Lighted Log cabin switch plate finished

[autobodyman]

Finally finished it.

Here it is with the lights off. I glued some grills over the clear plexi.

I sprayed the back of the plexi with a light coat of yellow paint. Here it is installed in my hallway (it's a really narrow hall, hard to get a decent photo).



I'm glad this one is done, it was more difficult than any of the other's I've done.

What do you think of it?

Thanks ~Mike

[TDHofstetter]

The yellow paint MADE that one work. That's dang cute...

[Ruffnek]

I think it's fantastic, Mike and a great 3-d appearance on a flat plate. You are one talented guy.

[dcarter636]

That is something remarkable Mike.

The perspective is held so true that my brain keeps thinking that it has to be at least an inch or two thick.

[sachbvn]

All I can say is..... wow!

Zac

[Joe Lyddon]

Nov 24, 2009 1:17:58 GMT -6 Ruffnek said:

I think it's fantastic, Mike and a great 3-d appearance on a flat plate. You are one talented guy.

... but it IS 3D... Isn't it? ;D

[lockman]

Looks 3D to me.

[sawduster]

Nov 24, 2009 5:33:00 GMT -6 dcarter636 said:

That is something remarkable Mike.

The perspective is held so true that my brain keeps thinking that it has to be at least an inch or two thick.

What he said.

[autobodyman]

Thanks for all the nice comments everyone.

It is actually ¾" thick at the thickest point (the tallest firewood log) and just under a ¼" thick at the thinest point (the middle left roof edge.)

That's part of what made this so hard for me, getting everything laid out correctly, having perspective and not cutting threw the front for the recess of light switch and LED back plate.

Thanks again for all the kind comments.

~Mike

[Doug B]

That is just fantastic Mike! Nice job.

[maverick31]

unbelievable. is all i can say. wow

[Leo Voisine]

Mike - I cannot express with words how good that looks.

You have an unbeleiveable level of talent

[hescores]

I'm sorry, but that's just wrong for one person to have so much talent (and patience) LOL

Very cool piece Mike. Absolutely amazing.

[lexrex]

This is incredible. Another great piece. Please keep posting your work!

[imahic]

What more can I say? I have to agree with all these other guys. You are an amazingly talented and creative fellow, Mike. Thanks for sharing the result with us.

Mike

[TDHofstetter]

Got two quick questions for you, Mike.

First, those are 6-32 screws? I THINK that's the right size screw but I'm not sure.

Second... how deep a recess did you inlet into the back to clear the light switch & its screws? 1/8"? Or a little less? 1/16", maybe?

[autobodyman]

Thanks everyone for the positive replies, I really appreciate it.

TD:Got two quick questions for you, Mike.

First, those are 6-32 screws? I Think that's the right size screw but I'm not sure. I think that's right, I got some slightly longer screws from Lowe's from some blank plate covers, they were 3/4" long instead of half inch.

Second... how deep a recess did you inlet into the back to clear the light switch & its screws? 1/8"? Or a little less? 1/16", maybe? Actually a bit deeper and I made two recesses, the first larger recess was 3/16" deep to accommodate the LED panel and the second recess 1/8" to handle the light switch, and then I used a 3/8" drill bit to make some partial holes to allow space for the heads of the screws that hold the light switch to the box. Also, as you can see in the photo below, I had to grind the edge of the LED panel a bit as I was afraid I'd go threw on that one roof edge.


I didn't get a picture of it, but after I installed this on that tongue and groove wall I had some light leakage out the back so I took it all back off and painted the back (wall side) of the LED panel black.

Been bangin my head against the wall trying to come up with another idea for these lighted switch plates, hard part is coming up with something that goes with my existing "theme" of my rooms (mostly our bathroom at the moment). Since I have ducks and an old ship I carved into the cabinets and tub panel I've been trying to stay with that theme, only things I can think of with lights that would go with that theme is a lighthouse or sunset with ducks over water (though that would be covering all but one bulb, kind of a waste). Not for the bathroom but an old model T or an old pickup straight on keeps running threw my head, could use 4 of the 6 LED bulbs 2 for headlights (leave white) and 2 for marker lights (paint the plexi yellow or orange).

Again, thanks everyone for taking the time to reply. It's nice to have all the work that went into this be appreciated.

~Mike