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Instructions
1. Seperate the pieces that were included with the wooden frames. Discard one frame's glass encompass and backing piece or fix them aside for a changed project.
2. Produce a 3-inch calibre gap in the centre of one of the backing pieces.
3. Intersect outside two pine pieces that degree 3-inches Broad and as lingering as the length of the frames. Chop absent two amassed pine pieces that degree 3-inches Broad and as great as the span of the frames. Discard any remaining pine.
4. Country the remaining glass plenty Apartment lodgings onto your business surface. String the back edges of your poster with overlapping fair tape and then carefully settle it face down on top of the glass, matching all edges and taping the facsimile to the frame. Smooth absent any ripples or imperfections.
Plug in the extension cord and hang your poster light box on a screw, preferably one directly attached to a stud beneath the wall to support the poster light box's extra weight. Wipe away any excess glue, and carefully check the front of the frame for excess glue as well.
6. Line the very edges of the face down frame with wood glue. Place the 3/4-inch side of the pine pieces on top of these glued edges, arranging the pieces by matching lengths; you should have just created a shallow, open-backed box. Hold the pieces in place until the glue dries enough to let go, and then allow them to further dry for at least a day.
7. Using the wood glue again, line the upward facing edges of the pine pieces which you earlier attached to the frame. Attach the hole containing backing piece to the free frame, using the holders on the back of the frame.
8. Lay this frame face down on top of the glued pine pieces, matching all edges. Make sure the hanging apparatus on the backing piece is oriented properly before attaching the frame; you've added a back to your shallow box.
9. Allow the wood glue to dry for at least a day before adding the lights. Plug your lights into the extension cord. Feed the lights through the hole in the back of the box and allow them to hang inside the box.5. Place one of the frames face down on your work surface. Line the recessed edge where the glass sits with strong, clear glue. Lay the glass on top of the glue with the back of the poster facing up; this means the glass side faces down.
