Witches' Brew - Revision history

Techplex at 14:44, 20 May 2020

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Dirknerkle at 14:44, 19 September 2019

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Dirknerkle at 17:55, 23 February 2019

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Dirknerkle at 17:53, 23 February 2019

2019-02-23T17:53:48Z

Dirknerkle: Created page with " File:Witches.jpg It's easy and inexpensive to make a backlit display like this. It's also a good way to reuse those old incandescent mini-lights that you retired from yo..."

2019-02-23T17:34:18Z

Created page with " File:Witches.jpg It's easy and inexpensive to make a backlit display like this. It's also a good way to reuse those old incandescent mini-lights that you retired from yo..."

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[[File:Witches.jpg]]

It's easy and inexpensive to make a backlit display like this. It's also a good way to reuse those old incandescent mini-lights that you retired from your light show years ago.

'''Materials:'''

* Large cardboard box (I secured an old refrigerator box from Lowe's for free - they normally recycle them.)
* 2 cans of spray automobile undercoating or truck liner. (This protects the cardboard from weather while also covering any box printing)
* Graphic of witches and a cauldron scraped from the Internet.
* A couple strings of 100-count incandescent mini-lights. I mixed strings of yellow and orange.
* A few strips of 1"x 2" lumber (the backing for the cardboard to hold it up and staple the mini-lights to)

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	It's easy and inexpensive to make a backlit display like this. It's also a good way to reuse those old incandescent mini-lights that you retired from your light show years ago.		It's easy and inexpensive to make a backlit display like this. It's also a good way to reuse those old incandescent mini-lights that you retired from your light show years ago.

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	:* Stand it up against the garage door and plug it in.		:* Stand it up against the garage door and plug it in.

−	For an extra effect, you might use an ultraviolet LED light strip attached to a 1/2" PVC tube and mounted on the eave above the door to provide a contrasting purple glow, or use a smoke generator to pump smoke from behind the display.	+	For an extra effect, you might use an ultraviolet LED light strip attached to a 1/2" PVC tube and mounted on the eave above the door to provide a contrasting purple glow, or use a smoke generator to pump smoke from behind the display. Both of those effects were used in the photo above.

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	* A couple strings of 100-count incandescent mini-lights. I mixed strings of yellow and orange.		* A couple strings of 100-count incandescent mini-lights. I mixed strings of yellow and orange.
	* A few strips of 1"x 2" lumber (the backing for the cardboard to hold it up and staple the mini-lights to)		* A few strips of 1"x 2" lumber (the backing for the cardboard to hold it up and staple the mini-lights to)
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		+	'''Tools necessary'''
		+
		+	* Box cutter or other sharp tool for cutting cardboard
		+	* Staple gun and staples
		+	* Marking pen
		+	* Disposable drop cloths for painting
		+	* Optional: video projector for enlarging the graphic onto the cardboard for tracing it out
		+
		+	'''Basic assembly'''
		+	:* Cut the cardboard box open so it can lay flat. Straighten the corner bends as best possible and tape it to a wall.
		+	:* Use a video projector to enlarge the chosen graphic onto the cardboard box. Trace the outline of the image.
		+	:* Cut the image out of the cardboard
		+	:* Use the staple gun to mount the cutout onto strips of 1x2 wood.
		+	:* Spray the front of the cutout with the undercoating or truck liner paint. Spray the back for extra protection. Let dry.
		+	:* Carefully staple the light strings onto the wood strips on the back side.
		+	:* Stand it up against the garage door and plug it in.
		+
		+	For an extra effect, you might use an ultraviolet LED light strip attached to a 1/2" PVC tube and mounted on the eave above the door to provide a contrasting purple glow, or use a smoke generator to pump smoke from behind the display.

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 * Large cardboard box (I secured an old refrigerator box from Lowe's for free - they normally recycle them.)
-* 2 cans of spray automobile undercoating or truck liner. (This protects the cardboard from weather while also covering any box printing)
+* 2 cans of spray automobile undercoating or truck liner. (This thick paint protects the cardboard from weather while also covering any box printing)
 * Graphic of witches and a cauldron scraped from the Internet.
 * A couple strings of 100-count incandescent mini-lights. I mixed strings of yellow and orange.