How to Make a Cheap (but great) Large Format Ground Glass

Yes, for $10 dollars or less you can make a perfectly useable ground glass for virtually any large format camera. I am currently restoring a Conley 5x7 view camera and needed a ground glass. Most are strangely expensive so I made my own with a $1 picture frame from Dollar Tree. This process will work for ANY ground glass and also serves as a way to make your own anti-Newton glass for scanning your negatives.
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