"Frank Stacey" wrote in message
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I am hoping to build a modest sized light table - about 18" x 12" which
would be sufficient to display about 50 35mm slides. The simplest
construction I can imagine is a shallow wooden box with a sheet of suitable
diffusing plastic as the working surface.

What lighting would be suitable for such a table? Low wattage high
luminosity seems essential. Are the new (to me) LED bulbs appropriate?
What sort of luminosity do they give and in what sort of beam? I assume
spotlights are not appropriate.
I don't want to spend a lot - well not much more than it would cost to
buy, say, 3 of the larger tables that Jessops sell as that would give me
the sort of area I am looking for.

Any suggestions gladly considered!

A good look at this one
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/A4-LIGHT-BOX-L...QQcmdZViewItem

will give some ideas