How to Make an LED Light Box of Your Own
Introduction: How to Make an LED Light Box of Your Own
Hi my name is <PERSON> and i go to to school her in Greeley Colorado and i am currently a sophomore in high school. I did this project for my Introduction to technology, class and I decided to write an instructable and I will include the basic steps into creating this LED light box. Just make sure to follow these steps and you will create your own personal Light box.
Supplies
* Material:
Step 1: Step 1: Materials
Materials:
* Arcylic 3 mm thick
* Ruler to measure out sides
* Laser Machine
* Ultimaker 10s pro 3D printer
* PLA plastic
* Rosin core solder
* Iron
* Rework rosin core
* Heating gun
Step 2: Step 2: Designing and Printing the Box
Designing:
Light box:
* Go to tinkercad.com
* Make a new design
* Create a box wit X,Y,Z as 120mm x 40mm x 30mm
* Make it hollow subtracting 3 mm to the X,Y,Z
* Make a lid using the same measurements
* A wall thickness of 1.5mm
Slot:
* 97,7,40 as XYZ
* Another slot with measurements of 95,4,40 for XYZ and make it a hole
* Align the first slot in the center of the box and move 10 times to the side
* Align the slot hole to the center of the box and move 10 times to the side
* Group them
Circle hole:
* 3,3,20 as XYZ with 20 elevation
* Move to the opposite of the slot and place it to the very side of the box
* Group it
Box hole:
* 13.5,10,20 as XYZ with elevation of 20
* Align it to the center of the side of the smaller side of the box
* Group it
Printing:
* Click on one of the designs
* Click "Import" on top right
* Download as STL
* Do the same with the other design
* Use PLA plastic to make the box
* Make sure everything is good and print using a creality printer
Step 3: Step 3: Elecetronics and Wiring
Electronics and Wiring:
In this step we created a circuit diagram and wired the components to make the box light up.
* Go to circuit diagram maker website
4 electrical components:
* Energy source (AC/DC)
* Conductor (wire)
* An electrical load (Device)
* Controller (Switch)
* Battery
(Each component's symbols are above with the pictures)
Using these four components make a circuit diagram like the one above.
Soldering:
* Heat up the rework solder up to 350 degrees
* Get a 2 3 inch wires and cut half an inch
* Twist the cut wires together so the circuit can flow
* Using the iron melt the silver rosin core and spread it around the twisted part to keep it from coming apart.
* Cut enough of heat shrink tubing to cover the twisted wires
* Put the tube in and melt it to insulate using the blowing heat.
Step 4: Step 4: Acrylic Engraving
Photo Engraving:
* Go to google draw
* choose a picture of choice
* Go to file, page set up, and use the standard 4:3 template
* start tracing the picture using the curved line
* make sure to connect the lines so the shape can come out better
* After tracing remove all the borders
* download as PDF and I sent it to the teacher
Cutting:
Adjust the standard focus of distance so that it it can be closer to the lens by .030" so, it will produce a better edge quality on 1/4 acrylic and thinker. 997
The two types of acrylic are cast and extruded acrylics. The cast will help a better option when engraving which makes a frosted look when engraved. while extruded acrylic can get you smooth edged cutting.
cut a 1/8" (3mm)
* 5000 f (DPI )
* 15s and 100p
* you will need a 300 PDI50
* watts Epilo Laser machine
* 1/8'' (3mm) acrylic
* Print picture using the Laser Machine printer
Step 5: Step 5: Assembly
Final Product:
The final step is putting all this together to make the box light up!!! 276