Author Topic: CNC made wall mount jukebox made out of 1/2" plexi. (Read 14835 times)

mccoy178 · « **on:** May 08, 2008, 12:02:05 am »

A buddy of mine is taking the same custom production class that I took a couple years ago when I made "The Varsity Club". He was in Iraq all of last year and in his emails he kept talking about wanting to build a jukebox. So, when he got back, he continued on about it. Since I bought that Shopbot CNC, I offered to cut it out for him. Last week, he came over with his dimensions, and we designed it, cut it out, and had it together in under two hours. Now that we have the design in the computer, it could be done in under an hour. I used my regular router table to create the rabbits and the round overs after it was assembled. Very exciting stuff! I will be at his mercy to get more pics, but I'll post them as I get them. Overall, the case is 23.5" x 18" x 3".

mccoy178 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 08, 2008, 12:11:07 am »

Also, he is using a 17" touchscreen, two 500 gig hd's, and a slimmed down version of xp as a backend. The total project cost him around $700.

Strokemouth · « **Reply #2 on:** May 08, 2008, 01:30:46 am »

I'm dying to see the finished product! Very slick!

Neilyboy · « **Reply #3 on:** May 08, 2008, 09:50:11 am »

This is awesome!! I can not wait to see this progress as well. Take lots of pics man! That CNC is the $#*%.

Neil

Barry Barcrest · « **Reply #4 on:** May 08, 2008, 10:14:29 am »

How much to ship one of those to me dude

Looks really good.

billpa · « **Reply #5 on:** May 08, 2008, 10:18:49 am »

yea man...if you ever decided to make that design into an unassembled kit, I would be interested as well.

Zeosstud · « **Reply #6 on:** May 08, 2008, 01:07:50 pm »

There is no question if you could make 10 of those but route the screen size to match the 15" ELO monitors that are being discussed in the jukebox thread you would sell them all in a heartbeat. Something to consider. I personally ordered one of those monitors the other day and will be mounting it in the wall in my basement but I can think of 3 people right now that I personally know who would jump on something that looked that good even at a reasonable price.

Zeosstud

amadama · « **Reply #7 on:** May 08, 2008, 01:40:57 pm »

Wow! That's awesome! Great job.
Alex

ace3093 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 08, 2008, 02:48:43 pm »

I cant wait to see the finished product.

gonzo90017 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 08, 2008, 02:59:43 pm »

Yea how much?

HaRuMaN · « **Reply #10 on:** May 08, 2008, 03:08:29 pm »

Which shopbot model do you have??

mccoy178 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 08, 2008, 04:43:26 pm »

Quote from: HarumaN on May 08, 2008, 03:08:29 pm

Which shopbot model do you have??

It is a PRT Alpha120.

Quote from: Zeosstud on May 08, 2008, 01:07:50 pm

There is no question if you could make 10 of those but route the screen size to match the 15" ELO monitors that are being discussed in the jukebox thread you would sell them all in a heartbeat. Something to consider. I personally ordered one of those monitors the other day and will be mounting it in the wall in my basement but I can think of 3 people right now that I personally know who would jump on something that looked that good even at a reasonable price.

Zeosstud

There is about $100 wrapped up into the plexi on this, and I have not researched wether it can be had cheaper from my sources in Columbus. I could probably cut it out of a 4x8 sheet and make a bunch at once. So, to be honest, I wouldn't know what to charge. I will say that I do have one of those touchscreens at the high school, so it is a feasible plan. The only adjustment I could think of would be to make it a touch thicker, (4"), and taller, as my buddy bought some crazy small components to fit in there. Also, the acrylic glue is expensive. I suppose some small hobby bottles could help offset the cost considering not much is needed to glue this badboy up.

newtrix · « **Reply #12 on:** May 08, 2008, 05:17:30 pm »

So here's an idea, Cut them out of wood and ship em unassembled.... Plexi is cool but MDF is cheap and wood glue is cheap too.

Zeosstud · « **Reply #13 on:** May 08, 2008, 05:39:14 pm »

Bye the way, cutting out that for your buddy that has spent the last year in Iraq makes your efforts that much better. As someone who spent 9.5 years in the Military including 2 tours overseas, Panama and Germany, there are things you wish for and think about alot that you either cant do or its just a pain when your not in the US (Eating Taco Bell comes to mind). Anyway, tell you buddy welcome home and thanks for me.

Zeosstud

mccoy178 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 08, 2008, 10:29:04 pm »

Quote from: Zeosstud on May 08, 2008, 05:39:14 pm

Bye the way, cutting out that for your buddy that has spent the last year in Iraq makes your efforts that much better. As someone who spent 9.5 years in the Military including 2 tours overseas, Panama and Germany, there are things you wish for and think about alot that you either cant do or its just a pain when your not in the US (Eating Taco Bell comes to mind). Anyway, tell you buddy welcome home and thanks for me.

Zeosstud

Will do!

Quote from: newtrix on May 08, 2008, 05:17:30 pm

So here's an idea, Cut them out of wood and ship em unassembled.... Plexi is cool but MDF is cheap and wood glue is cheap too.

Hmmm. It's a possibility.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 09, 2008, 10:41:28 pm »

Here are a couple pics my buddy emailed me. He loves Freebox!!!

leapinlew · « **Reply #16 on:** May 09, 2008, 11:50:55 pm »

That's a nice looking skin!

mountain · « **Reply #17 on:** May 10, 2008, 12:09:45 am »

Looks great Ben! Is he wiring to an external amp?

Franco B · « **Reply #18 on:** May 10, 2008, 01:18:46 am »

Nice

Has it been painted or....?

Seems kind of a shame to paint it after machining it out of plexi. Would look pretty cool with its guts on show. Maybe with some internal lighting too.

Looking forward to your next CNC project already

DaOld Man · « **Reply #19 on:** May 10, 2008, 06:13:14 am »

Great work!

Also tell your buddy we appreciate what he did for us in Iraq..

I have to agree with Franco, even though it looks good, seems a shame to paint such a beast as that..

dmworking247 · « **Reply #20 on:** May 10, 2008, 09:44:14 am »

Fantastic, looks pro.

I'd like to see an opaque plastic version, ie gloss white like an ipod or something... I have to agree with the last two posts that its a waste to paint it... I'd expected it showing off the guts or some fancy LEDs, you may as well make it out of MDF and save a lot of money!

I definately agree you should continue tweaking the design and finding lower cost sources and consider selling these flat-pack.

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #21 on:** May 10, 2008, 03:57:30 pm »

Awesome stuff Ben!

Barry Barcrest · « **Reply #22 on:** May 12, 2008, 07:30:35 am »

I don't understand why it's been painted. The thing that interested me was the fact it was clear plexi, showing the guts and lighting it up would have looked awsome. If it's just going to be painted you might as well use MDF.

Also if you do want to sell them, i don't mind you posting about them on my board.

BobA · « **Reply #23 on:** May 12, 2008, 09:51:09 am »

Great looking cabinet parts. I was disappointed when the project itself was painted. Would have looked great at least some windows left unpainted and the insides lit up. Still a great wall mount design.

TOK · « **Reply #24 on:** May 12, 2008, 12:19:29 pm »

If that was painted from the inside with R/C car paint, it would have a gemlike glow. Pics are a little dark, but it appears if the outside was painted?

melarky · « **Reply #25 on:** May 12, 2008, 03:50:52 pm »

yeah, if it was painted on the inside, it might look pretty cool (nice and glossy black).

Also, on the plexi glue, I remember reading somewhere that you can make your own acrylic glue by mashing up some pieces of plexi and acetone. I think it may have been that mini bartop that someone made out of plexi where I read that, not sure. I have thought about trying it though (I don't know if they really ground it up in a blender or something, but if I remember right, they at least broke the plexi into small pieces, mixed a bit of acetone into it and it all melted together eventually and made a great plexi glue/cement).

melarky · « **Reply #26 on:** May 12, 2008, 03:59:47 pm »

I just did a quick google search and found this:

http://guides.pcapex.com/modding/diy_acrylic_cement.php

Looks easy enough, and quite a bit cheaper than buying commercial plexi glue.

Kaytrim · « **Reply #27 on:** May 12, 2008, 04:30:44 pm »

Nice little JB mccoy. I'll second havening them cut out of MDF. 1/2" thick stuff would be fine though 3/4" will allow the use of standard T-molding if so desired. To figure out your price take the cost of materials + time on the CNC then multiply by 1.5 to 2 and add shipping. That should give you a nice round number.

TTFN
Kaytrim

newtrix · « **Reply #28 on:** May 12, 2008, 05:03:15 pm »

I would also recommend they be scaled for the 15 inch ELO's that are hot on eBay right now and that they be deep enough to allow an ATX power supply.

BORIStheBLADE · « **Reply #29 on:** May 13, 2008, 02:03:52 pm »

Nice work.

Deefish · « **Reply #30 on:** May 14, 2008, 01:57:42 pm »

I just got one of those 15" ELO screens from Ebay. It rocks!

I would buy one of those wall mounted Jukebox boxes made out of MDF! Sign me up if you plan on doing it. I dont care about price, I just want the CNC box.

I also second the idea of making it slightly bigger for average size PC parts.

Cheers,
Deefish

melarky · « **Reply #31 on:** May 15, 2008, 01:05:06 pm »

Looks like of like a big ipod.

Santoro · « **Reply #32 on:** May 24, 2008, 07:38:05 pm »

Way cool. Looks good!

Jesperpark · « **Reply #33 on:** May 28, 2008, 03:44:28 pm »

Great job on the plexiglass routering. i own a plexi fab shop in Canada and we use weld-on #3 for bonding Acrylic/plexi. if you have a Laird plastics or Sabic polymers or similar business, they will carry the weld on for sale.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #34 on:** July 15, 2008, 09:26:39 pm »

I am considering making these as kits. Could someone suggest some ideal dimensions?

spacies · « **Reply #35 on:** July 15, 2008, 11:35:20 pm »

Thats great news!

What wrong with the size in your pics? Looks good to me!

mccoy178 · « **Reply #36 on:** July 16, 2008, 01:50:37 am »

I thought it was good, but it is too small for a normal sized motherboard/power source, etc...

shardian · « **Reply #37 on:** July 16, 2008, 08:02:52 am »

It would be neat if it was big enough to put in a standard PC power supply, MB, and deep enough to include one of those Happ coin mechs like the link below as an option.
http://www.happcontrols.com/coindoors/40002300p_exploded.htm

javeryh · « **Reply #38 on:** July 16, 2008, 09:54:04 am »

Maybe also standardize the touchscreen size to those ELO monitors everyone seems to love...

leapinlew · « **Reply #39 on:** July 16, 2008, 06:26:29 pm »

Quote from: mccoy178 on July 16, 2008, 01:50:37 am

I thought it was good, but it is too small for a normal sized motherboard/power source, etc...

Hell with the standard sized mobo's! Make'em do it right - with a small mobo. I wouldn't want to see it much bigger.


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