Dear visitors of the site, from the master class presented by the author, you will learn how to independently make shelf-boxes from boards with LED illumination.
Today it has become quite fashionable to make all kinds of shelves
do it yourself, all available materials are used, from wood and bottles to water pipes, the main thing is that the shelf is individual in its kind and has no analogue, that is, uniqueness plays a major role here. Shelves are simple to make, but with the decor you need to think and reflect, so that it turns out very unusual and impresses your guests with its appearance.
In this case, the author suggests making shelves in the form of ordinary boxes from a board, but with LED backlighting inside. Books and items placed on such a shelf will stand out.
And so, let's look at what exactly is needed to make a shelf-box with LED lighting?
Materials1.board 1-1.5 cm
2. LED strip
3. screws
4. metal fasteners
5. spray paint
6. wood varnish
7. MDF
8. wires
9. circuit breaker
10. solder
11. hot glue
12. wood glue
Instruments1. hacksaw
2. screwdriver
3. clamp
4. ruler
5. brush
6. soldering iron
7. glue gun
8. pencil
Step-by-step instructions for making a do-it-yourself shelf box with LED lighting.First you need to pick up suitable planks 1-1.5 cm thick, sand it carefully, then each plank needs to be cut at an angle of 45
0 so that in the future to collect the box.
After that, in each board at a distance of 1.5-2.5 cm, a groove is sawn with a circular saw.
Then on the desktop we unwind and lay the masking tape with the adhesive side out, namely 2 strips parallel to each other. Board boxes are laid out on scotch tape, and the corners are smeared with carpentry glue.
Then the box is collected and fixed with masking tape.
The author also makes the bottom of the box from the board, namely, glues the boards together and pulls them together with clamps.
The back of our future shelf is coated with wood glue.
Then it is also pulled together with clamps, and relaxes only after the glue hardens.
The back side is painted with white paint.
Next, the author prepares fasteners for painting, fixing it on the board.
Prepared items are painted from a spray can.
Corners are pulled together with metal corners and wood screws.
The author made several such boxes at once, which will harmoniously complement each other.
In the lower corner of the box, a hole is drilled under the LED strip, wires are soldered to the tape itself.
The tape fits into the sawn groove.
The wires are routed through the drilled hole.
An MDF sheet was glued and cut to the back wall of the box, and a switch was also connected and installed.
The wires are hidden with masking tape, and the hole is sealed with hot glue.
Varnish the inside.
If the light is too bright, then you can make acrylic lining for the grooves with LED strip.
In general, in such a simple way, you can make original shelves in the form of boxes with backlight. As you can see, everything is simple, and the materials are available, you have step-by-step instructions, so we take and do it. Go for it friends!
This concludes the article. Thank you all for your attention!
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