How To Build A Music Box From Scratch

Build a programmable mechanical music box step 1.
How to build a music box from scratch. Tomorrow i m making. I am also improving the music box so that it hopefully won t break down in front of 15 000 people. Fill the cylinder with glue and let it dry. Take measurements on your music box mechanism before you choose a box to be sure.
Music box attic customized musical jewelry boxes and gifts 50 275 views. Select if you want us to load the music for you or if you want to do it yourself. How music box cylinders are made duration. Or check out our most popular custom module boxes here.
Attach the lid to the box with the jewelry box hinges. Here s a neat kit music box guts so you can make your own make your own music box melodies with this mechanical music box set. Find the box you want the music to be played in. So its tough to find wood in the shapes you want at the.
Paint the wooden box outside and inside. Hello and thanks for asking but truthfully i don t have much information about this great project so i looked it up and lo and behold there s a ton of information about how to make a music box. In this video i am building the motorized music box from start to finish. Drill a hole in the center of the box s back panel.
Choose a hinged wooden box to hold the music box mechanism. For most standard sized mechanisms you ll need a box that is at least 2 in 5 1 cm deep 3 in 7 6 cm long and 2 in 5 1 cm wide. Since this project was starting entirely from scratch. Comes with hand cranked music box one pre punched music strip that plays the happy birthday song 3 unpunched strips 48cm a hole punch and instruction manual to have you creating your own music box melody in minutes.
The holes should be just wide enough to fit in a piece of the music wire. Scroll down to the product options and click on the custom music options tab continue to choose the type of module l1 l2 or l3. Sand the wooden box smooth and brush wood sealer outside and inside. I m going to assume you know how to use your planer.
How to make a music box from scratch step 1. Insert the pins into the cylinder until only just enough of the wire sticks out to hit the edge of the tines of the comb.