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Build a 27 3/4" x 23 3/8" exterior (22 1/2" x 18" illuminated area) wall mounted light box... I worked at a print shop a long time ago and pulled some...
i made three of these, but you could make four with a little extra hardware. 4x8 sheet of 9/16" chipboard - $11 4x8 sheet of 1/8" clear plexiglass -...
Cut nine 4.5" x 48" strips from the 4'x8' sheet of chip board for the top, bottom and sides of the boxes and six 2 5/8" x 48" strips for the face. T...
I used a 10" chop saw to cut these strips to the correct length. From the 4 1/2" strips, cut six 27 1/2" pieces and six 23 3/8" pieces. From the 2...
i'm not sure why i do this. i think it looks nice, i guess. and it helps to keep the whole thing square during the building process. it may take away ...
this is an idea time to sand the edges on the box pieces. i just smoothed them out a bit and eased the edges slightly.
i marked all of my side pieceswith a line 3/8" in from the edge. i marked that line 1" in on each side. these are my screw marks. the finished piece l...
measure your box and cut some masonite slightly smaller. i think i went 1/4" smaller in both dimensions, making the masonite piece 1/8" smaller than t...
i'm using the pine 1x2 as an interior frame to give the face strength and to hold the whole thing together. i cut six pieces to 21 3/4" and six piec...
i put a few coats of polycrylic satin finish on mine. apply. wait. apply. wait. think about things that are important to you between coats. like how...
take a measurement from the interior of your pine frame. you'll want to cut two pieces of plex slightly smaller than this size. if you're making multi...
put together your light strips according the the really horrible directions that they provide you with. it's not rocket science, but hopefully yours w...
determine where you want your switch. i'm using a funny push button switch. i mounted mine 3" from the bottom of the box. i drilled a hole slightly l...
i honestly don't know anything about electricity. most of what i learned came from the "mad scientist light" instructable and a little pep talk from m...
i used four 1" hinges to attach the face of the box to the frame. this was harder than it looks. you've got to make sure that everything's good and e...
i used three eye hook closure thingies to keep my boxes shut, but they're a myriad of options that you could use. these seemed secure enough, cheap an...
i sandwiched my negative and some rice paper between two pieces of plex inside the frame. but i needed something to hold the second piece of plex tigh...
without something to reflect the light forward, your box is going to only be bright at the bottom. i used aluminum foil for this task. to attach the ...
get some heavy duty hanging wire and string it up to the back. put some little felt feet on the bottom too to protect your wall from this thing scratc...
remember that beer you contemplated in step nine? now would be a good time to enjoy it! you can't really see it in these photos, but i used a nice co...
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