Cobra-matic : Retro Bakelite Phonograph

Ack Frontpage! Now its serious, where's my dremel? Time to get this one finished. :)

Thanks Jon!

Thanks SXRguyinMA! Politics done, back to modding.

Spent the morning polishing and painting the knobs and bezel. I painted an indicator line on the on-off and volume knobs as well as a painted in the recesses on the fan pointer.

The fan pointer mounted:

A little glow:

blueonblack & DonT-FeaR? Is this what you were looking for?

Finished wiring the case by adding connectors so the motherboard can be easily lifted out if anything needs to be reworked. Still need to add another usb header cable for a goodie that has yet to be delivered.

In the upper left corner is the on off switch and the phidgets input/output and servo interface boards. In the middle, the black square is a Gigaware Ultra-compact usb hub that will be connected to the motherboard header. It's the smallest one that I could find that takes an external power supply. The retractable cables can be pulled out from the bottom of the case if needed. In the lower left corner is the phidgets usb encoder for the volume knob and the Top Shelf Labs LED Controller.

Shortened the psu cables and put heatshrink on the ones that are not being used. I debated whether to remove them entirely but decided to leave them.

Need to test the wiring, finish the case polishing, and add a few other tricks that I've still got up my sleeve. Getting closer though...thanks for looking and stay tuned.

This is really looking fantastic! Very nice work. I love the fact you started with phonograph instead of a standard case. It's nice to know this old phono has a new life and will not end up in some dump some where (at least not for the next several years!) :D
+rep

no thats not what im looking for :( its like 100x better :) frigan super duper man...

DonT-FeaR: Glad you like it :)
ContraptionMaker: Thanks man, I love the style of the old stuff. Naw, no dump for this one. ;)

simply superb, amazing quality in this build. Good work, can't wait to see the finished piece!

:eek: That dial is AWESOME. This whole thing is great but it's been a while since a photo did that for me. Wow.

+ rep yet again
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Jugalettes

like it.... pfft i love it

hot damn that looks ace! good modding :D

I'll be honest. I am loving this. Bravo!