Building A Magic Mirror Frame

Everything on the mirror will be in swedish on the pictures but i will translate what you need.

Building a magic mirror frame.

A few 2 x 4 s to build a case around the monitor. Now it s time to build a box. There are any number of tutorials on the web explaining how to make them. If you cannot find what you are looking for check out our smart mirror frame product.

A raspberry pi and it s needed components i e. One lets a lot of light and colour thru but isn t very mirror ie. If you have a router table you can use a roman ogee bit to add decoration to your frame. You will use a raspberry pi a computer screen and a webpage to make it look like you have a smart mirror.

I m assuming most readers of this blog already know what a magic mirror is. The power supply hdmi cord wifi usb dongle and a keyboard for initial setup. Or buying a pre made aluminium tv frame which they make for displays etc. A double sided acryllic mirror fit to the size of the monitor.

And looks good enough for normal mirror. A frame for the mirror. Got two samples of mirror today to test. Menu easily build a magic mirror with a raspberry pi and standard 50x50 cm ikea frame 06 may 2017 on raspberry pi magic mirror pir magic mirror magicmirror ikea ikea frame ribba frame.

Ikea ribba 18 24 picture frame official raspberry pi 7 touchscreen. Assembling a simple magic mirror. Here s a first project to ease you in without having to reach for the band saw. We build custom size frames with a thin modern frame that has a lot of depth.

As a quick test lay your glass and mirror on the frame to doublecheck that sit firmly on it and don t fall into the rectangular hole. We put some cardboard matting in for the parts that were too wide depending on your preference you can. For the last months i ve been trying to find the time to build another magic mirror. The standard frame thickness is 2 5 and we can double this up to 5 to fit even the thickest display behind the mirror.

Gaffer or duct tape. The other doesn t let colour thru but still looks kewl. In this project i will show you how i made a magic mirror that shows the date time some news and a little phrase at the bottom. I tried to build my mirror on a budget so it s taken even more time than it had to if i d bought all the stuff.

Would you like a magic mirror but don t fancy all that carpentry. I ve been scavenging parts for a while and it s taken longer than i ve expected. My raspberry pi magic mirror is complete. To build a magic mirror you ll need.

Had a google on making frames. Thin wood to build the forward facing mirror frame i used 1 8 x 3 board.