This would be the slot for the T-Molding. I used the same setup with the router that I used to trim the acrylic, except I used a router bit that is made to cut the T-molding slots.
It is called a slot cutter. I will be using 3/4" wide T molding, so I cut the slot on the front panel 1/8" off center, so the T molding on the front will cover the edge of the 1/8" thick acrylic.
I then cut the slot in back panel so that the T molding would be flush with the outside edge of the back.
Ok, I was now ready to cut out the bottom panel and two side panels.
I cut these out of 5/8" particle board.
I recessed the side panels in 1/4" inch to allow the skin to be attached to them.
I also installed the back to the speaker boxes. This back also attaches to the two side panels, to help support them.
I also cut out a center rib for the skin to attach to.
Notice in the above picture that I primed the back panel.
I was hoping this might help to keep moisture out of the particle board.
Here is a picture of the ribs and one side. I also ran two braces front to back to help hold the ribs square with each other. (Dont forget that the front and back ribs are attached to the front and back panels, respectively).
I then installed a brace on the center rib, running side to side. This was to give the center rib more strength, but it also made a good place to attach the marquee lamp.
The marquee lamp is a string of high output white LEDs, which run on 12 volts DC.
The lamp was sort of expensive, compared to the florescent lamps I use on my arcade builds,
but this lamp requires very little room, and it puts off hardly any heat. It also connects to the 12 volts of the computers power supply, making wiring a lot simpler.
The LEDs point to the front of the jukebox, in the marquee area.
Since Im on the subject, here is the marquee:
I created the marquee on my computer and printed it on two sheets of paper.
The marquee is sandwiched between two pieces of 1/8" thick clear plexi glass.
The volume control pot attaches to these pieces of plexi. It helps to hold them together.
I then ran scotch tape along the edges of the marquee to hold the two sheets together.
I cut the sheets of plexi the same way I cut out the arches in the front and back panels. I attached my router to a piece of MDF board, I then figured out the radius I needed for the arch.
Placing a pivot point the distance from the router bit of the radius, I made a circle cut, cutting out half a circle. Sorry this is a rather poor explanation, but I didnt take any pictures. Just think of how a compass works, this setup worked the same way, just with a router on one end instead of a pencil. Maybe I will start another blog dedicated to just that later.
I cut the radius of the plexi for the marquee slightly under what I cut for the recessed area of the marquee cutout in the front panel. The plexi piece will fit inside this recessed area.
At this point, I painted the insides of the speaker boxes.
I forgot to drill holes in the backs of the speaker boxes for the wires to go through, had to that later.
** More to follow **
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