Do any of you ever use a light box ?
#33
I have a FW which also has its original table. I lift the FW out of its inset, place a piece of plexiglass over the hole. Then I set a small lamp (minus the shade) on the floor underneath it. Makes a wonderful light box!
quote=#1piecemaker]When I was trying to put a picture on a piece of fabric, I got an old empty drawer, a piece of flexiglass and a flashlight and went to work. My "new" lightbox did the trick.It worked like a charm. Has any of you ever done the same thing?[/quote]
quote=#1piecemaker]When I was trying to put a picture on a piece of fabric, I got an old empty drawer, a piece of flexiglass and a flashlight and went to work. My "new" lightbox did the trick.It worked like a charm. Has any of you ever done the same thing?[/quote]
#36
I made a small lightbox out of the 1/4 inch foam board. i put slits in the side so the pieces fit together and can be stored flat. I found the clear glass a little too bright so I etched the other side withetching cream. It's only the size of a sheet of paper, but it works ok for small projects.
#37
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Love my light boxes. I bought one and made another by using the old fashioned one-function scanner that someone gave me after it broke. You take its insides out, velcro a flourescent light of the right size to the hollow core, stick the cord through a convenient hole--there will be several in the hollow core of the scanner or you can easily make one--and voila', you have a light box with a cover.
Those old scanner are hard to find now, but you might find one at a garage sale for less than a dollar.
froggyintexas
Those old scanner are hard to find now, but you might find one at a garage sale for less than a dollar.
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Love my light boxes. I bought one and made another by using the old fashioned one-function scanner that someone gave me after it broke. You take its insides out, velcro a flourescent light of the right size to the hollow core, stick the cord through a convenient hole--there will be several in the hollow core of the scanner or you can easily make one--and voila', you have a light box with a cover.
Those old scanner are hard to find now, but you might find one at a garage sale for less than a dollar.
froggyintexas
Those old scanner are hard to find now, but you might find one at a garage sale for less than a dollar.
froggyintexas
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I was using a light box used for treating seasonal affective disorder (seasonal depression . . . whatever), but it was kind of a pain. It wasn't flat for one thing. So I decided to buy an actual light box. I like it a lot. It works so well, and I do a lot of applique. I also like it for making landscape quilt patterns. I've heard of people making them from those square plastic thread totes, however. Just take out the thread peg pieces, then put a flashlight inside, and Voila!
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