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Topic: | How to make a Back lit (illuminated) poster frame This thread has 7 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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Post 1 made on Tuesday September 4, 2001 at 14:09 |
jmolway Founding Member |
Joined: Posts: | September 2001 5 |
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Anyone know where I can get some info on making one of these. There so expensive to buy.
Thanks
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Post 2 made on Tuesday September 4, 2001 at 18:36 |
Larry Fine Loyal Member |
Joined: Posts: | August 2001 5,002 |
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It's pretty simple for a basic handy person. For a true rear-lit frame, you need to make a frame, provide lighting, and a translucent surface for the poster. Think of those X-ray viewers the doctors use. The details, such as finish and hardware, would be to suit your taste.
A frame should be easy to make with 1x4 wood, with a back panel of, say 1/4" plywood. A picture-frame type of door with a glass front would be a nice touch.
The lighting would be easily made from fluorescent lights, either G.E. Brightsticks, Lampi under-cabinet lights, etc., or simple 1-tube surface-mount strips. Alternately, those strips with many tiny bulbs could be used, but the light would be less even.
The poster should be backed with a piece of milk-white translucent plexiglass, so the frame doesn't have to be the exact size of the poster, or you could use clear, and frame the poster with flat-black matting.
Another possibility is to have the poster attached to the back of the frame, and surround the poster with, again, those little multi-bulb strips or rope-lighting, which should be hidden from direct view with a picture-frame-type of frame.
Larry
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Post 3 made on Saturday September 8, 2001 at 02:38 |
Don H Founding Member |
Joined: Posts: | August 2001 27 |
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One time when I was surfing around, I saw a site that had photos of a diy frame and its construction. (sorry I guess I didn't bookmark it), it was assembled much like Larry's post the only difference, and I thought it was quite a good idea, was that the guy had used clear christmas tree lights to light it. -very inexpensive, and in the photo at least the ooster and the milk-white plexiglass diffused the source enough that you couldn't see the individual bulbs.
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OP | Post 4 made on Saturday September 8, 2001 at 15:21 |
jmolway Founding Member |
Joined: Posts: | September 2001 5 |
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That was the same site I saw but also forgot to bookmark it. Now I can't find it. Larry has me on a good start though, but I wish I could find that site.
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Post 5 made on Saturday September 8, 2001 at 17:09 |
On 09/08/01 02:38.52, Don H said...
One time when I was surfing around, I saw a site that had photos of a diy frame and its construction. (sorry I guess I didn't bookmark it), it was assembled much like Larry's post the only difference, and I thought it was quite a good idea, was that the guy had used clear christmas tree lights to light it. -very inexpensive, and in the photo at least the ooster and the milk-white plexiglass diffused the source enough that you couldn't see the individual bulbs. You're probably talking about my site! http://thecitycinema.com The info on how I built the frames is here. [Link: thecitycinema.com]
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Post 6 made on Saturday September 8, 2001 at 23:17 |
Don H Founding Member |
Joined: Posts: | August 2001 27 |
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Steve,
Your right, thats it - glad YOU bookmarked it! ;)
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OP | Post 7 made on Sunday September 9, 2001 at 00:16 |
jmolway Founding Member |
Joined: Posts: | September 2001 5 |
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Thanks Steve!!!!!!
Where did you get the Bass Loc frames at though? I can't seem to find info on them.
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Post 8 made on Sunday September 9, 2001 at 20:50 |
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