Author Topic: New Jukebox - Wurlitzer style - Spring construction has begun! (Read 52823 times)

mccoy178 · « **Reply #80 on:** August 01, 2008, 11:41:02 pm »

Hey, that photo is really cool! I finally learned that the skinnier the better for those. I just read your mini ms pac thread and it kills me. I know I could make a ton of money with the machine, but I just can't. With starting my teaching career, I had to let my pool business go and I understand that financial sacrifices must be made to be successful. That doesn't mean a boy can't dream though!

Donkey_Kong · « **Reply #81 on:** August 03, 2008, 12:56:33 am »

The sign looks great mccoy! Question for you on the big piece...how long did it take the machine to chew out that texture and lettering? How about the outer shape...I suppose that parts probably fairly quick?

mccoy178 · « **Reply #82 on:** August 03, 2008, 12:09:43 pm »

Hey there! The texturing took about 3-4 hours and the lettering took about 2 hours.

Kaytrim · « **Reply #83 on:** August 07, 2008, 05:53:56 pm »

I am starting to plan the same style of juke. Would you care to share the cut plans? I will be using hardwood and making some changes to the profile.

Thanks,
Kaytrim

shardian · « **Reply #84 on:** September 05, 2008, 08:55:15 am »

Have you been able to get back on this? I am very excited to see the finished project

DaOld Man · « **Reply #85 on:** September 05, 2008, 11:23:52 am »

I concur.
I have been lurking in the shadows watching this project. it would be neat to have some updates.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #86 on:** September 07, 2008, 11:30:44 am »

Well, between football and teaching, my life has been nuts. I stare at it everyday from my desk. I did get all of the pieces that I needed cut, so now I just need like six to eight hours of sit down time to make it all fit and play nice. The problem is that I have so many other things right now. It's coming, believe you me, it's coming.

shardian · « **Reply #87 on:** October 06, 2008, 02:00:12 pm »

Monthly bump.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #88 on:** October 06, 2008, 07:44:44 pm »

Thanks.

As I sit here at my desk staring at the jukebox, it truly is a representation of my life as I can do nothing but stare at it. How soon is Christmas break again?

mountain · « **Reply #89 on:** October 06, 2008, 07:51:44 pm »

Don't make me come down there!

Neverending Project · « **Reply #90 on:** October 07, 2008, 10:18:21 am »

Quote from: shardian on October 06, 2008, 02:00:12 pm

Monthly bump.

Maybe you should have that checked?

shardian · « **Reply #91 on:** October 08, 2008, 10:43:00 am »

If I were you, I'd be putting my breaks and lunches to good use! I have to do all my home and arcade projects in 15 minute bursts spread over a month or 2.

javeryh · « **Reply #92 on:** October 08, 2008, 10:57:22 am »

Quote from: shardian on October 08, 2008, 10:43:00 am

If I were you, I'd be putting my breaks and lunches to good use! I have to do all my home and arcade projects in 15 minute bursts spread over a month or 2.

Haha me too. Can you believe the wife and kids actually want to spend time with me? Sheesh.

Santoro · « **Reply #93 on:** October 17, 2008, 10:56:53 pm »

Dang McCoy.. just found this thread. This thing is going to rock in every sense of the word.

Hurry up dude.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #94 on:** November 01, 2008, 11:57:49 pm »

Okay, some motivational things happened tonight. The wife wanted to go shopping for maternity clothes tonight, so I left her in the store while I went to Spencer's. While there, I came across this light. I thought that the rest of the community would dig this as a cheap option for jukebox builders. I think it was around $25. Also, I picked up the last pieces I needed for the computer that is going to go into it.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCkjldYh3Po&feature=channel[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE_QPjd-NVk&feature=channel[/youtube]

polaris · « **Reply #95 on:** November 02, 2008, 07:16:08 am »

i was looking at one of those online last night, was wondering how it would look, cheers for posting the vid.

Kaytrim · « **Reply #96 on:** November 03, 2008, 10:31:43 am »

Yea progress.

I am still looking forward to seeing for finished product as mine will be similar in design. That LED light is like what I am planing to use with the LED-Wiz I have.

TTFN
Kaytrim

Barry Barcrest · « **Reply #97 on:** November 06, 2008, 10:16:09 pm »

That kaliderscope light is pretty awsome especially at that price i like it.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #98 on:** December 24, 2008, 10:44:05 pm »

I think it's about that time.

mountain · « **Reply #99 on:** December 24, 2008, 10:53:10 pm »

Agreed...the kids have to be asleep by now!

mccoy178 · « **Reply #100 on:** December 26, 2008, 07:38:08 pm »

I'm at my inlaws right now, so I will post pics later when I get back to the school. Quick update:

1. Designed and cut out 3d object for the top center of the jukebox.

2. Created air ports for woofers in speaker boxes.

3. Finished drilling holes for speaker wires.

By the end of the night, I hope to have the speaker box completely done outside of painting and to have the 3d center piece sanded and ready for painting. It is made of both mdf and corian.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #101 on:** December 26, 2008, 09:42:46 pm »

Here are some pics of the center piece in production. It is made out of 1.5" mdf, .75" corian, and .5" corian.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #102 on:** December 27, 2008, 03:10:11 am »

Boy, do I miss nights like this. Nothing better than focusing on a project like this with no other care in the world for a few hours. Just to have my brain back for a few hours was so nice. Anyways.................

I finished the speaker box today and it was a major undertaking. Mountain came out to the shop last week and convinced me to put padding in the box and to port it. He emphasized getting everything just right, but honestly, I calculated the area of the box properly, but the rest is a toss up. It has to sound better than it would have the original way, so I'll deal with it. I made the port with a section of 2" pvc and a shower drain. I was walking around Home Depot and it dawned on me that I could use one of those to countersink it and look nice. So, without further ado, here are some self explaining pics of that process and a couple shots of the box itself at different intervals. It is setting up for rest of the night. Tomorrow, I hope to get the speaker wiring all fixed up and the box primed.

leapinlew · « **Reply #103 on:** December 27, 2008, 01:02:30 pm »

Looking good.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #104 on:** December 27, 2008, 06:09:27 pm »

Okay, okay, I concede, making the boxes accurate made a tremendous difference in sound quality!

The bass carries like it should and the treble is not overwhelming at high volumes.

Thanks for the suggestions fellas, well worth the effort!

mccoy178 · « **Reply #105 on:** December 27, 2008, 11:10:46 pm »

Here is todays updates:

The speaker box in its complete state. I spent about an hour fixing the wiring from the old setup and getting it all ran accordingly:

Next, I put together the outsides of the jukebox. I call them candy canes. I had made them all back in the fall, but I did not have them all sanded and rounded over, so I spent a good four hours on that today. I used short pieces of dow rods to line them up, glued them up, then I clamped them all together. Tonight I am going to work on the redesign of the front grill, as I have a different idea for the speaker grill. I am doubting my ability to cut the aluminum properly, so I think I am going to use corian. More to come on that later.

Donkey_Kong · « **Reply #106 on:** December 28, 2008, 09:29:56 pm »

Well the new speaker arraignment isn't as pretty as the old one, but I guess you have to do what sounds the best. I don't understand why the subs need to face to the rear of the juke? Then again I know very little about the sound dynamics, but I would like to learn a little from this project.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #107 on:** December 28, 2008, 10:14:22 pm »

They don't have to point towards the back, I did that to create the space needed for the boxes. With the speaker grill I have planned, you won't be able to see any of that area anyways. I wondered the same thing at first, but sound quality prevailed.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #108 on:** December 29, 2008, 01:01:05 am »

I was able to complete the front of the jukebox tonight. I redesigned the speaker grill area to the new speakers with the cnc software. I also remade the secondary monitor faceplate and the primary monitor base plate out of corian. They took forever to get the measurements exactly right. It was worth the effort. I had about 4 hours invested in that tonight total. I also sanded the base down. Sanding is one thing I'll never miss.

The pictures below show the backside with the countersinking, the front where the speaker area snugly fits into base. The corian helps with putting the speaker box into its exact location. It was over 1/8" off before it was placed. The rest of the pics are just me goofing. The corian is going to be painted, so don't worry, it's not going to be the color of Seafoam when it's done.

Gatsu · « **Reply #109 on:** December 29, 2008, 01:23:10 am »

man thats looking pretty. I can't wait to see the final product.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #110 on:** January 01, 2009, 11:48:51 pm »

Finally some updates. I have been working on it on and off for the past few days. I am almost ready for paint to be honest. One thing that I did that I am super excited about, is that I purchased a new receiver at Bestbuy and it made all the difference in the world in regards to the sound quality. I thought it already sounded great, but the speakers were completely rejuvenated after this.

Here are some pics of the casters that I added. I will need to add two candy canes on the bottom to each side to hide the casters, but I think that will help the overall appearance of the jukebox.

I was trying to figure out how to attach the candy canes to the cabinet and I remembered seeing some neat hardware that they use on cheap material. I drilled holes where I wanted the bolts to go, I then drilled out the area where the nut would go, countersunk the nuts into the candy canes, and then it was done! It really solidified the cabinet, and if the front lenses ever get broke, I can replace them now. If I had permanently mounted them, that would have been a total bear.

I also redesigned and cut out the front piece because I wasn't pleased with the top openings being square and the new 3d piece having an angle. Here is an upclose shot of what I am talking about. I am trying to catch all these aesthetic details, it is difficult while making it.

This area is going to be quite the challenge. I need to design a cap for here that will cover the bubbler system, and then tie into the upper section. You can see that I added the curve that compliments the 3d piece to the bottom of the open area also, resulting in some difficult design work for myself. It will probably one of those details that no one even notices, but I'll always spend twenty minutes explaining it as they roll their eyes.

Finally, I have designed the holders for the led lights that will go in the side areas. It will make more sense once I get the pictures posted.

Franco B · « **Reply #111 on:** January 02, 2009, 05:50:46 am »

Looking great bud! I can appreciate the work that's going into it. Cant wait to see the finished juke

mccoy178 · « **Reply #112 on:** January 03, 2009, 06:56:38 pm »

Update:
1. I found a good amount of this metal grill at a metal salvage yard. I was amazed when they rang up the 4' x 2' piece at a whopping $3.20. What a deal! So, I've attempted to clean it up and have put a coat of clear coat on it.

2. I mounted the secondary monitor to the corain. I used the same system from the last jukebox, the aluminum strap, but bent it at 90 degrees and predrilled my holes. The following pictures demonstrate nicely what I'm talking about:

3. I glued the shell together tonight in preparation for priming. I am excited to get this guy painted, I just don't know if I'm going to run out of time before school starts.

Franco B · « **Reply #113 on:** January 03, 2009, 07:17:35 pm »

Sweet deal on the grill!

I've seen your LCD mounting technique before, that's definitely the technique I will use when LCD mounting.

Don't tease us and stop work now! Make it some kinda watch and learn school project

mccoy178 · « **Reply #114 on:** January 03, 2009, 07:48:41 pm »

Well, I am taking a lot of the parts home tonight to prime and paint. The base won't be done due to the parts covering the casters still need to be machined. But I am going to give it a good effort. God that corian is fugly as is.

Barry Barcrest · « **Reply #115 on:** January 05, 2009, 12:22:19 am »

Looking good dude, hope you get in all together soon

mccoy178 · « **Reply #116 on:** January 05, 2009, 08:25:47 pm »

Thanks Barry! I did some more work tonight, as I decided this weekend that I can get the project done over the next couple weeks if I keep chugging along. I cut out the metal for the top of the jukebox. The pictures tell the story. Thanks for the tip from Mountain to sandwich the metal between two pieces of wood to keep the metal from bending. I used two pieces that were the same shape as I needed to cut and it came out great I think. I'll find out tomorrow when I can get back to the cabinet. I also threw in a picture of some of the corian with the base coats on them.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #117 on:** January 09, 2009, 01:11:23 am »

Most of the cabinet is now primed. I don't have any pictures of that at the moment, but once I get it up and running next week, I will be posting like crazy. In the meantime, I decided to take on some of the led wiring tonight. Here is the brackets I designed to go behind the light lenses. I cut them on the Shopbot. They hold five rgb's evenly apart throughout each section of pillar for a total of 20 between the two sides. I only finished one side tonight, as I needed to adjust all of the wiring from its last home in the old jukebox. Here are some before and after pics. I still need to paint the final finish on the bracket, so nothing is permanent yet.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #118 on:** January 10, 2009, 12:03:00 am »

Well, I am halfway home on the last light bar. It is tedious work.

But enjoyable work. Anyways, I'm taking a few minutes break and I will be back later with pics!

mccoy178 · « **Reply #119 on:** January 10, 2009, 02:19:12 am »

I have finished the second light bar. Here is a little pictoral of my joyous evening.

First, here is the ledwiz from the old juke with everything still attached as it. I mounted the ledwiz to the bracket and went from there:

I then carefully cut off any addon wires that I had added in the past, disconnected everything and put the rgb's in their new homes:

I then numbered each of them and started with number one. I measured out about an inch past the last screw terminal needed, stripped the wires, then attached them. I left all of the +5v for last:

Here is the first half done:

Here is a couple more pics of the final product:


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