How I Made a Backlit Drafting Table // Building My Mom's Drafting Desk
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- Опубликовано: 23 июл 2024
- With my mom's birthday coming up, I wanted to build her a proper drafting table that's also backlit. The desk is made entirely from cedar and uses virtually no screw. I decided to create a design that was a combination of a lightbox and a drafting table, that way the user gets both functions out of one table. It ended up being super sturdy and stable, which is exactly what I was going for. Overall I'm pretty happy with this build, I just wish it hadn't taken nearly 2 months to complete😂
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Love my new table 😘👍
blessed mama u raised such a talented kid 😍
That is a great drafting table. Built rock solid, will last forever.
Thank you!
I LOVE YOUR CRAFT. I'M INSPIRED AND PLANNING TO BUILD MY DIY FOR MY 2 DAUGHTERS AND 3 LITTLE SONS..FOR THEIR SCHOOL STUFF USE..
That's great! Good luck with the build my friend!
What a wonderful son you are Neally. This is awesome. Your mom is great and so deserves this beautiful gift
Thank you!!
Thank you!!
Nice sturdy looking drafting/art table. I may try one of those for my daughter. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! Cheers!
I just sent this to my son as a hint for my birthday 🥳 LOVE IT by the way
Subtle, I like it haha. And thank you! ✌️
A very nice peice. The one thing I would suggest to save yourself a lot of extra work and save time, would be if you wish to difuse the light better without adding in a back peice , take the acrylic and sand the backside with a medium grit then a finer grit to even it out . That will give it a frosted glass look and then evenly distribute the light.
Great suggestion!
awesome table! I am working on something like this to set on top of my existing table. Thanks for the great step by step video! I know how hard it is to work while filming. Great work!
Awesome! Thank you!
This was really awesome!!!! Definitely will make something like this soon! On a personal note, if your not busy, I think you would definitely make an awesome wood worker along with being an amazing welder!
Wow you are an artist like your mom! What an amazing work and perfect gift. Amazing table!
Thank you so much!
Wow it is beautiful. Great job!! Your mom is so lucky!
Thank you!! 🤟
Thanks for this video!
I’m looking to start building a desk but was a little worried on not having the fully equipped wood shop with the extremely specialized tools that seemingly everyone has, but I think I have access to most or all of the tools you use.
I’m also thinking of using some harvested cedar so I was really happy with the way it looked in the end.
Thanks again, great job!!
Thank you! Good luck with your build! 🤟
Sehr schön u. liebevoll gemacht !
Wow! Nice job! I'm sure your mom loves it! So much talent!
Thank you! I definitely hope she does!
beautiful work!
Very beautiful work. It's nice when the surface art is created on is also a piece of art. :)
Thank you! I appreciate it✌️
Dios te bendiga , saludos desde Perú 🇵🇪
Thank you!
Good stuff. Awesome table.
Thanks chief
Wow!! Pretty nice job 👌
I was looking for a top surface elevation system and you gave me a great idea.
Thanks!!!
Thank you! I'm glad it helped👍
Wow!! 😍 beautiful tableee!!! I made a foldable drawing table a few months ago and used the same system to adjust the top!! 👯♀️ *twining*
Thanks!! And that's awesome! It really is a handy way to adjust the table🤟
Really loving what you made her. Do you mind sharing what tools you used in your process? Thanks Neally
I didn't use anything too fancy, just a mitre saw, table saw, chisels, pull saw, hand plane, and a biscuit jointer for the the table top! ✌️
Very nice
Thanks!
I want a big light table. I have the glass and supplies to do an 8' x 4'. I can build the table but I do not know what kind (watt age and such ) to get the light strips in to make them bright enough. I my husband knows enough about wiring to wire them in. I know it will take close to 50 feet of strips and it will be expensive. I want this table to be multiple purpose so it needs to be big. Can you tell us what light strips you used? I have been researching it but I can not find the info we need. Thank You
I got my light strips from amazon, I don't think the lights need to be anything too fancy because mine worked perfectly fine and they were only like 20 bucks. Basically all you need is some LED light strips, and some sort of material to defuse the light. I used packing foam that I had on hand, but something like parchment paper would probably also work. It might be worth trying some different materials to see which works best. Aside from that, that's pretty much it!
This climax moment is missing in this video!
Yeah I know, I was pretty disappointed by it. Fortunately I have a new camera now, so once I finally get back to making more videos we'll definitely get the money shot👌
Good work. Was that white lexan you used as a diffuser?
Thanks! It was some sort of packing foam I had left over, it was about a half inch thick
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Thanks fam
15:58 - did he say "ahoy"? 😂
Sure sounds like it😂
Planning on making my own, but rather 7 feet wide.
what's the thickness of the plexiglass you are using?
1/4 inch if I recall correctly
Aargh ... tattoos!
Tattoos indeed!
Hey, is there a way you could post the schematics
There weren't really any proper schematics for it, just that one little drawing, and don't think I have it anymore
Where can I get those led's you used? The strips I can solder.
I ordered mine on Amazon!
@@Neally Is it just called led strips?
Yup Led light strips
What’s the cost of materials?
I don't remember exactly, maybe $100-200.
@@Neally thanks for the reply man appreciate it. This table looks incredible
@@benjaminotero7253 No worries! Sorry for taking so long, I didn't see it until today. And thank you!
This fellow moves to fast to try and figure out what he is doing, forget it!