Light Table

A slim device that can be placed on the desk that shines mostly uniform light which is especially useful to trace lines onto a paper. It can also be used as a softbox for photography.

(step 1: The general structure is made out of wood and glued together)

In a first step the four beveled corner pieces are glued ontop of a thin sheet of wood. Then another sheet that has the same thickness as the plastic sheet that will be inserted is glued ontop. It has a curout for the piece of plastic.

(step 2: The edge is beveled and the wood is painted)

After beveling the edge, the whole thing is painted and LED strips are glued on the bottom. The individual strips are then soldered together.

(step 3: The finished product works as expeceted)

Last but not least the device is powered on and tested. In runs on a typical 12V power supply and stays cool even over extended use.