Finish and assemble mirror frame with display and mounting/standing equipment.

EzraBoersma / Project-MirrorZ

ITAS 164 Term 2 Project Management - The goal is to create a fully realized Zoom conferencing version of the common Smart Mirror, with separate touch and voice controls.

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Finish and assemble mirror frame with display and mounting/standing equipment. #33

Closed EzraBoersma closed 3 years ago

EzraBoersma commented 3 years ago

Here you will find more information about the building and design processes, and some important points to consider about the assembly itself.

EzraBoersma commented 3 years ago

An Important but easily overlooked piece of this build is the cardboard panel. This is an important piece, which is used to block as much light as possible from leaking into the "shadow box". This helps immensely to give the display a magic, floaty sort of look - but also helps the mirror to be as reflective as possible.

EzraBoersma commented 3 years ago

Important Tips:

This mirror frame is best stored as pictured above.
Adjust your monitor brightness while your monitor is accessible.
Test your monitor often.
Keep in mind the temperature output of your components.

EzraBoersma commented 3 years ago

The face of the wooden frame sits higher than the bottom of the display monitor. To address this, I used 3 even-sized blocks of wood as spacers at the bottom of the shadow box. The "L" brackets were enough to hold the display the inch or so up, but the spacers were good for evening the load on them when it's vertical.

This is also important because we dont want to secure the monitor too firmly to the acrylic, as it could potentially break under the pressure.