Jacob_A_Hauser
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Hi everyone, someone may have done this before but I just thought I would share it. I was cleaning out my apartment when I came across one of my old college binders that was under the couch and I instantly had an idea. I can make a sun hood outta this thing!
So after some measuring and marking on the binder I cut the pieces out. It's a great material because it's basically a plastic wrapper around stiff cardboard. And the great thing about making this yourself is that you can make it as shallow or as deep as you like. I made mine with tapered edges because I thought it would look cool
I gaff taped the plastic around the board for more durability after being cut. Then I gaffed the pieces end to end. I made the extra tab on one end to give it more stability when in use. I adhered velcro to the inside edges and the opposite side of the velcro went around the monitor. And that's it!I figured any type of binder will work, even the all plastic ones. One great thing is that it can fold flat in a jiffy.
I know sun shades are pretty cheap but if you want to pocket the $20 to $30 for something else then you might want to try this.
I hope someone finds this helpful, I'm gonna work on one to go on my on camera LCD next.
Cheers!
