Lighted Ouija Board Table

I made a table with a lighted Ouija Board top for the ultimate Halloween decoration! You can also use the Ouija Board for some extra Halloween spookiness!

Materials

End Table - Square or Round

Ouija Board Pattern or Design of your own

1/2' Thick Polycarbonate or Plexiglass

16' RGB LED Strip

Cable Tie Downs

Zip Ties

Adhesive Backed Table Edge - Channel https://www.amazon.com/1-1-Self-Adhesive-Channel-Protector-Flexible/dp/B0D8SMBKVH?pd_rd_w=8XccS&content-id=amzn1.sym

Card stock or Adhesive Backed Craft Paper that you can use in a Cricut

Isopropyl Alcohol 70%

Split Loom Tubing

Sandpaper or Sanding Sheets

Tools

Jigsaw W/ Plexiglass Blade (13 TPI)

Cordless Drill

1/8 drill bit

5/8 Chamfer

Engraving Machine or Dremel/Rotary Tool

Palm Sander or Sheet Sander

Med Cut File

Old toothbrush

Small Butane Torch

Heat gun

First thing to do is Choose a Table or refinish and customize a thrift shop or curbside find to your liking. Any size or shape will do as long as your LED Strip is long enough to wrap the circumference or Perimeter. I re-finished an old end table that was on the curb. I took it from a dull and boring wood veneer to Flat Black with Ferrari Red accents to make it pop. I also cut and applied a few scary skull stickers using my wife's Cricut Smart Cutting Machine.

This Table is 21.5" in diameter, so lay out a circle on the Plexiglass with a 21.5" diameter. In the course of finishing the edges of the plexiglass it will reduce the size to roughly 21.4375.

Use a Jigsaw with a Plexiglass blade and cut out the top. You want the Plexiglass to be about .0625 smaller in diameter or perimeter than the actual table it will be mounted on.

Using your file, smooth out any rough edges. Finish the edge with your Palm Sander or Sandpaper as smooth as possible. This is very crucial to the next step. the smoother you can make it, the easier it will be.

***I HIGHLY SUGGEST PRACTICING ON A SCRAP PIECE BEFORE TAKING A TORCH TO YOUR FINAL PROJECT***

Using an old toothbrush and 70% isopropyl alcohol scrub the edge of the Plexiglass really good then wipe clean with a lint free cloth.***LEAVE PLEXIGLASS FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES AFTER WIPING IT OFF AND REMOVE THE ALCOHOL FROM YOUR WORK AREA*** Any residual Alcohol must evaporate so you can torch the sides of your tabletop without starting a fire.

Take your butane torch and quickly move the flame across the edge of the table in short bursts until you start to see the opaque, sanded edge turn to a polished crystal clear window for our led light strips to shine through.

In order for the top to be laid out evenly and all the letters to be spaced properly, draw a cross on the Plexiglass to split the circle into 4 equal quadrants. Take the original pattern and divide it into 4 parts using a Photo Editor of your choice (I use Photo Studio Pro) then send them to the Cricut to be cut out. Transfer a quarter of the pattern using the cross laid out on the Plexiglass as your guide.

Once all the patterns are laid down trace them on to the Plexiglass using a Fine Point Sharpie.

Using an engraving tool, engrave the outline of the Ouija board.

Then fill in the letters.

After filling in the letters and other areas of the pattern, clean up the design to your liking. You can make alterations/corrections to the design as noticed or needed for the remainder of the build.

Drill 2 .125 diameter holes at 3 and 9 o'clock.

load the Chamfer bit and countersink your 2 holes so the screw heads will sit below the surface.

Secure the Plexiglass to the table top with drywall screws.

Orient the light strip so the power wire can be secured to a table leg and wrap the light strip around the entire circumference of the Plexiglass, securing with clear tape as needed.

Trim the remaining LEDs on the strip.

Measure the Circumference of the table and cut the table channel edge accordingly. Peel the center sticky strip off and apply all the way around the table, leaving the ends loose so you can access the top and bottom sticky strips.

Pull the top and bottom sticky strips off the edge channel and secure them to the top and bottom of the table top.

Warm the edge of the channel with a heat gun and smooth out the any bunched up or raised areas of the channel.

Plug in your table and enjoy!