I made this for my nephew in Germany who is a member of his village volunteer fire department.
I used proof grade light cherry plywood for the center cut, one in front and one in back. Between them I engraved the same design using proof grade Eco Medium Clear Acrylic with the SD Graphic setting on my Glowforge Plus. I doubled them, engraving one reversed. I also off set the center design so it was show a little better with the LEDs.
The four pieces were put together using double sided tape. At first I used super glue but it ended up leaving smoke like marks in-between the acrylic.
The LED strip was run around the perimeter and terminated at the bottom.
I then used a few pieces of 1/4" plywood to cut rings to go around everything to cover the LED strip.
After that I cut 2 rings for the front and back using proof grade medium walnut plywood.
That was finished off with 18mm black self adhesive edging.
I designed the base using Tinkercad and printed it on my 3D printer. I used iron on Red Oak veneer cut on the glowforge. After it was applied, I stained and varnished it. There is a bottom cover not pictured.
I removed the circuit board from the LED controller and discarded what I didn’t need. Instead of using the 12v power supply I designed the base to use AAA batteries. I installed a push button on/off switch on the back and made a hole in the front for the IR remote receiver. It also works with WiFi and bluetooth with an app.
I hope he enjoys it, it was fun to make.