We have a great-sounding speaker in our house that we use with our Echo Dot. OK, I’m exaggerating when I say it’s ugly, but it just doesn’t go with our house.

There’s really no reason for me to tolerate this aesthetic mediocrity with a Glowforge around. So, I made a fake, retro radio cover for the whole setup. It’s mostly PG Medium Walnut. We got a cheap sparkly fabric remnant for the grill. The dial art is sandwiched between two pieces of PG clear acrylic. The knobs are painted soda bottle caps. I used gold Rub and Buff in the engraves.

I even put a neon light behind the dial to give it the look of an old, glowing tube.

I definitely like this better than the old setup.