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Offline chubsetc

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Light table?
« on: January 17, 2013, 02:47:13 PM »
I am preparing to build a light table for registering my films with my Tri-Loc. What is the best material to use, plexi, or just go with a frosted glass?

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Re: Light table?
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2013, 02:49:15 PM »
imo: White translucent Plexi with glass over top. If you don't use glass over top, the plexi will be scratched all to crap very quickly.
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Re: Light table?
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2013, 02:53:17 PM »
What I did was butcher an old vastex flouro unit, I cut the pan down to size and had the glass cut down to match. I then stuck white sign vinyl to the glass and nopw with the bulbs on it shines through perfectly.
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Offline Screened Gear

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Re: Light table?
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2013, 03:17:45 PM »
Look on craigslist in your area. I got mine for $100. They are out there cheap.

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Re: Light table?
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2013, 03:33:01 PM »
I made this a few years back to help register my films on the screens, works great and every film is in the same place, there's a one or two more things I need to add to it just have not gotten to it yet.  Oh and I made this from plexiglass.

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Offline Croft

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Re: Light table?
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2013, 10:25:15 AM »
You may want to check out your local classifieds, craigslist etc.  I was going to build but picked up a perfect size HENNING light table from the paper printing industry, there were lots in my area and I waited until the size i wanted came up . Only payed $50.00