Enclosure construction

Now that the electronics and software installation is complete, we can move on to build the plywood enclosure for the mirror. If you do not have access to a router and table for this project, then refer to the Building the mirror without an enclosure section described later in the chapter for instructions on how to construct the display without the plywood enclosure.

Note

When using power tools, proper safety precautions should be taken. Eye and ear protection should always be worn and mains-powered tools should be protected by using a residual current device (RCD).

First, we need to measure the monitor to determine both the size of the mirrored acrylic sheet that needs to be ordered and the sizes to which the panels for the enclosure should be cut.

The upcoming diagram shows the panels that must be cut out to make the plywood enclosure. Each of the dimensions are given by the following calculations:

• W = monitor width + 24

• H = monitor height

• Wb = W + 10

• Hb = H + 10

• T = monitor...