Got my lg one at Michael's with 50 off coupon. I think it ended up being 18.00. Love it and always use it because I do allot of tracing of appliques

I asked my DH and father-in-law if they could make me one. FIL has a rustic furniture business. Both DH and FIL are quite handy. They built me one. Wood box with a glass and a light bulb. Works great.

For years I used a piece of plexiglass over the top of a clothes rack with a trouble light attached to the lower rung. Very handy to put away.

I bought a tap light from Lowe's and put it under the acrylic extention to my machine. Works great!

I just bought this Crayola Light box at Wal Mart in the Xmas toy clearance, for $10.00 and 8 1/2" by 11" paper fits perfectly on it.

http://www.amazon.com/Crayola-Light-...Up+Tracing+Pad

Did you notice the paper will not move even if turned upside down? Best $20 I've spent in a long time.

I have taken time to read each one of these great answers. I really like the table top answer.

I have read that you could use a plastic storage tote with the plexy glass on top and a light in the tote. Havnt tried this yet. Sounds as hough you might have to move to a room that you could make dark. Like a room with no windows. It think that might make it brighter to trace.

Yup! I'm primitive too! My patio doors off the dining room work wonders!! They open onto a 3 season porch, so if I need to trace at night, I just turn the porch lights on.

My father gave me a large piece of Perspex, which I put on to a build up of books and a torch under neath. Worked very well. I then had a coffee table with a light. If you take your machine out. Of its hole you can put a light below and a pice of glass, those kitchen glass mats are good, across and it works.

I have one, but for me it's easier and faster just to tape up on the window.