Anyone know where I can get some info on making one of these. There so expensive to buy.

Thanks

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

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.

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.

You're probably talking about my site! http://thecitycinema.com

The info on how I built the frames is here. [Link: thecitycinema.com]

Steve,

Your right, thats it - glad YOU bookmarked it! ;)

Thanks Steve!!!!!!

Where did you get the Bass Loc frames at though? I can't seem to find info on them.

The Bass Loc's are available at several places, such as HT Express [Link: ht-express.com]

or Home Theater Interiors. [Link: hometheatreinteriors.com]