How to make a Mobile DJ console by ellaskins the DJ Tutor pt 2

0:01 You want is some idiots coming

Alright guys, video here going out to Craig Shipley. This is part two of building your own DJ console. Very small point but it's called looking after the idiot factor and that is of course your DJ console. The last thing you want is some idiots coming up to you spilling drinks over your kit. So imagine we've got a side view now of your DJ console. So that is the side facade like so and of course you'd have the frontage along like that and then you've got the other piece there. So just bear that in mind. What we're going to do now is we're going to have a cross section of the front of the facade and exactly the same applies to both sides. So imagine now that is your front piece of ply. Like so. What you want really is you want to get to the stage where people can still see what you're doing and see your kit but they can't get at it. So how can you do that? It's called Perspex.

1:14 Have one of those roughly about three or four inches

Very simply, what you need is, I don't know if you're familiar with door lining. It's pieces of timber probably about two inches long by about a quarter of an inch thick. Have one of those roughly about three or four inches. And then you need to make sure that's screwed and glued and then you need another piece of timber to fit against that. So that other piece of timber will fit against there and virtually get up to or up to the top of the facade. This piece here, it doesn't matter what thickness but you don't want it to be too flimsy because what you want is your kit to fit against that.

What you want then, I'm out of colours now aren't I? Actually yeah we'll use this one. Right no, yep we'll use this one. Then you've got this area here. Now this is a slot where you will slot in your Perspex so that will fit in like so. Now bearing in mind you need to measure the thickness of the Perspex in relation to the thickness of this piece of timber here. The Perspex needs to be slightly thinner. Why? Well of course if it's the same thickness, as you move this in and out over time it's going to scratch. If it's slightly thinner then what you need is just some tape against the base of the Perspex that will touch either side of the piece of wood holding it in place and the facade and this then can be easily removed.

2:35 It could be anything from six inches up to twelve inches

Height wise, the height of the Perspex above your facade is entirely up to you. It could be anything from six inches up to twelve inches. So Joe Bloggs comes along with his pint and he stands or she stands here the pint goes no further than there. They shouldn't start to lift it over because bearing in mind the height you are and the height the Perspex is, you know you're probably looking at getting on to about five and a half foot. Also consider then the Perspex you can maybe have some of the LED strip I mentioned about in the last video. I'll put a link in the description down here. But again it's about pimping up your DJ console. This is one idea out of many's, out of many's, out of many's and I will finish off with practice your DJ console

And enjoy. Happy New Year. Thank you.

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