Wooden Computer Monitor

In the beginning of my junior school year, I decided to build a wooden computer monitor to help me with online school using an LCD screen from my mothers's old laptop. The finished product is pictured below.

The LCD alone cannot connect to an HDMI input, so I got a controller board on Amazon that includes an inverter to power the backlight, various video input ports, and some buttons for settings.

After taking the dimensions of the screen and boards, I designed the monitor in SolidWorks. Thankfully, I was able to find the controller board's STEP file online and import it. The electronics sit behind the screen with an overhang to allow easy access to the control buttons.

With my design done, I bought a 2 ft × 2 ft MDF board from Home Depot for one dollar (it was on sale since it had a chipped corner). I made the cut guide below in Inkscape and I used a pencil, a ruler, and a right-angled object to mark up the MDF board accordingly.

I used a jigsaw to cut the board, and I mated the parts with wood glue and nails. The nails held the assembly together while the wood glue dried to form a long-term bond.

Below is a picture of the finished product in action.