Category Archives: Night Lights

With some concepts in mind started making the internal frame. Doing a fitting before glue-up. The backboard here is the actual picture frame back flipped over. When dry it’s removed along the ‘masking’ sticky tape so the frames don’t stick … Continue reading →

This project is completed. Having said that for now it’s using a simple 2 cell battery pack with switch as I’m waiting for the LED strip light with controller to arrive, same as that used in the Samoyed night light … Continue reading →

During a test fit of the internal doggie frame assembly into the picture frame itself I noted there is no clearance between the front face of the doggie and the back of the glass. we need to make some thin … Continue reading →

Mock-up with masking tape to get the best lighting effect.

Preparing to wire the doggie, but forgot to first spray – the doggie Ordered another LED strip light with controller and again while waiting for that to arrive will swap the coloured lights on this $3 fairly light from the … Continue reading →

Finished cutting the doggie yesterday so now remove the pattern.

Made the frame that sits inside the back of the picture frame and cut out the doggie pattern on the scroll saw. Prepared a 3mm MDF blank from scrap for for the pattern.

Cutting the base board for the new project.

As mentioned in a previous post rather the building the frame for this Goldie night light I’m going to use a regular picture frame. I was after a A4 wood box frame but had to settle for this, pretty close … Continue reading →