My first Magic Mirror build using a recycled 19’’ TFT monitor.
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You can read a super detailed guide to building a Magic Mirror, including tips for setting up your JavaScript development environment, how I calculated the measurements for the different frame components, and even download my 3d modeling files for the mirror housing here:
https://fairhurst.dev/portfolio/mirror
You can view the configurations for my modules here:
https://github.com/fairhurst-dev/MagicMirror
My housing design consisted of the frame, followed by the two-way glass and monitor stacked on top of each other. This stack was surrounded by the dummy box and finally a plywood back board was attached to the back.
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I created a frame and dummy box using two 3-in x 6-ft pine boards. Then I attached the two-way glass to the back of the frame with silicone glue.
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I secured the monitor inside the dummy box and flat against the glass using four 4-in corner braces.
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I attached the dummy box to the frame back using 1.5-in corner brackets.
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The plywood backboard was attached using 2-in corner brackets, followed by a French cleat to allow the entire unit to hang on the wall, no stud needed!french_cleat_plywood.jpeg
Lastly, I used cable ties to organize the cords behind the monitor and velcro squares to secure the power boxes and Raspberry Pi to the back of the monitorvelcro_squares.pngback_view.png
Enjoy the build, and please reach out with any questions!
https://fairhurst.dev

@animeman0 there’s too many variables to give you an answer as it depends on there following: is there an angle difference between the monitor and glass across the whole monitor space? What is the lighting like in the area? Where is the lighting in the area? What about natural light in the area?

The only wait to know for certain is for you to try it, can you try it without removing the protective film?

Check out https://www.cutplasticsheeting.co.uk/mirrored-sheeting/two-way-acrylic-mirror/ for the mirror. Any local glaziers should be contacted also

Several years back I built a MagicMirror, Just the Display anyway. Using a 30" LCD TV. Anyway back then I was following the authors general directions. I never got around to encasing it. It was a Japanese Style Frame he built. I did save it to my Hard Drives, but through the years of drive failures and not doing such a good back of it I have been searching for about a week and have found nothing resembling this frame.

The frame was somewhat interlocking in the pieces, they were somewhat ornamental, but all done by saw and a lot of sanding. I am not having the time to get back to this wonderful project and of course would update it for the software.

If anyone can point me to this frame patterns/ design I can take it from there.
Thanks in advance.

Ben ARS W4QED

Sweet! Another Canadian! Lucky your glass supplier had that! Mine seems a lot darker!!

@MrBorg ,

I tried to do your steps, I can see the synology connecting but then I got the error:

electron: Failed to load URL: with error: ERR_BLOCKED_BY_RESPONSE

Any idea how to fix this? Thanks in advance!

I would certainly NOT trust it to tape, and if you are not allowed to put any holes in the wall at all, then the only thing you might want to try is hanging the mirror using an over-the-door hook, something like this:

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You should be able to find something similar, and likely more apt at a local hardware store.

Otherwise I’d recommend just leaning it against the wall and don’t bother hanging it until you move to a permanent home.

@yawns Thanks! Yeah that second link seems more or less exactly the same as what I’m trying to do. Looks like it has validated my approach.