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Yet another Mountain clone..... Progress Update 5/5/09
javeryh:
Looking good!
--- Quote from: explorerman on January 30, 2009, 07:47:05 pm ---What is the best glue for the laminate?
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Use contact cement. Make sure to follow the instructions on the can and spread the glue evenly and up to the edges.
--- Quote from: explorerman on January 30, 2009, 07:47:05 pm ---What is the best way to cut and trim laminate?
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Router with a flush cutting bit.
--- Quote from: explorerman on January 30, 2009, 07:47:05 pm ---And finally, what is the best way to cut acrylic?
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Router with whatever bit you need.
beanboy33:
Any updates on this juke?
explorerman:
It's been awhile since I've updated this but work and the kids little league games have kept me very busy the last few months.
Not a lot has been done to the juke but I did manage to get the base laminated and the lazy susan/magnet hardware installed on the base (I'll post pics tonight).
On to my request for help, after spending many hours getting the front panel cut, covered with acrylic, beveled, polished and routed out for the screen I came across a small problem. The screen has wires and 3 or 4 small triangular projections (sensors?) on the front side of the screen. These projections cause the glass to sit about 3/16" up off the acrylic. I had routed the wood away so the screen would sit flush with the acrylic. In my eagerness to move forward with this project I thought that I would rout a small channel in the acrylic to accommodate the wires and sensors, well you can imagine how that turned out (yes I'll include pics of that disaster also).
So can anybody who has done one of these offer any hints on how to acquire the flush fit (if possible) without destroying the acrylic. I seem to recall there was some discussion in another thread so I'm going to see if I can dig that out also.
My wife is really pushing me to get this finished in the next couple of weeks. Not sure if I can manage that but some time in the next couple of months would be great ;D
Many thanks in advance........
Explorerman
mountain:
The easiest way is to fill the gap with black foam tape. What happened to the acrylic, did it melt.
explorerman:
Kinda like weather stripping for cars?
Yep the acrylic melted. I tried to move the router quickly so the acrylic wouldn't heat up to much but that didn't work too well :cry:
You'll have a good giggle when I post up the pics tonight :laugh2:
Explorerman
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