Make Your Own Light Table

Both the top and bottom of each of the 4 pieces of wood need to be notched.

Make your own light table.

If making your own light box doesn t appeal to you there s an enormous selection of store bought options to choose from. Add tip ask question comment download. My little doesnt have a light table but loves to make her own stories in foam soap or bathtub paint. But for the price of a light box you can make your own light table.

The unique advantage of a light table is that it allows light to penetrate through the product you are photographing making it the perfect setting product still life silhouette and food shoots. A light box the size of a sheet of paper is already too expensive so a light table is out of the question. Would be fun to halloween it up when that rolls around. I used 3 or 4 strands of mini lights.

January 30 2014 at 6 40 am. And i have to say the salt textures are a little creepy. Once you have one you ll never go back. I got a table.

There are lots of ways to make your own diy light table and about a zillion things to do with it. Store bought light box options. Cut to the table dimensions you want 24 x 36. We also have a sweet little 5 x 7 gagne light panel that i found at a local art store.

For ours i used a translucent under the bed storage bin. But there is an affordable solution you can make your own for much much less keep reading to find out how. How to build a light table for under 30 for all your light table ing needs. 1 sheet of acrylic 2447 sheeting with protective backing.

I filled it with a few strings of white holiday lights. 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 am going to try to make her a light table very soon. 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.

Sadly the cost of commercial light tables can be out of reach for many classrooms. Check out these other light box ideas too. First i had the wonderful idea of building a light table then i went about it in the simplest way i knew 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.

I also love her ideas for translucent letters and laminated x rays. Here are the supplies you will need to create your own light table for your preschool classroom.