//projects/babyproof entertainment center
So .. with the kidlet growing up so fast, I had to come up with some way to protect the beloved ENTERTAINMENT CENTER. There were only a few criteria:
- Oliver could play around / on the entertainment center without any fear of damage to it or he
- Everything be immediately available and accessible w/ our remote controls (both infra-red and BlueTooth
- It be strong enough to last many years
- See-thru! Duh!
| So here it is .. the most gawdy and amazingly awesome baby-proofed entertainment center of all time. I took our old coffee table (compliments of Brendan Knox), and removed all of the drawers. I then placed sizable wire racks in each of the two copmpartments to hold up our components. I then drilled exhaust vents in the back and attached 90mm CPU cooling fans to each side powered by a 300 watt computer power supply. I had to couple two leads in the main plug on the power supply so it would start up (green wire -> black wire). All that was missing was the cover, which is two sheets of pre-sized Lexan attached with door hinges. A few magnets, handles and horrible ugly lights finished the |
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Cool... way cool
posted: 2008-06-22 10:06