Zoltar Speaks - The Instructable

Step 1: The Base

I had a custom base plate made at a welding shop. I choose to make it from steel because I knew it would have to hold about 100 pounds of "costume", I...

Step 2: The Struts / Beams

Using standard construction materials (aluminum struts, drill and tap, wing nuts and 1/4 - 20 screws), I mounted the beams on to the base. I drilled a...

Step 3: The Cap and Start of the Measuring

I started to measure heights of me, and how much actual clearance I would need above me. I also added a cap for stability and support struts. [Note: ...

Step 4: First Fit

My concept was to have panels interlock with each other, so I could transport it. I also decided that I would use pop rivets with which to assemble ev...

Step 5: The Roof

This is the roof build, I needed it to be both light and strong but to look like a heavy wood roof so I used urethane paneling, and have a neighbor mi...

Step 6: Inside Panels

I stated on the detail work as well as mounting the panels,  the molding was all standard stuff you can get at home depot, I used a gold gilding pen t...

Step 7: Back Lights

Started on the FUN stuff for me, all the electronics. This is really where my field of expertise is in. Truthfully I was really winging all the booth...

Step 8: Front Panel

This is the early front panel - I changed it like 5 times till I was happy with the layout I wanted to be able to give out "fortunes" and developed a ...

Step 9: The Start of the Electronics

Having purchased all the electronics, I started to mount and wire all of them in, making sure I still left clearance for the 12V battery and the segwa...

Step 10: It gets ugly - The Guts

Started pulling wires. It looks like a I had a rat helping me with the work in this photo! At this point, I had wired in 8 UV Cold cathoid lights int...

Step 11: Starry, Starry Night

Ahhh! - finally some results worth showing off. I used UV reactive spray on the star pattern of the roof.Here are some pics of it. In testing, I found...

Step 12: Jimmy Hendrix experience

a little UV light makes this a thing of beauty I just printed out the Zoltar cut it to shape and dipped it in UV reactive spray.

Step 13: Speaker Hell

You may want to skip this step because i go absolutely crazy and obsessive here ... ....... You still here reading?  Ok, I warned you! I wanted Zolta...

Step 14: Almost Done (whew!)

Painted the roof, Had the front plexi sheet professionally lettered with UV reactive paint Finished all the moldings and assorted pieces.

Step 15: Pimp my Zoltar

What good is a Fortune Teller booth without a Fortune Teller?? Here I am being "pimped" to be Zoltar!

Step 16: Putting it all together....

Step 17: Stuff

Don't you love that generic term? I can make about 7 more instructables with the details (and I will) Here are some random photos that I thought I sh...

Step 18: OMG!! I'm A Comic!!!!!

Wow, what can I say... WOW! http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/1329.html You know you have MADE IT, when you make it into a tech web b...