Difference between revisions of "How To Convert An Ikea Picture Frame Into A Lego Minifig Display"
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| − | ==== | + | ==Measure and mark 3.1mm up from the bottom edge on the left and right sides== |
| + | 3.125mm, if you can be that precise... | ||
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| − | ==== | + | ==Make a straight line from your two marks== |
| + | I'm using a laser, because lasers are awesome. You could otherwise put a ruler or other straight edge above your marks. | ||
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| − | ==== | + | ==Put a piece of masking tape along the line== |
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| − | ==== | + | ==Measure and mark 6.25mm up from your masking tape on both sides== |
| + | Again, 6.28mm if you want to be really precise. | ||
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| − | == | + | ==Another straight line to connect the dots== |
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| − | == | + | ==And tape along the line again== |
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| − | == | + | ==Repeat the 6.25mm interval and taping== |
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Revision as of 16:04, 28 June 2018
Here's a nifty idea for displaying your Lego minifigs. You can take an ikea Ribba picture frame, and make it into a display.
I can't take credit for the idea. Someone else posted this online, but they seem to have forgotten that Ikea uses metric measurements, and they did all of their measurements in inches. This resulted in bizarre spacings that are not easy to reproduce. Seriously, they had measurements like "3.07 inches". Where does one find an inch ruler in hundredths instead of base 2 fractions?? So this is the same thing, but in convenient metric measurements.
Buy an Ikea Ribba 50x50cm picture frame
Buy a piece of hardboard the same thickness as the glass, and cut it to 50x50cm.
I believe the glass is about 3mm or 1/8" thick.
Measure and mark 3.1mm up from the bottom edge on the left and right sides
3.125mm, if you can be that precise...
Make a straight line from your two marks
I'm using a laser, because lasers are awesome. You could otherwise put a ruler or other straight edge above your marks.
Put a piece of masking tape along the line
Measure and mark 6.25mm up from your masking tape on both sides
Again, 6.28mm if you want to be really precise.
Another straight line to connect the dots
And tape along the line again
Repeat the 6.25mm interval and taping
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