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Supplies:<\/h5>\n
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- Furring Wood — This will be used as our frame’s trim and mirror.<\/a><\/li>\n
- Whitewood — This will be used to frame our box.<\/a><\/li>\n
- Perforated Hardboard — Used on\u00a0the back of our Smart Mirror.<\/a><\/li>\n
- Wood Glue — This will be used to tie the Frame and Furring Trim together. <\/a><\/li>\n
- Clutch clamps — I had 3 of these at my disposal, I highly recommend having at least to two(2).<\/a><\/li>\n
- Two-way Mirrored Acrylic Sheets– I went with 3\/16th and the dimensions of the TV.<\/a><\/li>\n
- Raspberry Pi — The brains of this operation!<\/a><\/li>\n
- Monitor\/TV — Choose one to meet your needs. Mine goal was to fine a cheap LED 32in monitor\/TV. I settled with a Sharp LC-32LB370U (32″ LED TV)<\/a><\/li>\n
- Optional: Nail Set — Use this to nail in the trim, I already had one of these.<\/a><\/li>\n
- Optional: Finishing Nails — Just a little extra to tie the Frame and Trim together.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Some Shopping Pictures
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Sizing:<\/h5>\n
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- Remove the bezel from the monitor\/TV to get the correct sizing. Below is the Sharp TV bezel removal..
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/infotechguy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/37-300x169.jpg\")
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<\/a><\/li>\n- I also removed the speakers in the last picture in an effort to reduce the TV’s max width.<\/li>\n
- I measured this TV as 12 inches by 28 inches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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Framing<\/h5>\n
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- Accounting for the sizing obtained in the previous step. I added 3\/8 inch to the overall dimensions.<\/li>\n
- Cut the pieces appropriately and glued w\/screws to hold the frame together as show below…
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/infotechguy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-169x300.jpg\")
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<\/li>\n- I also covered the screw holes using a little Wood Fill Puddy to hide them.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/infotechguy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-169x300.jpg\")
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<\/a><\/li>\n- After it dries, use sandpaper to smooth it out. I went 80 to 120 grit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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The Trim<\/h5>\n
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- Start the Trim process by using the dimension of the frame you created in the previous step. Account for an approxmet overhang of 1 inch of inside frame.<\/li>\n
- Use a miter saw<\/a> to cut the 45 degree angles and using glue anchor it to the frame.<\/li>\n
- I would recommend starting with the top pieces of trim..One at a time!!
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/infotechguy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-169x300.jpg\")
<\/a>\u00a0 and then the bottom one…![\"\"](\"https:\/\/infotechguy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-169x300.jpg\")
<\/a><\/li>\n- After the top and bottom pieces have finished glue. Move on to the side pieces. Depending on how straight the furring wood is or if its contorted, re-measure before cutting the side pieces so they fit.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/infotechguy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-169x300.jpg\")
<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 left and then right, i think….![\"\"](\"https:\/\/infotechguy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-169x300.jpg\")
<\/a><\/li>\n- I added some finishing nails for extra holding strength. Use a speed square to set your nails to compensate for the trims overhang.
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<\/li>\n- Finished Frame and Trim<\/strong>
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The Stand<\/h5>\n
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- A pretty simple design, using some of the spare Whiteboard pieces from the frame construction I cut at 45s to make the supports.<\/li>\n
- I chose to use threaded bolts with wing nuts to easily convert it and hang it directly on the wall.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/infotechguy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20-1024x576.jpg\")
<\/a><\/li>\n- Lastly I used some scrape plywood or MDF board to cut the base. The base size will depend on how tall and heavy you make yours!!
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/infotechguy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/21-576x1024.jpg\")
<\/a><\/li>\n- A little 2×4 to secure it and we are done with this part!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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Time for some Stain!<\/h5>\n
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- Choose whatever color stain you want and I recommend doing this with gloves and outside!!
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Putting the stand together<\/h5>\n
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- I decided to drill a 1.25″ hole at the bottom of the the frame for future use. If I ever want to hang the frame I can easily re-route the wires through this hole and out the bottom.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/infotechguy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-169x300.jpg\")
<\/a><\/li>\n- Putting\u00a0the Stand and Frame together, using the threaded bolts and wing nuts, make assembling it fast.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/infotechguy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/26-169x300.jpg\")
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<\/a><\/li>\n- Drill a small hole behind the trim to route the Infrared sensor for the TV
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/infotechguy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/28-169x300.jpg\")
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Inserting\u00a0the Mirrored Glass and TV<\/h5>\n
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- Use rubber stoppers or something similar prior to inserting the glass into places. I found these at Home Depot for under $3.
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\n<\/a><\/li>\n- Insert the Glass in very carefully!!
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/infotechguy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/32-576x1024.jpg\")
<\/a><\/li>\n- Now lay the TV (without the bezel) on top of the glass)
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/infotechguy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/40-576x1024.jpg\")
<\/a><\/li>\n- Feed the Infra-red wire through the hole we made in the previous step.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/infotechguy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/43-169x300.jpg\")
<\/a><\/li>\n- Using Velcro strips and some packing tape secure the Raspberry Pi and cabling.
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Adding the back<\/h5>\n
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- Using the Perforated Hardboard, cut the back to fit within the frame. And use Drywall screws to lock it in place.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/infotechguy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/46-169x300.jpg\")
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Let’s boot it up!<\/h5>\n
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- Please visit\u00a0https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/help\/noobs-setup\/<\/a>\u00a0to learn how to setup your Rasberry Pi for the first time.<\/li>\n
- There really isn’t much at work here, we wil be running Apache2 a very common web server, tell the Rasberry Pi to launch it at login(which we’ve set to auto-login), and it will host some custom HTML and CSS to present us with what we want to see behind the mirror.<\/li>\n
- MichMIch maintains the code with the template on GitHub, grab it here\u00a0https:\/\/github.com\/MichMich\/MagicMirror<\/a><\/li>\n
- Oh look at the magic!
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/infotechguy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/49-576x1024.jpg\")
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The Finished Product<\/h5>\n
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- Tada!
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Inspiration (Thank you so much!)<\/h5>\n
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- http:\/\/michaelteeuw.nl\/post\/84026273526\/and-there-it-is-the-end-result-of-the-magic<\/a><\/li>\n
- http:\/\/blog.dylanjpierce.com\/raspberrypi\/magicmirror\/tutorial\/2015\/12\/27\/build-a-magic-mirror.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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- http:\/\/blog.dylanjpierce.com\/raspberrypi\/magicmirror\/tutorial\/2015\/12\/27\/build-a-magic-mirror.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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- Insert the Glass in very carefully!!
- Putting\u00a0the Stand and Frame together, using the threaded bolts and wing nuts, make assembling it fast.
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- Lastly I used some scrape plywood or MDF board to cut the base. The base size will depend on how tall and heavy you make yours!!
- I would recommend starting with the top pieces of trim..One at a time!!
- I also covered the screw holes using a little Wood Fill Puddy to hide them.
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- Whitewood — This will be used to frame our box.<\/a><\/li>\n
- Furring Wood — This will be used as our frame’s trim and mirror.<\/a><\/li>\n
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