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LED Light Boxes for Tracing Applique Shapes

Old 12-22-2015, 09:59 AM

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Default LED Light Boxes for Tracing Applique Shapes


I am in the market for a light box. I have been using my bay window to trace applique patterns, but we recently moved our furniture and now I can't walk up to the window.

Anyone suggest best size? Best place to buy? I have checked E-Bay and Etsy and they literally have hundreds to choose from. I want the super thin, LED box, not the old style box. I notice that almost all the EBay sellers for these boxes have less than 100% sales satisfaction...I wonder why?

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Old 12-22-2015, 10:08 AM

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Good afternoon,
I bought my light box from walmart the cost was under 25 dollars. The size is 12x16. I have been very happy with it. So you might want to check it out. Hope this helps you in your search. Christi

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Old 12-22-2015, 10:39 AM

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I bought the Crayola Tracing Pad. It holds a 8 1/2x11 piece of paper. It's portable, super light, and very bright. No cords. I think it was $20 at Walmart.

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I bought the Crayola Tracing Pad. It holds a 8 1/2x11 piece of paper. It's portable, super light, and very bright. No cords. I think it was $20 at Walmart.

Me too - and they'll probably have these reduced in the post Christmas sales

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Old 12-22-2015, 11:55 AM

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Amazon also has many in various price range.

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Old 12-22-2015, 12:17 PM

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I was told I needed a light box for a class. I purchased a Crayola toy light box. When in class (at the Houston festival no less) the lighting was not sufficient to show through some of the fabric. I wasn't too happy.

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Old 12-22-2015, 12:26 PM

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I used a 13 by 9 casserole dish flipped upside down over a small battery powered work light. That'll work if you're not doing anything too big and don't want to spend the money.

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Old 12-22-2015, 12:33 PM

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I use the children's crayola light box from Walmart. It has battery powered LED lights and it works well for tracing my Redwork designs for embroidery.

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Old 12-22-2015, 12:43 PM

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I have one of those flip-open Ott lights. I also have a good sized piece of plexiglass and some plastic shoe boxes. I put two shoe boxes upside down on my cutting table, balance the plexiglass on top of the shoe boxes and put the Ott light in its open format underneath the plexiglass, between the shoe boxes. I like it in that it is larger than most light boxes I could buy, I can move the Ott light around under the shoe boxes to get optimal light, it doesn't take up additional room in my studio, and I didn't have to buy anything.

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Old 12-22-2015, 12:44 PM

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I have a big light pad with bright, LED lights that can be dimmed. DH bought it on Amazon for my birthday. It is wonderful for the work I do. It's not portable because of the size, but it's very lightweight.

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