A Wafer light box slantboard

[Alphabetguy]

For quite some time I have been in need of a lettering surface with adjustable light for use with grid lines or preliminary underlays. My solution was to build a slant board with Wafer light box set into the drawing surface. It took a couple months to figure out the design and construction technique which involved routing templates.

Nothing fancy with the wood  or finish. Just some spare baltic birch plywood, a piece of laminate and miix of screws, hinges, bolts and a couple coats of shellac.  Folds up with the base as a handle and very easy to transport to a CCC weekend lettering workshop.

Alan

[Erica McPhee]

This is gorgeous and ingenious!!! Thank you for sharing!  I'm jealous!

[Milonguera]

Now, why can't I have a nextdoor neighbor like you, Alan?  That's really neat. 

[Salman Khattak]

Alan - this is just awesome. You should totally take orders for these - I am sure many will want one.

S.

[Briana]

That's so cool! My boyfriend and I were trying to figure out how to convert my drafting table into a drafting/light table. Aaaaaand I recently ordered a Wafer light box. Hmmmm...I wonder if we could do something similar to your design and make a pop-out piece that would hold the light box when I needed it, but would allow the drafting surface to be there when I didn't? Is your light box able to slide out easily, or do you need to unscrew the back support?

Now I'm really intrigued Also, I love that yours is portable!

Thank you for sharing!

[Sarah Foutz]

Well isn't this just the cat's meow. I wish I knew how to work with wood to do something like that! Maybe I could sew a lightbox lap pillow so I could trace while sitting in bed or something. lol

[Moya]

That is very cool!  Wow, congratulations!

[syed sha abulhassan Quadr]

Wow that is just awesome
...  I am so jealous of you

[Alphabetguy]

Thank you all for the nice comments.
I have been using the light pad board this past week. Definitely helps when I need to refine a preliminary lettering study underlay with grid lines.

Alan

[Estrella]

Great idea!! Great job!!

Well isn't this just the cat's meow. I wish I knew how to work with wood to do something like that! Maybe I could sew a lightbox lap pillow so I could trace while sitting in bed or something. lol

That sounds perfect!! 

[Judy G]

So cool! I wish I have the skills (and patience!) to do something like this. Kudos to you, Alan!

[Reddragon]

Great job Alan.

If i ever get through my current projects, I may have to make one of my own.

[papercrew]

Can you open up a business and start selling these? I'm sure you'll have a lot of takers on this forum alone! What an awesome light box!

[Alphabetguy]

Papercrew,
I just looked at your website. You have some truly beautiful lettering.

I have thought about making slant boards with a Wafer. As a production piece the slant boards need to be smaller in size for shipping or ease of travel to fit in a small suitcase. Perhaps sometime in the future this may be possible when I have time available.

Alan

[joi]

ALAN! OMG this is amazing!!!!