I don't think it will be that big of a deal, but we'll see if the paper I'm drawing on goes up in flames :) I should also note that we made the circle cuts with a router and an attachment that allowed use to set a pivot point in the center, so the router will cut it out nice and clean. The way I'm going will also make it cheaper, but with more wattage there is more heat, so I'll soon find out if I get any issues from that. You can find the circular setups with the fixture at a Home Depot for $20. So I'll end up screwing the plexi into the underside of the disc, and inset the glass to draw on into the top of the disc.īecause of this thickness difference in the Plexiglas I was kind of worried about how well the light would diffuse overall and didn't want to run into dark spots so I went with two florescent bulbs with a higher wattage to be safe, since the circular bulbs that most people go with are only around 32 watts. The only problem with it is that it is 1/4" thick when we I was looking to get 1/8" so I could place it directly underneath the 1/8" piece of glass in the disc. The glass was cut to that exact size from a local glass company and my dad was able to get one of the scrap pieces of Plexiglas that we ended up cutting to size. I wanted to size it out so I could use 16 field paper if I wanted to, so it measures in at 12" by "18.
The glass was $8 and the Plexiglas was $6. I did apply the two coats of clear to the bottom of the disc though, just as a basic sealer to the wood. The inside of the box will probably have a layer of tinfoil to reflect the light. I left the back of the disc and the inside of the box unstained since it won't be seen. I've stained and applied 2 coats of clear to both the box and disc. The sheet of oak plywood was $42 and I have enough left over to make another disc and desktop. A lot of cheaper furniture you might buy and possibly even the light boxes online are made out of MDF, medium density fiberboard, and then covered up with Formica, which is the slick covering on most counter tops. I went with Oak, which is a more expensive wood, so one can be made even cheaper than this one.
#Sva animation light box full
I decided to make it a box rather than a full desk because it will be easier to move if I ever have to.
Ok, so I'm getting closer to finishing this thing and figured I'd post some images with everything kind of pieced together.
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