Building A Magic Mirror Frame

Gaffer or duct tape.

Building a magic mirror frame.

A double sided acryllic mirror fit to the size of the monitor. To build a magic mirror you ll need. 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. 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.

Or buying a pre made aluminium tv frame which they make for displays etc. Now it s time to build a box. Now that your frame is complete it s time to build up a box. I m assuming most readers of this blog already know what a magic mirror is.

A frame for the mirror. Here s a first project to ease you in without having to reach for the band saw. Got two samples of mirror today to test. You will use a raspberry pi a computer screen and a webpage to make it look like you have a smart mirror.

One lets a lot of light and colour thru but isn t very mirror ie. Frame i thought about metal. We build custom size frames with a thin modern frame that has a lot of depth. For the last months i ve been trying to find the time to build another magic mirror.

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. Ikea ribba 18 24 picture frame official raspberry pi 7 touchscreen. My raspberry pi magic mirror is complete. The other doesn t let colour thru but still looks kewl.

Had a google on making frames. In the build here i used a shadow box from a local art store. The power supply hdmi cord wifi usb dongle and a keyboard for initial setup. If you have a router table you can use a roman ogee bit to add decoration to your frame.

Thin wood to build the forward facing mirror frame i used 1 8 x 3 board. A few 2 x 4 s to build a case around the monitor. Everything on the mirror will be in swedish on the pictures but i will translate what you need. There are any number of tutorials on the web explaining how to make them.

A raspberry pi and it s needed components i e. And looks good enough for normal mirror. We put some cardboard matting in for the parts that were too wide depending on your preference you can. I ve been scavenging parts for a while and it s taken longer than i ve expected.

Would you like a magic mirror but don t fancy all that carpentry. 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.