Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Laser-cut Magic Mirror frame (3mm plywood, 620×375 mirror)
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Hi everyone,
I wanted to share a small project I just finished: a Magic Mirror with a fully laser-cut wooden frame.
The goal was simple: instead of buying a frame, I wanted to design and cut the entire structure using a small laser cutter.
The mirror itself is 620 × 375 mm, and the frame is made from 3 mm plywood sheets (210 × 145 mm) cut with a 10W diode laser.
In total the frame required:
- ~56 laser-cut parts
- 10 cutting sheets
- 3 mm plywood
- finger-joint assembly
- rabbet for the mirror
- 2 backing layers
For a 10W laser, cutting all the pieces for a frame this size actually worked surprisingly well. I honestly didn’t expect it to work that cleanly.
The mirror runs on:
- Raspberry Pi 5
- HDMI monitor (USB pow ered)
- standard MagicMirror modules (clock, weather, news)
More info https://www.framistik.com/showcase
For a first build I’m really happy with the result.
If anyone is interested in the frame generator, I’m happy to share it.
https://www.framistik.comAnd of course if people have ideas to improve the frame design, I’d love the feedback.
Thanks!
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@fred2nice That’s cool! I’ve been thinking about getting a laser cutter for a while. That would be one more reason to do so - even though I don’t even need a new frame now 😅
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