Difference between revisions of "How To Convert An Ikea Picture Frame Into A Lego Minifig Display"
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| − | ==Buy a piece of hardboard the same thickness as the glass, and cut it to 50x50cm | + | ==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. | + | I believe the glass is about 3mm or 1/8" thick. The hardboard is available at your local hardware store in a variety of finishes. They may also be able to cut it to size for you, at their risk, so you don't have to worry about messing it up and having to buy another. |
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==Put a piece of masking tape along the line== | ==Put a piece of masking tape along the line== | ||
| + | Using wide masking tape is handy, as you can tape your hardboard down to your work surface, so it will not move. | ||
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| − | == | + | ==Starting from the top row, super glue a Lego brick, centered on each mark== |
| + | Press firmly for a while with each brick, then peel back the tape, so it does not get super glued down to your hardboard. | ||
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| + | Starting from the top row minimizes the chance of bumping into any bricks you have glued. | ||
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| − | == | + | ==Repeat, repeat, repeat== |
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| − | == | + | ==And repeat for each row== |
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| − | == | + | ==Remove the backing from the picture frame== |
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| − | == | + | ==Remove the spacer from the picture frame== |
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| − | == | + | ==Remove the glass from the picture frame== |
| + | It probably makes more sense to do this before buying the hardboard, to verify the thickness. | ||
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Revision as of 16:18, 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 easy metric measurements, such as the 5.5cm spacing.
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. The hardboard is available at your local hardware store in a variety of finishes. They may also be able to cut it to size for you, at their risk, so you don't have to worry about messing it up and having to buy another.
Measure and mark 3.1cm up from the bottom edge on the left and right sides
3.125cm, 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
Using wide masking tape is handy, as you can tape your hardboard down to your work surface, so it will not move.
Measure and mark 6.25cm up from your masking tape on both sides
Again, 6.28cm if you want to be really precise.
Another straight line to connect the dots
And tape along the line again
Repeat the 6.25cm interval and taping
On the bottom and top tapes, measure and mark 5.7cm from the left side
From that mark, mark every 5.5cm on the top and bottom tapes
Connect your marks on the top and bottom with a straight line, and mark on every piece of tape
Repeat for each column
Starting from the top row, super glue a Lego brick, centered on each mark
Press firmly for a while with each brick, then peel back the tape, so it does not get super glued down to your hardboard.
Starting from the top row minimizes the chance of bumping into any bricks you have glued.
Repeat, repeat, repeat
And repeat for each row
Remove the backing from the picture frame
Remove the spacer from the picture frame
Remove the glass from the picture frame
It probably makes more sense to do this before buying the hardboard, to verify the thickness.
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