The next step in my project, was figuring out how to light and secure all of my acrylic layers. I bought some 1/4" plywood to construct a base, and laser cut two separate layers: one for the LEDs to lay on and one for the acrylic to wedge into. I initially bought 4 strips of LEDs, but in working on the project, discovered that I could fit two pieces of acrylic over one LED strip, and that dedicating one strip to each piece of acrylic would result in an end product a lot bulkier than I wanted.