light table

[wickedstylesink]

i'm looking to buy a light table for tracing out designd anybody with one let me know . i'm also looking for one of those "custom" power supplies preferably one shaped like a skull/ skeleton so if you have one or know where i can find one , let me know , i would appreciate it
thanx--wicked joe

[prosthetis]

Check out painfulpleasures.com they gott em ,and last week I saw a Cylinder head from like world war two on ebay that had been turned into a power supply.

[sac4life]

make your own light table i did the night before last, just got some wood from work some Plexiglas a florescent light a light switch and put it all together its not that beautiful but it works since i hardly ever need it.

[sac4life]

oh and when i was young and needed to trace something i would just stick my table light under our glass table in the living room and go to town lol

[wickedstylesink]

thanx for the advice fellas , i went down to the good ole home depot this mornin and got what i needed put it all together & now i got a light box! will post some pics as soon as im finished painting it up!

[purple9111]

oh and when i was young and needed to trace something i would just stick my table light under our glass table in the living room and go to town lol
thats what i do just put a light under my class table. untill i get off my lazy ass and build one lol

[amoroque]

I made one too. I found a sign from a old auto body shop. it already had the switch and a place for light bulbs. i just put in those florescent ones and took out the sign and replaced it with plexiglass. It works great!
It is also pretty big (40X20) so I can use it for big designs.

[Hammer]

Mines 24" X 30", just jigsawed the countertop (like installing a kitchen sink) and routed the edges to recess for the width of the light board. Mounted a florescent tube up underneath. Works like a charm and doubles as my drawing table.

[krazy_tattooist]

what thickness of perplex/plexiglass would you reccomend ? i have seen some cheap clear ccrylic glazing sheets but most are 2mm thick and the one i was thinking of getting is 3ft x 4ft. is 2mm thick enough for something that size or will it wobble and dip when i put weight on it ?

[TonyTouchTat2]

If your lazy like me or just plain dont have the time to build your own I got a port-a-trace from ebay for $45 thats shipping included.

Tony

[TonyTouchTat2]

Mine just got here today. It took 3 days I have to give it to the ebay seller. Over here in an art store I usually frequent for my black books and pencils wanted me to fork over $116 duckies for the same one. And this one is new in box even had that blue sticky tape over the drawing area. Check it out.