How to build a light box! 

Thanks heaps for showing how it is done. For all you people commenting on his cool tools... my dad still makes dovetail boxes (same same!) with a hand saw. For goodness sakes folks, be grateful for the tutorial.

very instructional video, now I'll be heading to the nearest Walmart to buy a table saw, dust collector, box joint jig, router table, router bits, festool mitter saw, orbital sander and edge sander. I'll keep you posted on the end result. thanks

I have no idea why people seem so angry about not having the tools that he uses. I think it is good looking light box and I am glad to see how he did it.

I have some vintage Asteroids, Dig Dug, Space Invaders marquees and was thinking I could build lighted boxes for them , " let me jump on RU-vid someone's got a video, this should be easy." The amount of equipment I dont have was laid out in fantastic fashion... excellent shop and well put together video guy. I'm taking those headers to the attic

Beautiful light box!

wow the workshop is nicer than my kitchen!

Hubby....get right on this. Thanks Andy!

i got all those tools in my apartment..letme get right on that!!

I want to use 9.6W led strip, will it be enough power? I would photograph old negative film with my dslr.

Loved it - but the only thing in this video I own is a piece of wood, a lightbulb and some plexiglass.

Great video, my daughter's gonna be over the moon when i build her one of these. Only thing, why music(at least why so loud)?

You skipped the lighting setup.

Amazing work..Fully equipped workshop.

Easy when you’ve got a quarter million dollar workshop

Great light box,one thing that should be avoided and this is from experience,don't use reflective shiny silver tape or sheets of foil etc,that will create direct reflective hot spots, Use titanium white matt paint,or mylar black and white sheet,one side is black the other is white it can be bought in garden centers that sell Hp sodium indoor grow lights for hydroponics,thought the paint is easier to apply and does not run the risk of tearing or melting.The paint is over 90% reflective won't create hot spots from direct reflection,it allows light to spread in a more even fashion,for artwork. I make printed circuit boards and need to align text layers after etching,the boards are fibreglass and are translucent allowing the copper to be seen to align text,component layout,hot and cold spots of light make this difficult ,even light spread must be achieved for accurate alignment of registration markers or pad placement alignment,so i have had issues and the best way to go is matt white ,the best is titanium matt white,no hot spots.

GORGEOUS FROSTED FLAKES🤣 First real cabinet construction on your lightbox make I have seen in months! Can I borrow your shop?

Great video! Music was the absolute best part! Other than that, I did not learn a damn thing besides the fact that he sure loves showing off all his Mom's tools.

Nice bit of kit there, I'm envious.

Great work! This really demonstrates how easy it is, when you've got the right tools for the job. I'll have to do with my handsaw :) One question: How did you go about installing the lights and all? Would have been nice to see that as well.

Ok ok ... but you forgot the most important ... the material for soft light. And no one has a perfect workshop like yours. Your video is a slap in the face for 99,9% the population.

I like this project I made a light table awhile back but didn't have a RU-vid at the time but I built mine like a brief case and I use a battery operated light so I can take it on the go any use it anywhere. My box was all made from scraps the sides were ply wood and the top and bottom were parts to a 1920 piano. Al I purchased was the hardware and light. If you go to my channel and look at my wood working project video it's the wooden brief case. I made it to where I can remove everything and use it as a brief case as well.

Amazing, capable, talented brilliant!

Loved it. I wished I had a workshop like yours. Would you make a light box for my stained glass? :)

great tools. you're the man.

Great job, very well explained

You' sure gotta lotta nice Toys!

great light box

Like all the other folks, haha I do have frosted plexiglass and wood none of those tools, got a hammer, but first, off I think you need fluorescent lighting inside and mine probably won't stay together unless I use bungee cords, but thanks

Wish I could just buy yours Patricia

My grandpa is gonna be making me one of these, but I am trying to think of a good set of dimensions for it. What would you recommend?

well done. good ideas

This is kind. Of expensive and possibly deadly for a twelve year old to do... LOVE THIS VID IM A NEW SUBSCRIBER

hello friend, thank you very much for sharing your knowledge, but please tell me what type of paint did you used for wood and also for plexi, i didnt understand, English is not my first language , (i am from Romania), thanks again

Wow!

I have most of the tools and skills, but by the time I purchase all the materials and some of the tools that I didn't have, I can buy a very nice one without all the hassle. Thanks anyway.

Amazing tools.

Nice work, buddy! Wish you well :)

I made a full size version years ago, Enginnering. D size , toobig and bulky, so I recently trashed it. Just buy an LED light table for $110, compact, light.

Was hoping you'd include how you lit it. Thanks though!

Nice build!

hi can you show how you put the light balls it self?

Thanks for the video. As a suggestion on making the video, consider using Audio Ducking. The music should fade out when you speak. It was a tad overwhelming. :-)

Man, I'm just lookin' for a foam core board and glue! I'm a nurse, not a carpenter

Which light to use for this

$10,000 later in tools and equipment I now have a weeding table for that $15.00 one off "Happy 21st Birthday Jenny, Party till you puke" t-shirt!

u have beautiful hands. ❤

do you sell these light box . How much you charge for making one of them

That's cool as shit. I never was much good at carpentry.

Question: Can I use it for animating?

the plastic glass has a hole, do we need that hole, or it just come that way? Is to prevent heating or something?

Super !

Any suggestions for the best frosted glass spray paint for this? something that has good, even coverage. I'm a little worried about it being too transparent with some frosted glass paints. I guess just keep going over it with multiple coats until thick enough? thanks!

The work apron is really compact. Which company is it from?

wow that cool

Good video... Don't understand why people are complaining... Yet they have a brain... Maybe not the case 😁😁😁😁. Box joint detail is nice but fluorecent bulbs would have been my last choice... Functional and aesthetically pleasing good job..

great video! but this is not for the typical DIYer

bravo!!

hi would you sell the light box but make one at an angle? (higher towards the back, lower towards the front?) Thanks!

Hello my brother what glass Name Please reply brother

ermmm...thank you! I guess i'll just head over to our local hardware and tools store and spend £3000 to purchase all those tools to make a £20 light box. Why didn't I think of that!

how to make a box. what happened to the light part?

what is the the clear button on the top of the box used for?

Andy, Would that box be bright enough to view x-rays in your judgement? bob

How much do you sale them for because I've been trying to get one for me and no one has ever seen anything like that but I would like to get one of those for me

What is the thickness of your plexiglass.

YES! Turn the music down!

Why white acrylic and not clear ?

Last but not list the light installation oh sorry i didn't mention that.

If your going to make a video for the average DIY person, you should make it with the average tools a DIY person would have. Skip the Box joints and use a Kreg jig or simply nail the corners. Keep it simple. Great vdeo BTW.

What happened to the installation of the lights

Not helpful to people without tools like yours.

Make me one.

see below !!

Why epoxy instead of wood glue?

nice vid, nice work, but as said before, people who have your tools dont need this vid and who need this vid dont have the tools

how "deep" do you have your rabbit set?

Overkill for a lightbox bro. Nice carpentry, but theres no way I'm gonna use Oak, box joints, and put that much work into something that a person uses once a blue moon. I was thinking I'll just toss some lights in a roughneck tote and lay the glass on top. Otherwise, nice shop.

This is a video on how to make a wood box and spray some glass??? I think you youtubers don't realize that people clicked not on "not to make a box" but on how to light it. So far this one and all others are fail.

more simpler please not everyone has the proper equipment You have but you did a good job

hermosa la caja y hermoso él! ;P

Anyone can make a box. Where the lighting?

Aurg the stain my eyes hurt now

This is all fine and dandy, let me go out and spend 20,000USD on equipment to make a substandard light box without a glass top that can be bought for !/100 of what the equipment would cost. Xacto knives will scratch the hell out of that top.

Why is he so cute tho

welp, i only got a one cordless circular saw and a 12 volt dewalt. so...i wont be doin this anytime soon.

What's a Light Barks?

Nice workshop. cheaper to buy a light box me thinks

music sucks I don't know why you have it for other wise great video

nice job, but they made the wood frame more complex in their way fabricating it..it should have been a simple way

0:17 my life

Pity the music drowns out your voice most of the time.

Man......you need to turn down the background music......IT IS OVERPOWERING...!!!

All those tools and he cant finish a straight piece of wood to save himself

Cool vid but wtf is up with the music??

Too many whiners here. If you have different tools, figure out how to do it with what you’ve got! If you don’t have any tools, go buy the shit at Walmart or at Amazon...

do you sell these? ill buy one

This is cool and all but I don’t have any of these fuckn tools lol

I've heard good feedback about the Stodoys plans.

Hi there, I really enjoyed your video. I don't have the time or tools to build one and I need one for and upcoming long term project. Would I be able to commission you to build one for me? I would pay you of course. Please let me know either way. Thanks. 😊

Matte white paint would have been cheaper and better than silver tape!