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My Jukebox Project - OK! Let me have it(your opinion)
« on: July 26, 2005, 10:02:21 pm »
Hello All!

Here is a Art Deco Jukebox with blue mirror, chrome and lighting! Not yet finished, still finishing the center section that will be the button panel and hidden keyboard drawer with cd burner/ dvd, miniature keyboard and card reader. The jukebox will have full sound system with a commercial amp and lighting in the columns that i am designing that will do patterns and sound to light like the old 70's color organs controlled from the computer.


Let me know what you think!
Kevin
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Re: My Jukebox Project
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2005, 09:33:26 pm »
Thats very nice looking so far, more pictures would be nice tho :)

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Re: My Jukebox Project
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2005, 12:35:24 pm »
VERY NICE JOB SO FAR> SHOW US SOME MORE PICS ON THIS UNIT>

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Re: My Jukebox Project
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2005, 06:22:18 pm »
Any update with the jukebox lately?  I'm interested to see how it turns out.

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« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2005, 07:07:23 pm »
Ok!

A little premature in what i would like to show but here is the center section that is the button panel/hidden keyboard drawer. I am still making adjustments then i will need to sand everything, true things up a little, stain, finish, make the top aluminum panel to hold the buttons, put the chrome on in between the plastic. The plastic will light up just like the top and the bottom also the buttons will light up. The pictures also show the cd burner/dvd rom on one side and the card reader power button on the other.

Thanks for the interest!
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Re: My Jukebox Project
« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2005, 03:48:39 am »
All I can say is

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« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2005, 08:26:20 pm »
THANKS!
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Re: My Jukebox Project
« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2005, 12:16:05 pm »
I'm almost scared to ask how much this cost to make...but do you have a basic figure??

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« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2005, 06:32:59 pm »
Not really that bad! The problem with the whole project was finding companies that would sell me the pieces of plastic without having to buy sheets or skid loads and chrome molding without having to buy rolls.  The most expensive one time purchase as far as the cabinet goes would be the mirror, i can get the sheet plus cut charge for app. $150.00. You can use veneer for that all wood look which would bring that cost down. I probably spent alot of money just on gas here and there of getting the stuff i needed and alot of time researching the items i wanted and where to get them. You could build the cabinet for less than $400.00. Of coarse adding the computer, speakers, amp etc will drive that price up according to what you put in it.

I purchased everything as i went along on the project and have a considerable amount in the project because of changes i made etc. I would venture to guess that for someone to build it would be in the neighborhood of $1500.00 based on typical computer installation and app. $450.00 on the sound system. I think it is well worth the effort compared to buying a 100 disc jukebox and being limited to app. 1000 songs.

I have a place here in Columbus Ohio that now does me real good on price for all of the plastic including plastic for the light modules that will go in the jukebox where the white plastic is for RGB color mixing lighting that you can also make yourself.

Thanks,
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Re: My Jukebox Project - OK! Let me have it(your opinion)
« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2006, 12:33:10 pm »
Any updates?  There really isn't any info here, and to be honest, I don't really know what I'm looking at.  I can't tell if things are lighting up, or is it's just reflection and camera flash...

That said, it sure does look neat/promising.
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Re: My Jukebox Project
« Reply #10 on: October 11, 2006, 04:12:36 pm »
This project will eventually go to plans and kit form sold by Cyberpunk and Digital Innovations the same company that sells Virtual Music Jukebox.

 :laugh2:  Be sure to advertise here that you are selling through cyberpunk

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Re: My Jukebox Project - OK! Let me have it(your opinion)
« Reply #11 on: October 11, 2006, 04:33:27 pm »
*sarcastic post removed*


Perhaps I was a bit hasty.  Seems this fellow might be open to helping us build our own 'awesome looking monster juke'. 

Now with more photos!

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Re: My Jukebox Project
« Reply #12 on: October 12, 2006, 05:21:04 am »
This project will eventually go to plans and kit form sold by Cyberpunk and Digital Innovations the same company that sells Virtual Music Jukebox.

 :laugh2:  Be sure to advertise here that you are selling through cyberpunk

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I Guess he doesn't really want to sell any...

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Re: My Jukebox Project - OK! Let me have it(your opinion)
« Reply #13 on: October 12, 2006, 09:26:39 pm »
Gee Guys give me a chance to answer!

Actually Digital Innovations and I have decided not to do business together(nothing else said)

I am trying to find someone that can cad my drawings, anybody want to help?

Here is some pictures of what the project looks like now. There is still no lights where the keyboard button panel is. I originally used led rope light in the top and bottom but they have quit working and only half of each rope light lights up. I am going to make my own lights to replace them. I am also working on light grids to go in where the white plastic is on each side of the juke. I also have some prototype pics of these in a smaller version with the controller board and software that some friends and i have written. At the present time the software is being tested with one of the controller boards.


Here is pics of the juke and lighting stuff! I will be adding more pics!

Early pics
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/adigitaldj1@sbcglobal.net/album?.dir=a6d6&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photos

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/adigitaldj1@sbcglobal.net/album?.dir=4ea5scd

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/adigitaldj1@sbcglobal.net/album?.dir=c4f3

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Re: My Jukebox Project - OK! Let me have it(your opinion)
« Reply #14 on: October 14, 2006, 11:06:30 am »
Hey where you guys at, gee you don't give me any time to answer but i don't see you on here either to respond!

Man you guys were tearing me up for saying i was going to sell these through didgital innovations but it's ok for everyone else to sell thier stuff on the forums. I look at it this way if you are posting then you shouldn't have links to your site that sells something. I will use the proper channels but i expect everyone else will do the same including (anything) you plan to sell.



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« Reply #15 on: October 14, 2006, 11:15:51 am »
Any updates?  There really isn't any info here, and to be honest, I don't really know what I'm looking at.  I can't tell if things are lighting up, or is it's just reflection and camera flash...

That said, it sure does look neat/promising.

Zakk,
What you are looking at is just how i was building the button panel/hidden keyboard drawer.
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Re: My Jukebox Project - OK! Let me have it(your opinion)
« Reply #16 on: October 14, 2006, 06:34:22 pm »

Hey where you guys at, gee you don't give me any time to answer but i don't see you on here either to respond!


Your first response from someone in this thread took 2 days.  The second one took an additional 2 days.  The third took ANOTHER additional 5 days.  That's 3 responses over almost 2 weeks.  If you require faster responses, perhaps IRC will be more your speed. 

First they're too fast to keep up with, then they're too slow for you to deal with.  You'll have to make up your mind what you prefer, and then realize that people will respond at the rate they wish to, and you have no control over how many or how fast the responses are.

You're also asking people to help you with responses to something you're then going to turn around and try to sell (and you now edited out of your post).  Forgive me if I'm the only one, but helping you R&D your product isn't something I'm all that eager to help you with, especially considering your poor judgement (in both my and undoubtedly a LOT of other's eyes) of a business partner.

Your jukebox thread needs more pics and description of what the heck is going on in each pic.  There's very little info to match up with the pics that you've linked to.
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« Reply #17 on: October 14, 2006, 07:20:19 pm »

Hey where you guys at, gee you don't give me any time to answer but i don't see you on here either to respond!


Your first response from someone in this thread took 2 days.  The second one took an additional 2 days.  The third took ANOTHER additional 5 days.  That's 3 responses over almost 2 weeks.  If you require faster responses, perhaps IRC will be more your speed. 

First they're too fast to keep up with, then they're too slow for you to deal with.  You'll have to make up your mind what you prefer, and then realize that people will respond at the rate they wish to, and you have no control over how many or how fast the responses are.

You're also asking people to help you with responses to something you're then going to turn around and try to sell (and you now edited out of your post).  Forgive me if I'm the only one, but helping you R&D your product isn't something I'm all that eager to help you with, especially considering your poor judgement (in both my and undoubtedly a LOT of other's eyes) of a business partner.

I am not going to sell anything at this time that is why i edited out the post. Further more i didn't dig up this old post!

Your jukebox thread needs more pics and description of what the heck is going on in each pic.  There's very little info to match up with the pics that you've linked to.

Hey it was all in fun to how Barcrest was saying i wasn't responding so i must not want to sell any.

I am not going to sell anything at this time that is why i edited out the post. Further more i didn't dig up this old post!

Then someone should have told me this before, no one was asking questions and that is why this post was dead and gone!

I'm not asking anybody to do research and development on anything just if someone wants to help with putting my drawings in cad. If somone wants to use my drawings to build one then there more than welcome to them!

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Re: My Jukebox Project - OK! Let me have it(your opinion)
« Reply #18 on: October 14, 2006, 07:42:53 pm »
I dug up the post.  ;D

I thought it looked neat.

But you know me, I'm just too easy-going a guy. 

AND my mom says I'm cool! :laugh:



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« Reply #19 on: October 14, 2006, 08:31:52 pm »
Everything is cool! I'm an easy going guy but i didn't deserve the flack from an old post!

Ok i will admit that i shouldn't have had posted about selling the plans especially through Digital innovations and Cyberpunk what a mistake that was.

Thanks for the interest! If there is any questions I will be happy to answer them and if someone wants to build one i will help them!

Jukeman
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« Reply #20 on: October 16, 2006, 01:25:48 am »

I dug up the post.  ;D

I thought it looked neat.

But you know me, I'm just too easy-going a guy. 

AND my mom says I'm cool! :laugh:

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« Reply #21 on: October 16, 2006, 05:08:40 am »
Hey it was all in fun to how Barcrest was saying i wasn't responding so i must not want to sell any.


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Dude, i wasn't on about your response time. I was refering to your bad choice of business partner.

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« Reply #22 on: October 16, 2006, 05:11:50 pm »
My misunderstanding, I thought because i didn't respond that i didn't want to sell any!

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« Reply #23 on: October 29, 2006, 04:51:20 pm »

Your jukebox thread needs more pics and description of what the heck is going on in each pic.  There's very little info to match up with the pics that you've linked to.


 :dunno  Guess we need to keep asking :dunno 

I'll tell you why you NEED to give info.  There are odd things that I can't understand why you wouldn't give explanations for, and of all the things you've taken pics of, there's many things already installed with very little explanation as to what we're looking at other than "here it is all screwed in place".

The rounded columns  NO explanation of what they are, how they were done, how they were finished off, NOTHING?

The rounded front section (keyboard area)  NO explanation of how it was done, finished off, NOTHING?

The metalwork on the outside around the speakers  NO explanation of fabrication, purpose, why put them on the outside rather than disguise them inside, pictures of how they were made, sourcing if they were bought, NOTHING?

BLUE mirroring  NO explanation of why you went with something so out of the ordinary, so non-traditional, NOTHING?

Monitor size  Why did you finish off such a decent project with such an obviously undersized and disproportionately-sized monitor?  You've clearly stated that you've spent MUCH money on doing this.  Why'd you obviously (to me) skimp on the monitor?

"Vibration mountings".  What?  Where?  On some, it looks as if you've screwed them to aluminum angle.  If that is indeed the case, that doesn't protect jack from vibration.  The pics also show them mounted.  How about a pic of the "vibration damping" parts prior to mounting? 

Fabric finishing  Why the seemingly flawless installation of a fabric covering yet no attention is paid to it whatsoever?  Why no pics of you doing this?  If this indeed is a "kit" that you considered selling, how do the rest of the populaiton replicate such a finish?

The colums  Materials?  Fabrication?  Design idea behind them and how you decided to deal with them?  WHAT?

The purple section  What is it?  Why is it there?  Sourcing if it does something?

CNC machining anywhere in there?  Looks like it, but who knows?

Speakers How many?  Sizes?  Where are they?

Software What is it?  Touchscreen?  Windows-based?  Capabilities such as ripping included? 

Sorry to be sounding so harsh, but there is so little info in this thread (even AFTER it's pointed out a few times) as evidenced by the questions I can come up with off the top of my head, that I'm POSITIVE that there's far more questions by others.  You wanted feedback, but there's so little to comment on other than the overall look precisely because there's so little info given as to what the heck is going on.  We'd LOVE to comment, but for me at least, there's no idea about what's going on.

The sheer number of pics shows you don't suffer from no-picture-itis, but I fear you don't have any that relate to any of the questions above.

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Re: My Jukebox Project - OK! Let me have it(your opinion)
« Reply #24 on: October 29, 2006, 05:25:14 pm »
Yes a little harsh but of coarse you are intitled to your opinion!

I suggest people should just ask questions, that's what the thread is for! If your interested in building one then yes information and questions are important. If your not interested in building one then you must be specific in the questions you ask and that they may apply to your project or something that you thought was kind of strange or interesting.

Ok! I agree that i have not provided much info. But nobody other than you has even asked any questions so i felt no one was interested in how i did anything with the project. Yes there are some pictures that i didn't take and i guess at the time i was involved in getting it done instead of writing a step by step manual. Everybpody is pretty much into doing their own thing on here and that's why i wasn't getting any questions.

I will meet your challenge and it will become the most detailed explanation of any project i have seen on here. I typically don't see anyone else detailing their construction either but like i said i will meet the challenge it will just take me a little time. If i'm going to do this it will be on my own site though.

Is this my test for a Mamey Award?

By the way for the time being i will answer your questions with pics to help with my explanation.

Cheers!
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« Reply #25 on: October 30, 2006, 02:33:51 am »
I believe there is a large amount of interest.  I like raising the bar on projects and in order to do that, I need to see how things are done.  When I built my first cabinet, I just did it and that was that.  When I did my second one, I made sure to take eleventy million pics and note everyday in the announcement thread what was going on.  I felt I was doing something different and involved and that the rest of the community would like to know how aspects were accomplished.  My next endeavor is to build a jukebox, and I for one would love to know how you did the construction on yours.  It looks great! :cheers:

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« Reply #26 on: October 30, 2006, 08:57:22 pm »
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I'll tell you why you NEED to give info.  There are odd things that I can't understand why you wouldn't give explanations for, and of all the things you've taken pics of, there's many things already installed with very little explanation as to what we're looking at other than "here it is all screwed in place".

The rounded columns  NO explanation of what they are, how they were done, how they were finished off, NOTHING?

I will explain more how these parts were made on my site. The bottom portion acts as solid wood for protection from someone kicking it and is decorative. Up from that is the white plastic for lighting I am designing to go behind it. The section above that is basically a decorative light box for the blue lighting to match the theme of the juke and at the top is the speakers grills for the midrange and tweeters.

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The rounded front section (keyboard area)  NO explanation of how it was done, finished off, NOTHING?

I will also explain this on the site. This was one of the most time consuming parts of the juke because of everything that is going on there. First there is the button panel on top. Next there is a card reader and power switch on the right hand side. In the middle of coarse is the hidden keyboard portion with mini keyboard. On the left side is the cd burner/dvd rom.

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The metalwork on the outside around the speakers  NO explanation of fabrication, purpose, why put them on the outside rather than disguise them inside, pictures of how they were made, sourcing if they were bought, NOTHING?

These grill were used for a couple of reasons,
1.   Look, I thought they went well with the Deco/Retro look
2.   Functionality, this is to keep the speakers from being kicked out etc.
They were purchased from Parts Express in Dayton Ohio.
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BLUE mirroring  NO explanation of why you went with something so out of the ordinary, so non-traditional, NOTHING?

The reason for the blue mirror once again was for the Art Deco look, I like the Art Deco period because of the designs. Besides why be like everybody else. I wanted a design that popped and rocked. The mirror was purchased from a plastics company in Dayton Ohio I will have to get that info if someone is interested.

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Monitor size  Why did you finish off such a decent project with such an obviously undersized and disproportionately-sized monitor?  You've clearly stated that you've spent MUCH money on doing this.  Why'd you obviously (to me) skimp on the monitor?

The original design was based on the 17” monitor in the beginning because the cost of flat screens were still very expensive when I started the project. If you look at vintage television and radio designs from the 30 and 40’s they have the same look. I wanted that very much look of early radio and jukebox design of the 30’s and 40’s. I am eventually going to upgrade the monitor to a flat screen but I haven’t decided on size.

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"Vibration mountings".  What?  Where?  On some, it looks as if you've screwed them to aluminum angle.  If that is indeed the case, that doesn't protect jack from vibration.  The pics also show them mounted.  How about a pic of the "vibration damping" parts prior to mounting?

The hardrive is very obvious that there is a cooler vibration mount. The cd burner/dvd rom is rubber mounted. The cd rom is mounted to aluminum angle but at the front of the cd rom where it goes through the face panel it has rubber trim around it. At the back the aluminum angle it has rubber grommets with a spacer in the center of the rubber so the screw will tighten up so it is vibration mounted.

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Fabric finishing  Why the seemingly flawless installation of a fabric covering yet no attention is paid to it whatsoever?  Why no pics of you doing this?  If this indeed is a "kit" that you considered selling, how do the rest of the populaiton replicate such a finish?

This something that I never got pictures of(my mistake). The speaker cloth was started from one edge and kept straight as it was stapled from the back side. As the other 3 sides were stapled I took the edge of the cloth cut it oversize and put it between (2) 1/2'” x 1 ˝” boards so it could be pulled tight and even then stapled and trimmed when I was done. This was purchased from Antique Radio Supply.

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The columns  Materials?  Fabrication?  Design idea behind them and how you decided to deal with them?  WHAT?

All wood in this project was popular and stained with dark ark to give it the color and look I wanted. Design idea once again was again the Art Deco look and I wanted to put the midrange and tweeters up at head level because it increases sound quality and less volume for better sound. Originally all the wood was going to be black laquer to go with the Deco look I wanted but my brother talked me into all wood look. Fabrication I will have to go into more detail on the site. There was definately a lot of thought process in this whole project with the biggest change made in the beginning to go with the Art Deco look with the plastic at the top and bottom of the juke that would light up. I don’t know if this is noticeable in the pics but the plastic sticks out from the wood and chrome trim ˝” all the way around including the sides.

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The purple section  What is it?  Why is it there?  Sourcing if it does something?


Actually these are Blue that the camera discolored because of the flash. This is to help set the blue scheme including the blue led rope light at the top and bottom. The blue light comes from (2) one on each side from a 3” miniature fluorescent light that can be purchased from Auto Zone etc.


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CNC machining anywhere in there?  Looks like it, but who knows?

No CNC Machining in the jukebox cabinet at all. In the pictures you will see a router jig that I designed to make the column pieces to hold the plastic and do the routed edges. The router jig is designed to put a 1/8” groove in the column pieces and this holds the plastic in between the top and bottom column trim pieces. The blue plastic came from a blue see through school notebook. The white plastic was purchased from the same plastics company in Dayton Ohio.

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Speakers How many?  Sizes?  Where are they?

There are 6 speakers total, (2) 3” tweeters, (2) 4” midrange and (2) 15” bass. The tweeters and midrange were pull outs from pioneer speakers and should also be available at Parts Express as replacement speakers. I also installed crossovers to separate the frequencies ranges to each speaker. The bass speakers are Daytons purchased from Parts Express. You can see in the pictures where the speakers and crossovers are located.

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Software What is it?  Touchscreen?  Windows-based?  Capabilities such as ripping included?

No, not touch screen because I wanted button functionality. I use SK Jukebox (windows based)which I thought was pretty is to see what it was but maybe not. At the present time I use Nero to burn CD’s.

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Sorry to be sounding so harsh, but there is so little info in this thread (even AFTER it's pointed out a few times) as evidenced by the questions I can come up with off the top of my head, that I'm POSITIVE that there's far more questions by others.  You wanted feedback, but there's so little to comment on other than the overall look precisely because there's so little info given as to what the heck is going on.  We'd LOVE to comment, but for me at least, there's no idea about what's going on.

As I said before that this was an old post that was dug up and as you see no one was asking questions then!

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The sheer number of pics shows you don't suffer from no-picture-itis, but I fear you don't have any that relate to any of the questions above.

Sometimes you just get involved in what your doing and don't think of grabbing the camera. Besides the plans were all going to be done with autocad and no real pictures were going to be used as far as i know. I knew how to do alot of this from past experience but you also have to be able to be imaginative to overcome what you want to do even if it is without for example a CNC machine. MY brother is a hachinist and i was for about 5 years but when he saw what i came up with as far as the router jig he was very suprised and asked me how the hell did you come up with that! Most of my thinking is done believe or not is in the shower or while i am doing something. My brother was a big help when i needed a helping hand and i can't take all the build credit but i did design it and build most of it. He help me alot with installing the blue acrylic mirror which can be a bear to do.



I have added more pictures to my photo pages for you to see what is going on but i will have to explain everything on my site when i get started with it. I hope to get started real soon!

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/adigitaldj1@sbcglobal.net/album?.dir=a6d6&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photos

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/adigitaldj1@sbcglobal.net/album?.dir=c4f3&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photos

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Jukeman

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Re: My Jukebox Project - OK! Let me have it(your opinion)
« Reply #27 on: October 31, 2006, 01:12:40 am »
I typically don't see anyone else detailing their construction either

I dunno about that  ;)

http://www.mameworld.net/massive/Cabinet/cabinet.html   :hissy:

If something isn't clear on something I've done, I get an e-mail question.  I think that if I just posted a pic of a completed cabinet, people wouldn't ask questions, because...where would they start?  I think that might be what's going on here.  I like the project, but there is so much going on that I don't even know where to start (as Drew pointed out).
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Re: My Jukebox Project - OK! Let me have it(your opinion)
« Reply #28 on: October 31, 2006, 06:54:32 am »
Sorry don't mean to be rude but if i remeber correctly there is no information about the Heavey Metal Jukebox posted on your site. I think everyone would agree that they would want to know more about it. You have one picture only.

I haven't heard anybody say they want to build one of these so that tells me that everybody just wants to know how i did everything. I will tell how i did everything but i have alot going on right now and it will get done on a new website. Yes i have alot things going on in the project and it will take some time to explain it all. When i posted the thread i wasn't asking for construction critisism i just wanted to know what people thought of the look.

Peaople are just going to have to ask the questions. You don't ask you don't know!

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Re: My Jukebox Project - OK! Let me have it(your opinion)
« Reply #29 on: October 31, 2006, 07:48:56 am »
Personally i think it's pretty cool but i do have to agree with the monitor size. a 19" touchscreen would finish that off perfectly IMHO could you not fit a larger CRT in there? I think you got the whole art deco look down nicely though.

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« Reply #30 on: October 31, 2006, 10:28:36 am »
Sorry don't mean to be rude but if i remeber correctly there is no information about the Heavey Metal Jukebox posted on your site. I think everyone would agree that they would want to know more about it. You have one picture only.

I haven't heard anybody say they want to build one of these so that tells me that everybody just wants to know how i did everything. I will tell how i did everything but i have alot going on right now and it will get done on a new website. Yes i have alot things going on in the project and it will take some time to explain it all. When i posted the thread i wasn't asking for construction critisism i just wanted to know what people thought of the look.

Peaople are just going to have to ask the questions. You don't ask you don't know!

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« Reply #31 on: October 31, 2006, 01:03:56 pm »
Thank you for documenting how you did this.  I am looking forward to finding out more.  You did an amazing job.
Again, thanks for sharing. :applaud:

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« Reply #32 on: October 31, 2006, 06:15:47 pm »
This is a really cool juke. I too love the deco look, and am hoping to achieve something similar but on a smaller scale. Whats the dimensions of the unit BTW?

Yeah the OP was a bit of a tease but a thing of beauty shouldn't be revealed all at once ;)

Where's the website? sorry if I missed the link somewhere but dammed if I can see it.

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« Reply #33 on: October 31, 2006, 08:29:19 pm »
Zakk,
I will check out the Metal Station more, i just didn't know that by clicking on it would bring up more info. Seems like i looked all over for more info!

Personally i think it's pretty cool but i do have to agree with the monitor size. a 19" touchscreen would finish that off perfectly IMHO could you not fit a larger CRT in there? I think you got the whole art deco look down nicely though.
Barcrest,
Yes there is plenty of room, i have been thinking if a wide screen 19" but don't know if it would work out, i have the room but i don't know how the SK Jukebox would workout on that monitor. I didn't want to go touch screen because i wanted the button feel and look.

This is a really cool juke. I too love the deco look, and am hoping to achieve something similar but on a smaller scale. Whats the dimensions of the unit BTW?

Yeah the OP was a bit of a tease but a thing of beauty shouldn't be revealed all at once ;)

Where's the website? sorry if I missed the link somewhere but dammed if I can see it.

Pops,
OK your going to think this is big but you would have to see it to appreciate the size, the old theory big box big sound. The Dimensions are 28" over all depth(2ft sides plus trim) x 42 1/4" width x 66 1/4" height. I really didn't plan on this being this tall because i added the top and bottom lighting later as an after thought so that added 2 1/2". So some risizing could be in order if somebody was to build one. Compared to older jukeboxes this is pretty close to size. I have had some friends check out my project and yes a couple of them thought it might be a little big but it's in a small room, but one friend said the sound quality was unbelieveable and you don't even think about size at that point.

Thanks for the revealing comment!

I don't have the wesite up yet but i am going to start working on it! There is some links to the juke and other projects i am working on for the juke for some lighting check out my earlier post for the links.

Thank you for documenting how you did this.  I am looking forward to finding out more.  You did an amazing job.
Again, thanks for sharing. :applaud:

Gadget Geek,
Thanks for the comments and no problem on sharing!


Thanks guys for the comments, I love music and this hobby and if there is anything i can do to help out the hobby i am more than willing to help anybody out. I apologize that i haven't posted any build information. I am in the process of going to put up the site and i will also include my drawings on the site so people can see how i did things that i may not have pictures for.

I am working on some lighting software and would appreciate people helping me out with playing around with it and giving me some ideas to improve the editor features. I plan on making the software free with donation optional and all info or help in building your own lighting for your jukebox. I will post this in another thread tonight.

Jukeman
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« Reply #34 on: November 01, 2006, 07:35:49 pm »
I haven't done anything with web pages etc. for a long time. Where is a good place to host my pictures and project? I looked at myspace but you still have to use html code to create the page. If i'm going to do this i would rather do it somewhere where it can be more like a web page without all the advertising junk.

Anybody have any suggestions as to where i can post my building information?

Thanks,
Jukeman

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« Reply #35 on: November 08, 2006, 02:35:07 pm »
I use photobucket to host the images of my progress.  Its great because all you have to do is upload the pictures into your album.  You can put a short discription and link the entire album here that way people can go view all your pictures there, or you can choose to post the links from the individual album here seperately.  Looks great btw.

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« Reply #36 on: November 08, 2006, 03:37:10 pm »
I haven't done anything with web pages etc. for a long time. Where is a good place to host my pictures and project? I looked at myspace but you still have to use html code to create the page. If i'm going to do this i would rather do it somewhere where it can be more like a web page without all the advertising junk.

Anybody have any suggestions as to where i can post my building information?

Thanks,
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« Reply #37 on: November 08, 2006, 07:35:57 pm »
I haven't done anything with web pages etc. for a long time. Where is a good place to host my pictures and project? I looked at myspace but you still have to use html code to create the page. If i'm going to do this i would rather do it somewhere where it can be more like a web page without all the advertising junk.

Anybody have any suggestions as to where i can post my building information?

Thanks,
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I think he was looking for someplace OTHER than here, so his buddies or family or whoever could see it.  I believe Mission would like to see a web page for this so he could respond or at least post a "neat juke" comment :laugh2:
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Re: My Jukebox Project - OK! Let me have it(your opinion)
« Reply #38 on: November 10, 2006, 11:58:49 am »
I have a 19" touch screen that I run SK Juke off of. If you are going with the the old school type of juke look than there are other programs that replicate it much better than SK.