Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Jukebox - Finished! (for now)
I got the Jukebox completed literally an hour before our party started. The top curved piece will eventually have to be pulled, re-sanded and re-painted, but it did the trick for the evening.
Here's the last set of progress pics as well as a few of the finished product...
Unfortunately, this turned out to be a deadend path. I created a curved styrefoam piece for the top of the jukebox with the intention of covering it with Bondo (auto body filler) and sanding it smooth.
I couldn't get the Bondo as smooth as I wanted and decided to go in a different direction. I bought a great little tool for heat cutting styrefoam -I'm sure I'll think of other reasons to use it....
Mostly assembled -I needed to place the drawer cover and do some touchup painting. Originally I wanted to put the front on with hinges so it could swing away and reveal the inner works, but I couldn't get a hinge placement that would clear the curved sides. Much thanks to Nora for holding the front in place while I secured it from the rear.
Ta Da! The bottom inside panel is lined with lights. Nora (and I) want more lights, so I'll run more lighting around the top control surface. Anyone got any other suggestions? I want to put some accent pieces running from front to back along the sides and top. But I'll probably wait until its above 20 degrees outside before I do any more woodworking.
Our little game room... the kids are playing Cadillacs and Dinosaurs.
-Eric(Dad)
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