Make Your Own Light Table

You want to consider that the light table you make or buy could be damaging over a period of time to your children s eyes making a light table or light box is not a bad thing but there are some issues that could occur with making your own light box or light table.

Make your own light table.

How to build a light table for under 30 for all your light table ing needs. For ours i used a translucent under the bed storage bin. Once you have one you ll never go back. January 30 2014 at 6 40 am.

Store bought light box options. But for the price of a light box you can make your own light table. Check out these other light box ideas too. Build your own diy light table.

Size will depend on how large you plan on making your own led light table the wood was cut to size and then a groove was created for the plexiglass to fit into. I used 3 or 4 strands of mini lights. Add tip ask question comment download. Sadly the cost of commercial light tables can be out of reach for many classrooms.

I got a table. I also love her ideas for translucent letters and laminated x rays. Would be fun to halloween it up when that rolls around. First i had the wonderful idea of building a light table then i went about it in the simplest way i knew how.

But there is an affordable solution you can make your own for much much less keep reading to find out how. Diy light table kit this post is full of great ideas for things to keep on hand for your light table or light box most of which are very inexpensive or even things you may already have around the house. There are lots of ways to make your own diy light table and about a zillion things to do with it. You can notch the wood using a table saw set to the correct depth.

Both the top and bottom of each of the 4 pieces of wood need to be notched. My little doesnt have a light table but loves to make her own stories in foam soap or bathtub paint. We also have a sweet little 5 x 7 gagne light panel that i found at a local art store. 1 sheet of acrylic 2447 sheeting with protective backing.

A light box the size of a sheet of paper is already too expensive so a light table is out of the question. And i have to say the salt textures are a little creepy. I filled it with a few strings of white holiday lights. I am going to try to make her a light table very soon.

You could end up giving your child a gift that seems really cool at first. Cut to the table dimensions you want 24 x 36.