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I see a lot of these on Amazon.com that are not expensive and have good reviews. As soon as the day comes where I need one, that is what I will do.
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Mine came from Hobby Lobby. It was a gift and I love it but before that I used a lap under my glass breakfast room table and it worked just fine.
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Originally Posted by Sheri.a
(Post 7819676)
I took a class at the Houston quilt festival and on the supply list was light box. I had read on this board about the Crayola toy, purchased one on Amazon,and took it. During the class it quickly became evident the toy didn't give off enough light. The teacher shared her light box, but I got behind and wasn't able to finish our project for the class.
It may work for most people, it just didn't work for me then. :( Oh No, you must have gotten a defective one. I have the Crayola one and it's very bright. I can use it outside if I wanted. It's several years old and still working great. I don't use a light box that often so it works for me. If I did a lot of tracings for my quilts I would buy the best portable one. |
this is what I use. One can often find them on sale 3/$9.99 at Michael's. I have them for each project (quilt). The Olfa spinning cutting mat fits perfectly in it.
Originally Posted by toverly
(Post 7819463)
I use the clear square scrapbook cases and the little folding ott lite. Use the box to carry supplies and make it do double duty to become the light box.
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Need to use the cord
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I bought one at Michaels a while back. It wasn't expensive with their 40% off coupon. It's a big help and I've used it a lot to transfer embroidery patterns.
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Watch Todays Deals on Amazon. I just bought one for $25.00. Sometimes we need to get a tool that makes life easier.
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I bought the LightTracer2 - Led light box at AC Moore - with a 55% off coupon. Still expensive but well worth it since I do a lot of redword. Using windows and other make shift methods just was a hassle when tracing large pieces.
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Get the LED one that is about as thin as a glass cutting board. I don't have one but saw one at a quilt show. The vendor was selling them for about $89. I believe the vendor was Country Quilting in NC. I don't remember the city. I'm not affiliated but the price was right.
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I got lucky and scored on a large light box at a Goodwill Outlet. I paid 79 cents for it! It's really thick and clunky compared to the modern LED ones, but can't beat 79 cents and it works great.
Before I had that, and what I still do if I want to do something LARGE, is just put a lamp underneath my glass-top art desk. That turns the entire desktop into a light box. And before I had THAT, I used a window during the daytime, or the TV or computer monitor at night. But this was back when TV & monitor screens were glass tubes; probably not smart to try to trace on a modern LED/LCD screen without putting a piece of plexi or something between pen and screen. |
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