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Haunted Magic Mirror Test

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 For a while now I have wanted to make a Magic Mirror. I decided to make a
haunted one for Halloween that would follow people walking by my desk at
work.

Parts I used:
1. Raspberry Pi 2 or 3
2. SD Card with Raspbian Lite
(https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/)
3. Pi Camera
4. Old LCD Monitor - Preferably with HDMI
5. Acrylic see-through Mirror
(https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G4MQ3WQ/)
6. 8' of Molding (https://www.lowes.com/pd/2-25-in-x-8-ft-White-Hard-Chair-
Rail/3040924)
7. 8' of 4x1 Wood
8. Power Cables(2)
9. HDMI Cable
10. Ghost pictures (36)
11. Spray paint
1. Hammered Copper
2. Sea Glass
3. Black
4. Clear Coat
Tools I used:
Wood glue
Clamps
Miter saw
Table saw
Router

Step 1: Build the Frame

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You will first need to remove the LCD panel from the plastic case. Once you get
the monitor disassembled measure the outside edges.
1. Use the router to cut a groove along the entire inside edge of the baseboard.
I did this to get an even edge along the entire edge of the board. The depth
of the cut should be the width of the mirror so that it doesn't move once the
LCD is behind it.
2. Cut the baseboard on a 45 degree. The top and bottom pieces inside edge
should be 1 1/2 inches longer than the screen. I made the sides 3 inches
longer so that I could hide the camera behind the mirror.
3. Use wood glue and corner clamps to assemble the frame.
Now we need to create back pieces to cover the Electronics and hold
everything in..
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 1. Cut 4 pieces of the 4x1 boards so that they will lineup and allow the LCD
panel to fit snugly.
2. Once you have the 4 boards cut use the wood glue and corner clamps to
attach them together.
1. I placed the LCD into it position so that the Board were square and then
removed them once the corner clamps were in place.
2. I chose to glue them down to the baseboard at this time and used
regular clamps to hole them in place.
3. I also glued a board across the bottom to hold down the bottom of the
monitor assembly.

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X mglaforge (/member/mglaforge) 2 months ago Reply

Pretty cook,

X DIY Hacks and How Tos (/member/DIY Hacks and How Tos) 2 months ago Reply
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8 This would be really awesome to set up with a motion sensor or a proximity
sensor so that it turns on and fades in only when someone is standing in front
of it. That way they will think that it is a normal mirror and freak out when it
changes in front of them.

X KristopherC (/member/KristopherC) (author) . DIY Hacks and How Tos

(/member/DIY Hacks and How Tos) 2 months ago Reply

Thanks for the feedback. I decided to go with OpenCV and the picamera
so that I could eventually use facial recognition to preform a jump scare. I
also plan on having it only track motion on part of the its field of view and
then disapear if someone comes from the other side so it can preform the
scare only of someone is looking directly at it for a few seconds. I am
hopeful that I will be able to get to the code now that Halloween is over.

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