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Mountain's Bartop Jukebox - Kits now available!!
thatitalian:
HOLY C**P! :notworthy:
Loafmeister:
:notworthy: :cheers: :dizzy: :applaud:
Need I say more? Yes? Ok. I think many produce great work here but only select members produce something that looks so "professional". You're obviously one of them, well done.
Encryptor:
mountain,
Thanks for posting the new pics. It is truly a work of art. The craftsmanship and exquisite attention to detail can be seen even better in these quality pictures. Truly an outstanding piece of work. :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
Encryptor
Benevolance:
Wow. Kudos on the fantastic workmanship! That looks sleek.
AngryCanadian:
--- Quote from: mountain on May 26, 2008, 11:47:36 pm ---The other problem that was driving me crazy was the swivel mechanism and the magnets. After all of the work I did, the problem hit hit me the other day like a ton of brick. When one uses the touchscreen the pressure of the touch makes the top move back and forth. The magnets are installed in a way the prohibits them from actually making contact with the steel discs. I wanted it to be smooth but the downside is that they don't hold very tight this way. It was very sloppy to say the least.
The fix turned out to be very easy. The lazy susan swivel is basically two stamped pieces of steel with a row of bearings all the way around. One is folded over the other with a slight gap to keep the friction down. I dug out my old aviation rivet squeeze and crimped the the two pieces tighter together.
It took forever to get it right because if I crimped it too much the swivel would be ruined. Good thing the tool is adjustable. I had to crimp it a little all the way around and then assemble everything to test. It took 4 attempts to get it right. Now the top stays put when touched but swivels nice and still has noticeable stopping points every 30 degrees.
--- End quote ---
If you get a chance can you go into more detail on how you set up the magnets and fixed the lazy susan so that they remain in a fixed position when pressing against the touch screen.
I am looking at building a custom bar top project with a touch screen and wanted it to be able to swivel around but be able to lock into position. I love the idea of magnets and the lazy susan but was not sure how you finally got it to work.
Is the combination of magnets and crimping the lazy susan to tighten up the rotation the trick?
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