With the painting in the MultiCam boardroom nearly wrapped up we turned our attention to the rooms smaller details.
For instance, a large LED TV needed to be mounted to the end wall opposite the white board. We measured the television carefully and set to work designing a frame that will fit into the theme of the room. Importantly we made certain not to block any venting or disrupt the operation of the TV controls.
The vector and routing files for the tv surround were created in EnRoute. To continue the theme, an 'M' was to be embossed into the face of the gages. Our plan was to print some faces for the gages and glue them in (behind plexiglass) as we assembled the TV surround.
As we often do, we mocked up the various bits and pieces of the TV surround as soon as they came off the CNC router. Everything was routed from 30 lb. Precision Board. The gages are cut in two pieces and had a red LED inside to give them a nice glow.
We wanted the green liquid in the tube beside the TV to be translucent so we could light it from the bottom. We used gel candle wax. The wax is clear and forms bubbles when you poured it. It took a couple of tries to get the colour right. We needed to ensure that the LED at the bottom of the tube needed to thew light but was not be visible through the liquid.
As for the gauges, we hogged out enough space for the LED's in the bottom of the gages and drilled a raceway to thread a hidden wire to all the lights, angling them up at a 45 degree angle. Once we strung the wire through the frame, it looked pretty cool.
