https://ift.tt/2FHm3Yu have made myself an LED lit (edgelit) picture frame with pillars of creation. It has a dimmer controller, so I can make it just subtly glow, or light up pretty well, stronger than regular night-lights.I am trying to figure out two problems. First one is the light bleed around the edges, you can sort of see it in the picture, I am not sure how to evenly diffuse it, making it backlit vs. edge-lit is not an option unless I make the frame thicker, its 1.5" already. Second issue is the washed out colors, which are not that bad on lower levels, but I get bothered when I crank up the brightness.I have ordered another poster on thicker full gloss paper hoping it will reduce the washed out colors. I have also put a slight vignetting on it to reduce the edge bleed. We will see how that works in few days.How its build: 20" x 16" x 1.5" frame for IKEA. Clear acrylic sheet, poster, several filters and diffusers from TV panels, 1/8" thick plastic sheet also from TV, LEDs around the edges and back plate with reflective white sheet at the end. One note, the LEDs are not shining directly on the edge of the 1/8" sheet, they are above it. I had to cut it to size making 2 edges murky, they don't pass on too much light making light distribution uneven.Any thoughts on improvements would be appreciated. via /r/DIY https://ift.tt/2CJ0XXM
