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Nvts’s mountain’s Jukebox (revealed!)
Nvts:
Blah, I screwed up.
I trying to make life easier by just making the entire unit 24 inches tall. (the width of the precut MDF at the store), I now have an issue with the plastic sheet. since it started 24 inches tall, adding the two 1/8 inch outer shell sheets, now its ~1/4 over 24 inches.. I should be able to router the bottom of the frame down a smidge to make it fit better, I would imagine. :censored:
Nvts:
I managed to shorten the shell.
I took apart the volume knob.
The top knob slides off, but has a little bit of glue stuff in there. I took a vice grips and pulled the plastic spacer off.
there is a felt washer in between and a washer and nut holding the pot to the shell.
I slide a blade between the plastic base and the metal body.
The next bit took some force. the two halves of the knob are not glued, but are quite snug. I stuck the smaller part into a vice, and a big plumber wrench on the large part, and managed to get the two parts apart. The wire then slips out of the grove in the shell.
Traced out the pattern, and cut the backing off the spots, sanded them up, and glued it together.
Where can you pick up Nexus polish local? I can swear that I saw it somewhere before, but I have not seen it in the places that I have been looking.
javeryh:
I got my Novus online for $18 or so (three 8oz bottles). I don't know where they would sell it locally but you could try NAPA or some other car parts store - that's where I go to get high grit sandpaper.
Your project is looking good - sorry to hear about your measuring mishap. Is there enough room at the bottom opening to route away material for the speaker grill? I also wish I used your method of taking the powermate apart. Mine is completely ripped to shreds and I don't know how to solder. :cheers:
Neverending Project:
I found Novus at a local TAP Plastics. Not sure if they have one near you, but I wouldn't have thought to look there. Just happened upon it.
Nvts:
I read that moto shops have it to keep helmets clean.
Today's update:
Time to make a mess. Plexi routering is messing and stinky.
Added in the bevels. I was worried about routering the plexi, but it was easy, fast, and looks like it worked great.
Got the bevels done and made the standard pose.
I got about a third done with the routering behind the plexi. This scares me as I really dont want to mess up here. I'll get close, and hand sand the rest down, methinks.
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