I needed one for my shop when it was open. A friend's husband built one for me. It is really simple but works perfectly. He only charged me $10 for it. Since we did a lot of applique classes, I bought two. When the bricks and mortar store closed, I gave one to my daughter. She loves it.
sherian
12-15-2011 09:35 AM
I agree I like my light box from Micheal's used coupon 50% off
frannella
12-15-2011 10:08 AM
Originally Posted by jrhboxers
(Post 4777679)
I have been wanting a light box for a long time. They just always seemed too expensive for the amount of time that I would really use. DH even thought about building me one. Now I have one. And I only paid $10 for it!!!!!
While I was out Christmas shopping and looking for the Crayola Studios, I found this -
but I found it at Big Lots and only paid $10. I brought it home and tried it out and it is wonderful. I finished tracing all of the patterns for the embroidered quilt blocks that I have been wanting to make forever.
Don't think anyone can beat $10! Great!
I took a FMQ class and the instructor made her own light boxes which she brought to the class for us students. She made them herself. The supplies will run much more than $10, but lots less than a table bought from an artist supply store:
2-3 feet of one-inch diameter wooden dowel from Michaels ($3.25) --cut 4 5 tor 6-inch lengths as straight as possible. Take a large drill bit and slightly hollow center of one end of the dowel to accommodate attaching the plastic suction cups evenly (to prevent wobbly legs).
4 plastic suction cups--secure with screw to dowel legs, suction cups facing up to attach to sheet of plexiglass (available at Michaels or Taps plastic, about $ 0,25 each).
1 18 to 24-inch sheet 1/4 inch thick plexiglass from Taps plastics (maybe $20??)
After attaching suction cups to dowels, secure these "legs " to the 4 corners of the plexiglass sheet and slide a light source underneath the "table." Our teacher used an Ott work light (the flip top kind) but any florescent light source that fits underneath would do.
ogies
12-15-2011 10:45 AM
I use my plexiglass table that goes with my sewing machine, and stick my ott lite under it... works for me
JanieH
12-15-2011 12:21 PM
Great price! I will have to check out my Big Lots.
HisPatchwork
12-15-2011 04:31 PM
I made my own from a scanner. I took the out the insides and placed a small floresent light inside. Works great. I tried to find my picture but couldn't.
Scakes
12-15-2011 09:43 PM
Good deal! They do come in handy. I used to tape things to the window but lucked out on free cycle. I received an x-ray light that came out of a doctor's office. It's probably about 15" X 18".
Ann L
12-16-2011 05:18 AM
Sounds great. I actually went and bought one of those projectors since I paint the barn quilts and needed to be able to enlarge or make smaller as needed. I wasn't quite so lucky with the cost, but I did have a 50% coupon for AC Moore's so that helped.
