Hi Guys, I Work in signage & I thought I would share a little coffee table project I made using a rejected lightbox.
We had this lightbox that we did for a client cut out of 3mm ACM using a router. Unfortunately the person operating the router didn't look what he was doing so he cut the box wrong way around. Sitting with a choice of throwing the entire thing away or making something cool with it, I decided that the shape is perfect for a coffee table in my gaming room. Being a fan of gaming and the Mortal Kombat series I came up with a design.
Just to be clear, at no point did I make this with the intention of selling it or making money of it. This is purely for personal use.After I was happy with my basic design it was time to start making the extras. 3mm clear Perspex backing to go inside the "reject box" covered with some black vinyl.
Next was the frame. Basic 25mm square tube steel with 50mm legs. About 500mm. Later powdercoated black
After finishing the frame we check to see if the box fits over the frame.
Perfect.Next I finish it of with a MK logo cut out of the same ACM material & 6mm toughened glass with glass rubbers underneath the glass to hold it in place.
And there we go. One awesome looking coffee table.
and as a little bonus, seeing how it should have been a lightbox, I decided too keep the LED lighting inside just for the fun of it.
Looks much cooler in person!!
And that's it guys. I hope you liked my post. This is actually my very first post EVER so I really hope you enjoyed it & let me know what you think.