
 The pic below is the "finished" design, without the added 4" side firing kenwoods. This is a combined effort between myself and a good friend (we're both using the same cab design and frontend) that is 1900 miles away!
 Hope you like the design, and any opinions or helpful hints would be GREATLY appreciated by us, since this is our first time building a cab. And yes, we're both well versed with wiring. (the control panel does look complicated doesn't it?)

[seanmartina]

heres a jukebox i threw together in 7 days

[scorpio1968]

Here is mine.  It will be completely finished this week end.  I will post more pics if people are interested

Thanks
Scorpio

[pogo]

here are my 2 BIG proyects, interface using custom board conected to lpt port and promixis software for decoding, this alows to also have infrared remote controll 

Neat jukeboxes.  Do you have any more pictures?  Any plans available?

[Barry Barcrest]

Not mine but look at this baby, i would say it is one of the best i have seen..

http://www.thepcjukebox.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=746

[thajenius]

Here is mine.....

http://www.themarchives.com/showproject.php?ID=2

[DigitalFusion]

this should be a sticky!!!

[Knievel]

this should be a sticky!!!

Agreed.

I think everyone has seen mine but anyway..



There's a page for it on my site www.knievelkustoms.com

[kizer]

Forever in progress. Its just something I built out of Particle board as a mockup for the real deal if I ever get to it. The holes in front are well to let sound out. Its not the final design, but its a small idea for you to look at if your bored.



Its currently 48-inches tall and 24-inches wide with a 45degree cut for the screen to lay like it does. As a matter of fact Im using it to type this. 

[draginit]

here we go, the green one is mine, and on 24 hours a day! i think the karaoke gets used more than anything on it....the orange one im building for a friend and not quite finished with yet...
                a friend of mine getting crazy with it!



see both the builds mostly step-by-step here  www.myspace.com/twelveninedy

               still needs t-molding

[tteettuk]

 Hi all this is mine a replica of an Ami Continental jukebox from 1962

[tteettuk]

This is one of the videos I took on youtube [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaariP2G5Xg[/youtube]

You can also connect a mp3 player and be able to select the track using the buttons on front of the replica using one of these [http://www.cdadapter.com/rmcmp3.htm/u]

Or more details go to  www.mob-jukeboxes.com  thanks

[kingflynn]

I built mine a while back as a direct result of reading this thread!  I'm finally getting around to posting it.  I built it straight from the drawings provided by June, whose project is linked at the beginning of this thread.  Thanks June and June's husband!  I like the 80's look of the thing.  It houses an old IBM 500mhz running Win98 and SK Jukebox, which I love. The speakers are Logitech Z-340 computer speakers, refurbed on ebay for 25 bucks.  They are plenty adequate, even outdoors.  The numbered buttons are 1/2" momentary pushbuttons from Happs, with number stickers from Office depot on them.  The marquis my wife and I did on photoshop and had printed at Kinko's backlight film for $25.  Then spray-glued it to the plexi. 

[RetroBorg]

Nice Jukebox there kingflynn, I intend to use SK Jukebox on mine, just wondering other than the number and arrow buttons what other buttons did you go with? e.g next, cancel, pause etc?

[kingflynn]

SK jukebox is perfect for simple controls.  I wish my control panel looked more "commercial", but during a party, it is simple enough not to need a tutorial.  I have the number buttons for selections.  Next to those are two red buttons. One is "OK", to confirm a selection (it became irrelevant because SK has an option where you don't need to hit OK). And a button for clearing the last number entered.  The blue arrows scroll.  Then I have volume up, volume down, and a button for skipping to the next song.  I have never wished for any more buttons. 

*I also put a sticker saying "Press Firmly" above the number buttons, because they have a lot of resistance and need a good push for contact. 

[drben]

Hi Guys,

Kingflynn, I also based my jukebox on the one made by June and her husband (thanks guys!), though as I started to cut it out I realised I needed to do quite a few things differently, due to several things.. The speakers I wanted to use being a major one. So in the end the only thing the same as theirs were the side panels, I made up all the rest as I went along.

It's nearly done now (painted and working). I just need to make up some artwork for the marquee and install my LEDwiz.. And maybe give it a bit of a polish (it's painted in 2 pak car paint and is very reflective

Here's a pic

[cadis12]

Already posted this in some other threads but here is mine.  More info can be found at www.AdisWeb.com/jukebox

[andycass]

Here's mine wall mounted jukebox running freebox software. By the weekend the 15" screen will be replaced by a 19" one. 


Some more pics here of the juke.http://www.flickr.com/photos/21275698@N04/

[youtube]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWZYQ1M6smQ[/youtube] sorry for vid qaulity.

[unclet]

Here is mine ... finished about 1 month ago ......

You can check out building progress pictures at my site (just go to the site and click the Jukebox picture):

http://unclet.arcadecontrols.com/

[joey1207]

Here is mine in progress......

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=78388.0

[squirrellydw]

heres mine
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=72119.0

[soup]

Here's my old style jukebox:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=78025.msg814035#msg814035

[Kangum]

my work in progress

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=79404.0

[psychotech]

Finished this jukebox-pinball hybrid in September 2007..

Jukebox..







Pinball..





Main thread @ http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=67842.0

[chadd]

 - how i set up the pc with albumplayer on the touchscreen and CD Art Display on the projector

 - step by step building the actual touchscreen jukebox


here's shots of the final product both with and without a flash






(official forum thread:  http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=78918.0 )

[bc411]

Here's my jukebox, but like most of my projects, once they become usable, I can't stop playing with them long enough to finish them!!
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=71562.0

[quarterback]

Here's mine.  I run it from a laptop which can either sit on the base below the screen, or off someplace else.   I'd like to build a little drawer for it underneath the base but we'll have to see how that works out.   I contemplated hanging the laptop behind the monitor itself, and still miget go in that direction as well.   I built the wooden frame around the monitor and then discovered that the monitor had VESA standard LCD mounting holes in the back.  So I picked up one of these and mounted it.  I think it looks pretty sleek and I like it.

Currently I'm using the laptop's speakers, but I have brackets hanging off of the buttom of the screen's frame so I can hang some little logitech speakers.  Unfortunately, I'm using them right now on another computer

[Zeosstud]

Wall Mounted 15" ELO Touchscreen running Albumplayer software.

[chadd]

shouldn't this thread be a sticky?

[Barry Barcrest]

no