The Official Raspberry Pi Projects Book - Projects_Book_v4

MEASURE

THE MONITOR

Measure the dimensions of the monitor. It may be

an idea to see how deep it is as well, to ensure your

wood selection is correct; it’s best to have a little

space between the back of the monitor and the

wall, so make sure your wood will allow for this.

STEP 01:

CUT

THE

WOOD

The basic frame is made up of

four pieces of wood. You can

view it as two side pieces and

a top and bottom piece. The

sides should be slightly longer

as the mirror will be in portrait

orientation. The sides should

be the same length as the long

edges of the monitor, while the

top and bottom should be the

length of the short sides plus

the width of the wood pieces

so that they can fit neatly on

top as a rectangle. Make sure

to not make the fit too snug for

the monitor – allow for an extra

millimetre or two.

ASSEMBLE

THE FRAME

As this is the main frame, it’s best to have this as

sturdy as possible. Screwing the wood into place

with two screws will keep it nice and strong, but

adding a little wood glue will make sure it stays

together even better.

REMEMBER:

MEASURE TWICE,

CUT ONCE

Width of monitor

+ depth of wood × 2

Height of monitor

STEP 01: STEP 02:

STEP 03:

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