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Mountain's Bartop Jukebox - Kits now available!!
Turnarcades:
I may have missed it due to the sheer number of posts here, but what was the total project cost? I'm looking to build a similar shape now I know it can be done but I know it won't be to anywhere near the standard of this. I'm thinking of doing a much simpler design with no swivel base and simply internal speakers.
How much did you stretch to for this bad boy?
mountain:
--- Quote from: Turnarcades on January 29, 2009, 11:01:26 pm ---I may have missed it due to the sheer number of posts here, but what was the total project cost? I'm looking to build a similar shape now I know it can be done but I know it won't be to anywhere near the standard of this. I'm thinking of doing a much simpler design with no swivel base and simply internal speakers.
How much did you stretch to for this bad boy?
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If memory serves me correct, the electronics ran about $450-$550. The laminate, wood, plexi. and misc. Hardware was another $150-$300.
I have kicked around the idea of producing "Mountain Jukebox" kits for sale. This would be for people who would enjoy one of these but were not willing to invest the time and labor into figuring out all of the cuts on their own. These would be made by me and could range from a simple flat pack of wood all the way to a working unit.
What do you guys think, would they sell? :dunno
javeryh:
--- Quote from: mountain on January 30, 2009, 11:35:22 pm ---What do you guys think, would they sell? :dunno
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Yes. Assembly would have to be worked out beforehand with guides to line everything up but I think people would by a kit to get started. Would have saved me a lot of time!
deoblo85:
Man i sure could have used that kit before i started it's not as easy as it seems atleast not for me it would have save me alot of time and :soapbox: how much would you charge for a kit?
mountain:
--- Quote from: deoblo85 on February 03, 2009, 06:55:03 am ---Man i sure could have used that kit before i started it's not as easy as it seems atleast not for me it would have save me alot of time and :soapbox: how much would you charge for a kit?
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I am working on this now. The trick will be to make it affordable enough for someone to justify the time it would save while making it worth my while. I think in the beginning the best way to approach it would be to make a kit available that had the front and back templates, 2 pieces of 1/8" MDF (cut to size) a bank front piece for the monitor (with the marquee area cut out), pre-cut marquee Plexiglas, the bottom, and internal mounts for the HD, Mini ITX Mitherboard etc. + instructions.
I think a completed shell with finish options would be wanted as well but the pricing needs to be worked out on both.
Any ideas??
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