Steampunk Lightbox

Some weeks ago a friends of mine who is a talented cartoonist (tinoshi.com) told me he was looking for a lightbox for tracing his cartoons. So I have built it for him from recycled materials I already had. I decided to make it with a lcd screen because some of them (I think the older ones) are backlit with a strong plexiglass made to redirect the light from the edges toward the user. A 17"one works for an A4 page.
this is what I've used.

Material:
-old lcd display;
-led stripe;
-switch;
-power supply with connectors;
-white paper;
-3mm plywood;-10×10×1500mm lath;
-brass screws;
-brass wire;
-some little piece of plexiglass.

Tools:
-some kind of saw. I have used a band saw and a buzz saw;
-soldering iron;
-drill;
-screwdrivers.

Here is not too much to explain. simply consider the dimensions of the plexiglass and a little space for the led stripe and the connector.
Considering that the led stripe is 10mm tall, so are the sorrounding pieces where it will be stuck.

This is simple too... drill the hole for the connector and solder wires. then stick the led stripe around.

For first put a sheet of white paper on the bottom. Then put the plexiglass (taken from the broken lcd display), that must be supported to reach the right height. I did that attaching small pieces of plexiglass on the bottom with loctite. I've put them on the edges, so they remain hidden under the wood of the next step.

In this step you have to build a frame that blocks everything in place. Drill a hole in it for the switch (glued).

here we are... a coat of paint ( I choose a dark wood one and then a lucid varnish), some brass details and it's done. They sells plastic lightboxes for 140$, this is my 2€ ( a bit) steampunk one. Even my son liked it while making quality control!