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fallacy:







They are expensive going from $400 to $800 a pop.

I was looking into building my own but even then it sounds like it would be $250 in parts and a lot of skill being able to mount fluorescent lamps.
http://www.weilandworks.com/summerland/lightbox_thelighting.html


Then I thought Wait! This is nothing but a giant marguee I could use NovaMatrix. Easer to mount and cost less. If anyone has done this links or advice would be appreciated.
http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=83&products_id=307


bkenobi:

Just a thought, but what about rope lighting with a diffuser?  I'm thinking you lay the rope lighting in the base of your box with one of those plastic diffuser sheets (like are used in some fluorescent fixtures) and then the poster.  You might not even need the diffuser.  Rope lights cost ~$25 for a very long length, so I would guess you could build something for $50-100 pretty easily.

Diffuser example:
http://www.malcolite.com/index.php?id=9,4,0,0,1,0

fallacy:


--- Quote ---Just a thought, but what about rope lighting with a diffuser?  I'm thinking you lay the rope lighting in the base of your box with one of those plastic diffuser sheets (like are used in some fluorescent fixtures) and then the poster.  You might not even need the diffuser.  Rope lights cost ~$25 for a very long length, so I would guess you could build something for $50-100 pretty easily.

Diffuser example:
http://www.malcolite.com/index.php?id=9,4,0,0,1,0
--- End quote ---


thanks for the diffuser link. But ya robe light would not be strong enough light to work as a marquee.

BobA:

Good site with detailed instructions.  Florescent looks like the lighting of choice. 

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Vigo:

I personally would scrounce for second hand flourescent lighting ballasts. I bet you could find some on the cheap if you look at those building material recycle stores. Contractors frequently will dump their spare commercial lighting materials at these places, and it shouldn't be hard to find some florescents with ballasts.

Sandwich the poster between two sheets of glass or plexi, build a box around it, and put florescents inside, you should have a poster light box. Oh, there was a good point made from BobA's link. Since florescents put out UV light, it is best to get glass or plexi with UV filtering to best preserve the poster, or put a UV blocking window tint on it. I didn't think about that one before.

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