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First I screwed in some temporary router guides and cut the speaker holes, then I rounded it over and spray painted it black.  I held the frame in position and drilled four small pilot holes to be guides for drilling the retainer magnet holes.  The magnets were epoxied into holes that were already a snug fit.  I stretched the grille cloth over and secured with staples and hobby glue.   Everything came out great:

Temporary router guides to cut the monitor opening:

The new speaker panel:

The back of the monitor bracket prior to drilling:

I added this hunk of wood to make it easier to move around with a dolly.

The ’secondary speakers’ to be used with the Ambiance App.

I found a nice matching pull.

Then I whipped up a template to use in routing out an opening for the DVD-ROM.  I used my Kreg Pocket Hole Jig.. worked great.  .  Worked nicely IMHO.

You will note above I used a few angled pieces on the Keyboard Drawer to form a ‘drawer pull.’

Ad the end of the day, this is where I am:

To do next:

1) Stiffen up the roll-out box.  It is wobbly right now.
2) After cutting the hole for the coin door I will be laminating the drawer faces.  I will probably put t-molding on the edges of both, we will see.
3) create a monitor mounting system
4) create a system for mounting the tinted safety glass

I am saving building the Control Panel for last.  I want to give it a LOT of thought.

The slot is cut:

The T-molding is ready to go:

Installing it:

Shaving off the extra t-molding Material:

It was a tad cold for it, but I took a chance and applied the laminate sides to the cabinet today.  Everything went great, and I also managed to create the speaker ‘panel.’  It will have a cloth covered grille over it so I wasn’t super fussy about the holes..

I know most people route the T-molding slot earlier in the process, but I tend to bang into the edges and mess up the slot so I do it later in the process.