Now the very last part of this project is making the frame/mirror assembly to seat the monitor and RP.
Went to Home Depot, got some wood. Went to Harbor Freight, got a free gift (5’X7’ tarp) . Oh, and a miter box.
Did a simple frame design with 45 degree angle cuts, and a small framed box behind that.
The only material(s) I can recommend for this part of the project is the two-way acrylic sheet.
Everything else will obviously vary based on the frame you want to build.
Setup (Note free tarp!):
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Progress:
Incorrectly measuring/cutting wood.
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Assembling/securing frame.
This was irritating, as the cuts weren’t perfect, resulting in less than ideal alignment of the pieces. Oh well! We slapped some Gorilla Wood Glue on the edges, then sent some staples (yikes) into the corners to keep it all together. This oddly worked perfectly.
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Once the glue dried, we hammered the staples all the way in, flipped it over, and were again, pleasantly surprised to see that it looked excellent. My dad sanded down the now front of the frame.
Huzzah!
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Now that that was done, I had to make a box to hold the brains:
I (poorly) cut some wood, and just screwed it to the back of frame to accommodate the OUTER edges of the monitor.
Just pretend I didn’t split that one piece of wood.
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All I have to say about the box is “Good not great”.
99.5% finished product:
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I didn’t say 100% finished because if you look, you’ll see the blue clamps on the either side holding the monitor into the box. I haven’t quite figured out how to secure the monitor into the box yet. So any ideas/tips/tricks are welcome!