Garage Stereo Build

[Scout Driver]

Posting up some pics of my winter spare-time project.

After my garage radio died, I decided to get creative and build my own. I found a cheap tool cabinet that I removed the shelf and drawers from. Inside it, I added a cabinet and inner support structure made of 3/4" plywood. The radio is an Alpine I scored from a shop that was closing down. Speakers are Alpine and JBL. Powering it all is an Astron 12 volt power supply. It has a 12 volt LED light system with a dozen or so different colors, a volt meter to keep an eye on the power and a key switch to run the switchable power.

Scott

 

[senlow]

It looks really cool! I like it.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Cool, that's thinking outside the (tool) box.

 

[Sunset_Z28]

That’s awesome. Nice work!

 

[mv213]

Very nice—looks great!!

 

[exmaxima1]

How did you tame all the rattles of a steel tool box?

 

[tros]

that looks real nice

 

[Scout Driver]

How did you tame all the rattles of a steel tool box?

Good question. The bottom of the cabinet has a 3/4" plywood enclosure surrounding the speakers. There is also a couple reinforcement strips of wood in the corners. The top box is bolted solid to the bottom box. The top box also has a heavy wood "floor" that I added along with more wood surrounding the radio itself. The space under the lid has had most of the metal floor removed and its been replaced with 3/8" plywood. Its all pretty solid, heavy and rattle free.

Scott

 

[Scout Driver]

Thanks for all the kind compliments!!

Scott

 

[garage guy1of38]

Nice!

 

[Musicinabottle]

I have something very similar, but not as decked out as that. You are hereby referred to as Stereo Master!

 

[JazzBlueRT]

Posting up some pics of my winter spare-time project.

After my garage radio died, I decided to get creative and build my own. I found a cheap tool cabinet that I removed the shelf and drawers from. Inside it, I added a cabinet and inner support structure made of 3/4" plywood. The radio is an Alpine I scored from a shop that was closing down. Speakers are Alpine and JBL. Powering it all is an Astron 12 volt power supply. It has a 12 volt LED light system with a dozen or so different colors, a volt meter to keep an eye on the power and a key switch to run the switchable power.

Scott

This is awesome, I recently watched a few videos on YouTube converting old tools boxes into stereos with car radios.

 

[HOTFR8]

Cool, that's thinking outside the (tool) box.

True, I was going to say what a way to make a boom (in the tool) box.

 

[beldar]

Thats awesome!

 

[driftpin]

It looks neat, I like the industrial appearance, w/the keyswitch & gauge. I couldn't use something that big, space is at a premium in my shop. Did you hang fiberglass inside the cabinet where the speakers are?

 

[rattle_snake]

I like the creativity. Nice job.

 

[Pathfinders]

Astron makes a great PS. Easy to repair if it ever breaks. I have 2 for my Ham radio shack.

 

[viikinki]

Great work

 

[jkherd]

Nice job.

 

[OCD]

Posting up some pics of my winter spare-time project.


Scott

That is cool!!

 

[Chilliwack Murray]

That is really nice work and I'm sure it will give many of us ideas but every time I see something like this it makes me regret the few items I've actually thrown out, though that's not many.

...and what is this "spare-time" you speak of?

 

[liquidh8]

Nice, and good choice of power supply.

 

[Aaron_W]

Reminds me of 9th grade wood shop. That was the early 80s when Boomboxes were getting really big in both popularity and size.

Several kids made plywood boxes like that set up with car stereo equipment. Some on casters, some on skateboard wheels.
The school was on the edge of a rough neighborhood. I've always been curious how much of the stereo equipment used involved broken glass in the dead of night.


I hope you are finding your shop a more musical place with the new addition. Just remember not to get to funky around the table saw.