Thread: Need Help: Making a Portable Light Tablet (Lightbox)

I mean, ideas, for one that would be about an inch or an inch and a half thick. I want it to fit in a backpack....

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how about a sheet of EL plastic between acrylic and regular plastic?

. Maybe something like this ?

secondary bump

How about the backlight from an old LCD? You could get it out of either an old monitor/TV or an old laptop. The surface is a bit delicate, so you'd have to attach a piece or acrylic on top. The power inverter that drives the CCFTs usually take between 12VDC and 18VDC. It provides very white, uniform light. Or a really easy one...get a piece of clear acrylic, and sand both sides with medium grit sandpaper. Put your picture on and hold it...

I don't know about that thin, but you could get an "under-the-cabinet" fluorescent light, put it in a box and cover it with frosted glass/plexi. Something like this: http://www.instructables.com/id/Light-Tablet/