The easy light up, animated table. No electronics skills needed!

Step 15: Finish him!!!

You made it! Just a little further!

Place the three plastic diffuser sheets cut to 17 1/4 x 17 1/4 inches on top of the grid you just layed down. Then, place the Plexiglas (or real glass) cut to the same dimensions as the diffuser sheets on top of the sheets.

Now, you just have to plug in your table and enjoy! Congratulations!!! You just made a light up table with 0 electronic skills used!

If you want, you can continue on for some electrical enhancements to your table if you feel brave enough to do so!

Comments

[BOOJAN]

i want to build something like this years ago, and i have forgotten about it untill now, but i was wondering sinde i doubt that i can find those diffuser sheets can i put white plexiglas instead of diffuser sheets and clear plexi??

[yellowcatt]

You can buy 'opal' plexiglas / perspex, then you would not need a separate diffuser sheet.

[mosesman08]

yellowcatt is right, you could use opal Plexiglas instead of the diffuser sheets, you would get soft edges on your LED boxes. I personally like the boxes to have a hard edge, and that is what the thin diffuser sheets allow you to do. If you use the opal Plexiglas, each box will have edges that fade out creating more of a blend between boxes instead of the sharp lines.

[BOOJAN]

thanks for the replays guys, i will try to find that opal plexiglass....

[yellowcatt]

The opal plexiglas/perspex is available in different grades offering various degrees of diffusion, it should not be too much problem to track down, it is used by sign makers in some illuminated signs. Another idea would be to use 'frosted' plexiglas/perspex.