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Oops! There goes another Mountain Juke Box! (*05/04/2009*) Update
DaOld Man:
Thanks guys!
Drawful, I tried the toothpaste, it didnt work. The scratches are not that noticeable, of course under a different light they may be.
They are really more like marks than scratches. I didnt notice them until I took that picture.
And they are on the back (Thank God), so I'm not going to let this slow me down.
But I may try some of your other suggestions before I get to the end.
I am considering it a lesson learned. Im taking the extra few minutes to mask off everything from now on.
Thanks for the advice for polishing the acrylic Franco! I need to get some sandpaper of those grits and that novus stuff. Id be happy if the edge of my acrylic turns out half as good as the ones on your pink juke.
Last night when I got home from work I played around some more with the rotating magnets. I decided to remove the magnet disks and just try the bolt heads, and they work a lot better. The turning motion is not as jerky, and there is plenty of clearance.
So I will have to see how it works when I get all the weight on top, but for now this is looking like the way to go for me.
A note about these magnets. They are very very strong!
I would not recommend using these anywhere near a CRT monitor. The T-nuts on top, that I installed to attach the disks with, are strong enough to hold a screwdriver when you touch it to them. And thats with the magnets about a 1/4" away from the screw thats in them.
Im kinda worried if this will affect the hard drive, but I think the HD should be shielded enough to handle it.
javeryh:
I'll let you know what effect, if any, the magnets I ordered have on my hard drive. I think I'm going to be OK but I am planning on installing 10 rare earth magnets to hold my back panel in place (3/8" diameter). I will be boring some holes in the case to hold them so hopefully that will provide some shielding. I might also use less than 10 of them depending on the seal I can achieve. They are very strong but I want the panel to look like it is fastened in place and not just hanging there - I definitely don't want any light escaping...
DaOld Man:
Thanks Jav.
I had an idea to improve the way the juke turns on the base and cut down on the magnetism inside the juke.
I made an armature out of a cheap pizza pan.
I first cut the rim off the pizza pan (a 12" one-- cost 3 bucks).
I then laid the flat piece under the juke bottom and punch a hole in each magnet position.
I then used a stick with a nail in each end.
One nail was used as a pivot which I inserted in the center of the metal disk.
I then used it like the circle cutter to make a mark around the outside of the screw holes.
I then moved the outer nail in 3/4" and made another mark on the inside of the screw holes.
I then used metal cutters to cut out both lines.
I wound up with this:
I attached the bottom to the speaker box and it turns a lot smoother.
It doesnt free wheel when it is between magnets.
The screws on the inside still attract a screwdriver, but they are not nearly as strong as they were before I added the armature.
The armature "shorts out" the magnet force by directing the force to the next magnet.
I also had to alternate the north and south poles of each magnet.
The armature keeps a force on the bottom throughout the rotation.
When the screws line up with the magnets. they still lock in, but the whole operation is smoother.
I also got the back cut out.
Here it is next to the front.
drawfull:
Great idea with the armature! I would never have thought to do something like that. Keep it up, looks great!
reko19:
Have few questions about the monitor. Looking at your pictures I have exact same model. Was wondering what are the two twisted wires (black and red) with insulated female connectors are for. Also, the monitor appears to be always ON, is there any way to turn it OFF? According to the manual there should be ON/OFF switch at the bottom but I don't think it is there. And lastly with the sensing wires attached to the face of the monitor I don't think there is a way to mount it up against a black plexi. It looks like there has to be about 1/8" gap between the bezel and the monitor. Is this is how you are planning to mount it? Thanks for your help.
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