Prepping my first build. Care to check my work?

Mykle1

@3DPrintedWaffles said in Prepping my first build. Care to check my work?:

but as it happens my next door neighbor is a big wood working guy. I’m gonna ask for his help with that part of this. I just gotta think of some kind of gift I can give him in return…

Get him a six-pack of beer. It will take him less than five minutes to miter a frame. Or. get yourself the beer and make the frame yourself. Then you get all the glory. :-)

3DPrintedWaffles

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Also you may have mentioned this earlier and I’ve forgotten, but what size is your monitor? I’m considering upping my size… =-/

3DPrintedWaffles

@Mykle1 Heh I might do the woodwork on my next one. I plan to make at least a few of these.

He’s a very talented woodworker, he could make it look better than I ever could. Worth a few beers at the very least. I need both the rear frame and bezel cut, so maybe a 24 pack is in order :-)

Mykle1

@3DPrintedWaffles

That particular monitor is 22" diagonal. Sure, get him a case. Just don’t let him drink it until he is finished with your frame. ;-)

3DPrintedWaffles

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The Jimmy arrives today and unless I can come up with a better idea I’ll just be trying to crack this thing open like a monkey with a rock.

I got it for just $25 and could probably find another use for it, so I’m half tempted to look for another cheapo that may be easier to open. I dunno man. I dunno.

Mykle1

@3DPrintedWaffles

Heh! Go easy broze, go easy! :-)

3DPrintedWaffles

@Mykle1 Is there a reason people seem to favor computer monitors for this project than TVs? There are some cheap flatscreens in my area for pretty cheap.

Mykle1

@3DPrintedWaffles

I’m sure there are reasons but I don’t know what they are. Perhaps someone else will chime in here, or, you can search the forum. I think I remember some chatter about using TV displays.

yawns

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Most tv’s show stuff like “signal lost” on screen when you disable hdmi in raspberry to hide the screen, and in some tv’s you cannot disable that
Cheap tv’s have a poor resolution. The 32" I bought for some bucks only runs 1366x768 and text on your mirror (calendar for example) looks blurry.

But you can still live with it. I will use mine to see if we actually use the magic mirror at all. Then I can still invest money in a better display add replace it

3DPrintedWaffles

Think this is too old/bad to be a good fit for such a project?

https://bellingham.craigslist.org/sys/d/excellent-condition-samsung/6476424727.html

3DPrintedWaffles

@mykle1 @yawns @bhepler @ninjabreadman @cruunnerr

After a bit of a hiatus due to other projects, I’m back at it. Think I should open a new post as the site suggested?

I got two cheap ~20" monitors and cut two panes of glass to size. I figure the first one I do will be kinda an MVP (minimum viable product) approach, and with the second I’ll customize it more to my preferences.

My main question is how to securely attach the wood rear frame to the monitor. This isn’t a glue situation is it? I’ve got few heavy duty glues but that still doesn’t “feel” secure.

The guides I’ve seen seem to gloss over like it’s obvious. To me at least, it’s not.

Remaining little questions:
How thick should/must the wood for the frame be? How much heft does it need to properly support the monitor/mirror? How much space can I safely save by cutting it down to get it closer to flush with the wall?

At least in my mind, the back frame shouldn’t encompass the entire perimeter but be strategically located on the back of the monitor. But maybe I’m wrong here, as I suppose it serves the purpose of blocking the view of the inner workings.

Thanks for all your help along the way. I’m looking forward to sharing pics of the completed beta build as soon as I can!