Cathedral Internet Radio

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Nick Brewer

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Nick Brewer

Published On

January 29, 2016

General Information

I've always loved the look of old cathedral radios and I decided to build my own and have it powered by a raspberry pi.

It has three modes - Internet Radio - Bluetooth In - Aux Input

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Bill of Materials

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Cathedral Build

  • Cut out one cathedral rib and use that as a template with a hand router. (I found this cut down on the cnc time significantly)
  • Cut out the front panel (I used several different sized bits for this)
  • Cut out the back panel

  • Glue the ribs together to give it about 5" of depth

  • Sand/stain the entire thing

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Electronics Build

This is really going to depend on how you set up your system.

The biggest tip I can give is that I used the 3 pole switch this way... each audio source is broken into Left/Right/Ground. These all go into the switch, so each position represents one source. All the outputs are fed through the switch to the amp.

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Programming

I used NOOBS to set the pi up initially because it's super easy.

This will take some python/programming knowledge and feel free to pick through my code to help figure it out.

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Finished!

It's not an incredibly difficult build, but is a great way to help hone your making skills.

vlada

This project looks great. Love it.

vlada · July 09, 2016