Building A Magic Mirror Frame

A double sided acryllic mirror fit to the size of the monitor.

Building a magic mirror frame.

Assembling a simple magic mirror. The standard frame thickness is 2 5 and we can double this up to 5 to fit even the thickest display behind the mirror. 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. Gaffer or duct tape.

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. Everything on the mirror will be in swedish on the pictures but i will translate what you need. If you cannot find what you are looking for check out our smart mirror frame product. The other doesn t let colour thru but still looks kewl.

A frame for the mirror. I ve been scavenging parts for a while and it s taken longer than i ve expected. One lets a lot of light and colour thru but isn t very mirror ie. A few 2 x 4 s to build a case around the monitor.

The power supply hdmi cord wifi usb dongle and a keyboard for initial setup. Had a google on making frames. 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. There are any number of tutorials on the web explaining how to make them.

Got two samples of mirror today to test. 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. Ikea ribba 18 24 picture frame official raspberry pi 7 touchscreen.

Here s a first project to ease you in without having to reach for the band saw. Frame i thought about metal. Or buying a pre made aluminium tv frame which they make for displays etc. A raspberry pi and it s needed components i e.

Now that your frame is complete it s time to build up a box. Thin wood to build the forward facing mirror frame i used 1 8 x 3 board. To build a magic mirror you ll need. My raspberry pi magic mirror is complete.

For the last months i ve been trying to find the time to build another magic mirror. Would you like a magic mirror but don t fancy all that carpentry. In the build here i used a shadow box from a local art store. You will use a raspberry pi a computer screen and a webpage to make it look like you have a smart mirror.

We build custom size frames with a thin modern frame that has a lot of depth. Now it s time to build a box.