Bottom lit table/ light box

I'm looking for a bottom lit table or box to sit on a table. They are used to look at negatives (hence the photograpy section) and on CSI when they spread out all of the evidence.
I did a google search and an image search and found only this:
http://varf.com/i/su/040315-05-msi.jpg

The pic has the word "MSI" in it so i searched for that, but they only have smaller gem/mineral displayes

Does anyone know of a manufacturer/distributer or how much they cost for a 36" x 24"?

make one yourself. not that hard. hell, I'll even design it for you.

The pic has the word "MSI" in it so i searched for that, but they only have smaller gem/mineral displayes


MSI is the company that makes the computer sitting on top of that table. Not the table itself.

make one yourself. not that hard. hell, I'll even design it for you.
That's a damn good idea. i should have thought of that before. My only concern is even light.


MSI is the company that makes the computer sitting on top of that table. Not the table itself.

Not true, but i apreaciate your help. Multistone International:

http://www.multistoneintl.com/special/displays.htm

true fact=MSI (micro star international co., ltd.) is the company that made the computer.

Multistone International may have built the table, but it is probably just a coincidence.

http://www.google.com/search?q=msi&btnG=Search&hl=en&lr=

http://images.google.com/images?q=msi&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=wi

Coincidence indeed.

http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=MEGA_865&class=mega

if you're worried about even light, just do what laptop LCDs use. they usually have one or two straight cathode tubes behind a white/translucent film that softens the light up a lot. and behind the light there is a lot of reflective material also. i'd say crack open an old shit laptop or find a picture of one. that's a good place to start.

If building one you would need to use daylight balanced flouresent lights to get a pure white light.
Otherwise everything you look at may have an orange glow to it.


What you are talking about is called a light box, or light table.

I searched for both in google and found several links to places selling them and instuctions on how to make them.
Architects and engineers also use them for tracing plans etc.
Any good arts supply store should carry them, or know where to get one from.

there you go. steal one for your old high school drafting room.

Thanks moppie, the proper name was the most important part. I want one that covers my entire desk so they are too expensive to buy, but i'll draw some plans and see if i ever get around to building it.

The MSI is a crazy coincidence.

Thanks all.

I just looked around for my father's light-box but was unable to find it - I'll ask him about it tomorrow. I did, however, find his old (70's) slide viewer (not projector) which uses a very similar concept. It was made by Hudson Photographic Industries (http://hudsonphotographicindustriesinc.visualnet.com/) - you may want to try them to see if they offer what you're looking for.

*ahem*

old thread....

Only a few weeks old, and I had input. :)