edge lit acrylic night light

[t-townwilson]

I have a request for a personalized night light for a child, but I have no idea how to light it. I have made acrylic signs with led lighting in a wooden base, but I need something that will plug directly into the wall outlet and allow insertion of acrylic panel. Any ideas?

[CarverJerry]

What about using a night light that uses a Christmas type of light. I did a search once for lithopane night lights and found lots of information using them

[Canemaker]

t-townwilson... I think I may have found you a solution... try this website:

http://www.nationalartcraft.com/subcategory.asp?gid=1&cid=19&scid=2341

This reminds me of when I visited my local stained glass studio here in town. They sell a night light holder that they use to set their stained glass projects on adn I don't see why it wouldn't work with lithophanes as well... but the link I provided is a source, sorry middle man, but they seem to be cheaper in quantity.

I also sent you a pm.. Thanks John

Another avenue for led that I really like and have used when I needed battery operated led lighting is:

www.modeltrainsoftware.com

good hunting

[t-townwilson]

77238Here is a sample of what I ended up with. I used a $3.98 night light from Lowe's and a 3"x5" piece of acrylic for carve. I tried to duplicate profile of original night light insert so that carved piece would stay in base, but the new acrylic is thinner than the original, so I used CA glue to hold it in place. Have sold 5 so far @$15, and have decided to increase price to $20.:)

Simple project on CW. I carved an MDF sled to hold the 3x5 acrylic, but even with double-sided tape, the acrylic often tipped up and broke during carve. Finally used 2 pieces of tape and haven't had any break. Hope that continues to work. I saw a post on forum yesterday that someone used screws to hold an item in a sled. Might have to try that too.

Thanks for input from you guys. I still have LOTS to learn!!

[bergerud]

I wonder how a coat of paint on the back would look?

[zan29]

This could work also....
http://candlestonegifts.com/lithophane-diy-store/

[myshop1044]

This is may be the answer, it is at www.Candlestonegifts.com (http://www.Candlestonegifts.com) , look at the night lights kits.
You can change the color of the light too.

[t-townwilson]

The lithopone carvings are beautiful, but I'm trying to keep the cost low, and the child's name on acrylic seems to be desirable and cost effective. I think I'll experiment with a coat of paint on back of acrylic, though. :)

Thanks, all!