I did just this last weekend: 1. I bought pre-cut wood in a construction outlet (35cmX10cmX0.5cm each). 2. Small nails were good enough to put them together in less than half an hour with some glue to make it stronger. 3. The bottom was made of a very thin (less than 0.5 cm) piece of wood. Same nails and glue. First made the box, then drew the shape on the board and cut. 4. For the lights, two fluorescent tubes in the center seem to do just fine, separated about 15cm from each other. 5. The glass is quite important: an opaque glass, cut by an "expert" did the job.
I totally agree with the "don't make it too big" comment. Four the size you mention, maybe three tubes would be necessary. It woks just fine! And making it was fun too. Fernando Scott Nelson wrote: > I'm thinking of buying some colour corrected light bulbs and making my own > light box out of wood ~11"x14". Has anyone done this. I'd appreciate any > tips. Please share your experiences / triumphs / disasters with me. I > would guess that the critcal issues are: > > achieving uniform light diffusion > maintaining colour balance > ventilation / cooling > > Thanks, > Scott > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
