I thank you for explaing with detail the way you connect the wires and how you put everything in order, so many people just don't bother to explain that... your explanation gives confidence in trying a very small one. Your result is brilliant, literally brilliant and brilliant because it is marvellous!
I've spent ages researching so many techniques to do these. It's a minefield. There's so many different ways to do it but this is by far the best tutorial I've seen. Thoroughly recommended and nice job with your sign!
No problem at all! I couldn’t find any decent ones myself when trying to make this so was a lot of trial and error, and then decided to make my own tutorial so others didn’t have to do as I did!
Lol thank you thank you thank you soo much I literally just went your ig and tik tok video on this diy and happened to be scrolling UA-cam just now and I got soooooooo excited 😂
Amazing tutorial!! I have been searching and searching. I have the same lights same thickness of acrylic and it’s just been sitting because I couldn’t find a tutorial to do it the way I was down it. Then I found you…thank you
I cannot believe how much incredible work you put into this. I love lights and playing with lights but you made me realize how lazy I am. Incredibly inspiring.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I've been searching for a DIY LED neon sign video for a while. Yours is the only thing that's super helpful and very comprehensive. Thank you so much! You're a genius!!!!!
Wow! I never even imagined trying to DIY these neon lights, I've always seen them on amazon and have been wanting one forever. Definitely doing this soon. Honestly I have been so scared to touch any DIY projects featuring electronic components that require soldering because it's so intimidating. Seeing you do it here really has demystified it for me! Can't thank you enough.
Tbh I’m already 2 min in the video and this has been so informational then the past 7 videos I’ve previously watched. Here’s a like ❤️ thank you, can’t wait to finish the rest of the video
A hot tip with soldering (no pun intended). If you add solder to the bare wire and the contact of LEDs before joining the two, you'll end up with a much better solder join. This is called "tinning" and also makes inserting the wire much easier because the tinned wire will prevent any stray wires from a potential short.
Just subscribed after looking at your channel and reading about your attributes to female empowerment. The work in this tutorial is none other than dedication. Very well ending result. Thank you for your showmanship.
Hi. Don`t mean to be rude or grumpy, but touching the soldering tin with the iron first, and then the wire is a common mistake, which causes future cold-joints. Consider making a simple holder, or at least use some flux ;)
I love this! Just a bit hesitant on the soddering(sp?) , saw another video without one. I am so down to try this though! How long did this process take from start to finish?
Amazing! This is well made and definitely looks like you did your research! One suggestion I will say that will make your life way easier is to use heat shrink instead of electrical tape to cover those solder joints! Just slide the heat shrink on, then solder the wires and then move the heat shrink over the joint and then heat it with a lighter and it will shrink onto the wire. It’s a lot faster, cleaner and more durable than electrical tape as well! Great job!
Hi babe I have a question! Such a great video btw, thank you so much for your help. I'm just trying to figure out how the 12v lights are working on a 24v power supply? Do you have an adaptor or do you have them plugged into a 12v supply? Ive been researching for hours and i'm so confused haha.
Id suggest proper colored electrical wire over speaker wire. Just a idea but use a colored poster board on the back and push wires thru the board will hide them and give ya more contrast.
As an Electronics Repair Professional, you can touch those wires powered all day long and NEVER do any harm to yourself. They should be either 5v, 12v or 24v all of which is a low enough voltage that it won't hurt you at all... In comparison, old wired telephone wires run at 50volts DC.. Whenever the "phoneman" comes out to work on them, they don't shut down the phone network. Even on rainy days. It's because DC power (not AC) goes straight in and back out through the shortest path. As opposed to AC which will travel into your body and "bounce around" and if it passes through your heart with enough current (which is the key. Current Kills!!!) then it "could" stop your heart. But DC has very little chance of this, and the chance goes to 0% at anything under 30Volts DC. The human body is a pretty bad conductor at those voltages. Well, At least on the outside. lol
Hi Jasmine...Your Video is AMAZING and is saving me tuns of money to create signage....I have a questions...what's the longest length I can get this in...the site that you have posted gives the size, but doesn't mention the lengths...your thoughts
Length of rope? You can get them in 10m packs but you can just buy multiple packs so there isn’t really a maximum! With the acrylic, you may need to make it in sections, i think the longest I can get in the UK from a standard hardware store is 1.6m wide
Hello, I have tried to do it by my own but I’m struggling to make more than 2 cuts of led work, the rest of the other cuts are not working. If you can share me some advice, on my case the negative is a black cable and the positive is a red cable. I have a 12v withe the same adapter.
Have you tried swapping the wires around? Red should be on the side that’s the “bottom” and the black should be on the coloured light side. Also make sure that the inner metal if the wire has good contact with the pads in the rope, and be sure the two positive and negative, nor the solder that’s connecting them to the rope is touching as this can short out the light. If you check they work as you go, you can identify the problem pretty quickly x
excelente video, recién estoy incorporando los avisos en neon flex y me gustaría saber la marca de la caladora para cortar el acrílico. muchas gracias y feliz año 2022 con muchos éxitos y bendiciones. desde Colombia. me suscribo
I’ve been watching DIY neon sign tutorials for years and I always end up really confused. This is by far THE BEST TUTORIAL on UA-cam! Love it
Thanks so much!
I totally agree
This is the only tutorial that doesn't leave you confused
Thank you
Finally, a DIY neon led tutorial that actually makes sense and is designed for the novice. Thank you so much!
My search for making led neon sign end with your tutorial.Big salute to female DIY
I thank you for explaing with detail the way you connect the wires and how you put everything in order, so many people just don't bother to explain that... your explanation gives confidence in trying a very small one. Your result is brilliant, literally brilliant and brilliant because it is marvellous!
I've spent ages researching so many techniques to do these. It's a minefield. There's so many different ways to do it but this is by far the best tutorial I've seen. Thoroughly recommended and nice job with your sign!
Wanted to make a sign as a gift to my parents and needed a tutorial, this was absolutely PERFECT! Thank you!
No problem at all! I couldn’t find any decent ones myself when trying to make this so was a lot of trial and error, and then decided to make my own tutorial so others didn’t have to do as I did!
You can customize your own neon sign，
Custom Neon Sign, Personalised Neon Sign for Wall Decor Wedding Party Birthday Gift Bar Shop Home decoration,
I’ve watched a couple of these diy neon sign tutorials and this is the best, most detailed one. Thank you this is very helpful!
Hi,you are very professional ,i'm zoey from china ,our factory producing neon light .thanks
Lol thank you thank you thank you soo much I literally just went your ig and tik tok video on this diy and happened to be scrolling UA-cam just now and I got soooooooo excited 😂
Amazing tutorial!! I have been searching and searching. I have the same lights same thickness of acrylic and it’s just been sitting because I couldn’t find a tutorial to do it the way I was down it. Then I found you…thank you
I cannot believe how much incredible work you put into this. I love lights and playing with lights but you made me realize how lazy I am. Incredibly inspiring.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I've been searching for a DIY LED neon sign video for a while. Yours is the only thing that's super helpful and very comprehensive. Thank you so much! You're a genius!!!!!
Perfect!❤❤❤❤ thank you!
Wow! I never even imagined trying to DIY these neon lights, I've always seen them on amazon and have been wanting one forever. Definitely doing this soon. Honestly I have been so scared to touch any DIY projects featuring electronic components that require soldering because it's so intimidating. Seeing you do it here really has demystified it for me! Can't thank you enough.
Nice work that look beautiful
Thank you!
Definitively by far the best neon sign tutorial I´ve found here on UA-cam! Congratulations for the great video and the great result!
One of the best results I’ve seen on here without using CNC or laser cutter. If you spray paint sheet first it will hide wires at back.
you Can also get white acrylic, but for this, they wanted a clear one, so used clear wire and hid them behind the lights :D
Wonderful walkthrough! I cannot believe how cheap the LED rope it, will have to give this a try!! Thank you
This is the best way to learn neon sign...
Thank you so much
big up sis, really informational video. thanks for the links!
Tbh I’m already 2 min in the video and this has been so informational then the past 7 videos I’ve previously watched. Here’s a like ❤️ thank you, can’t wait to finish the rest of the video
Thank you! Best tutorial I’ve seen.
Amazing work! Thanks from Pakistan!
Daaamn you are a genius and a good worker!! Thanks for the knowledge 💛🌟
Very impressive great job!!! and video is easy to follow..... Thank you Much!.
A hot tip with soldering (no pun intended). If you add solder to the bare wire and the contact of LEDs before joining the two, you'll end up with a much better solder join. This is called "tinning" and also makes inserting the wire much easier because the tinned wire will prevent any stray wires from a potential short.
🙌🏽 this is what I ended up doing towards the end to go quicker !
Best Tutorial I’ve seen ,very detailed
Awesome. About to do something like this for my Ms's B-day. Your video was immensely helpful. Cheers!
Im thinking black or dark smoked acrylic sheet might hide the wires better? Great video by the way.
Your tutorial is so easy to follow! Thanks for the breakdown
This is a GREAT video showing the detail needed. Thank u 😊
Followed you from Instagram today. From Ireland and living in the US. This is a fantastic demo, 100% will be following this
Thank you for the details and its links on description
You are making the soldering extremely easy and I’m real struggling with the Solder 😢
Wow, great job! Not as simple as I thought
Thanks for your instruction. Can't wait to see how this is going to turn out!
Well done! 👏🏼 it looks beautiful, especially for a first try. It's a lovely and very informative video!
Thanks!
Just subscribed after looking at your channel and reading about your attributes to female empowerment. The work in this tutorial is none other than dedication. Very well ending result. Thank you for your showmanship.
Thanks so much! I’ve got another video in the works on a solderless sign like this too, so stay tuned!
Wow!! Because of your amazing video, I will now be attempting to make my own "Merry Christmas" sign in the near future. Thank you. Kind Regards.
MG that's a lot of work. Good job !!
Just what I needed. Thanks girl.
I like the detail you tell to us. You are awesome. Thank a lots.
Hope your sign goes well!
Hi. Don`t mean to be rude or grumpy, but touching the soldering tin with the iron first, and then the wire is a common mistake, which causes future cold-joints. Consider making a simple holder, or at least use some flux ;)
I love this! Just a bit hesitant on the soddering(sp?) , saw another video without one. I am so down to try this though! How long did this process take from start to finish?
Thanks!
Hope it was useful! 🩷🩷
That is beautiful! Thank you for the tutorial!
Great tutorial! Thank-you🙏
That looks awesome. Thanks for simple instructions!!
Great tutorial! Thank you
You're very welcome!
That is badass! You did a great job!
Thank you very good info.
Yo this Is exactly the video I needed. Tyty
This is brilliant 🥰
Great job!
Nice job. Rastebator is a great tip. Thank you. 🙏 I was wondering how I was going to get a 10 foot long template printed out. 🤔
Great video
Amazing! This is well made and definitely looks like you did your research! One suggestion I will say that will make your life way easier is to use heat shrink instead of electrical tape to cover those solder joints! Just slide the heat shrink on, then solder the wires and then move the heat shrink over the joint and then heat it with a lighter and it will shrink onto the wire. It’s a lot faster, cleaner and more durable than electrical tape as well! Great job!
100%!
Amazing video! Trying to follow along now! :) What size end caps did you get, 8mm or 12mm?
Perfect, thank you
great video , you made it look easy ! love the rasterbator, I've never seen that site before
Makes life so much easier!
Wow ! Great job !
wow super cool
do you think 16 guage wire would work? making a sign on a tight timescale thank you so much for this tutorial!
Did it work?
@@Awpenheimer no bestie the soldering took us out
Great work sis!
She solders in her hand, that's what I call skill.
perfect video
Talented 👍🏽
Nice tutorial but the excess sunlight some part of the video made it difficult to see. Kindly please do another close up video for us❤
Thanks
Good idea
Welcome 😊
Hi, did you find that LED was a good brand ? some you can see the individual LED's, i want it to be a solid look like proper neon :-) ?
Inspirational ❤️🔥
so you connect each piece of LED strip to the next with wire?
good vid, simple
After watching this tutorial i changed my mind and i will just buy other gift for my friend 🤣
Meu Deus que delicadeza e paciência , muito lindo ...💗💗💗💗
Genial, gracias por compartir.
Great content. Thanks 👍
Hey im from Germany, and the ebay seller wont ship to me. Do you know by any chance where i can buy these stripes?
Hi babe I have a question!
Such a great video btw, thank you so much for your help.
I'm just trying to figure out how the 12v lights are working on a 24v power supply? Do you have an adaptor or do you have them plugged into a 12v supply? Ive been researching for hours and i'm so confused haha.
Just subscribed ❤, pls what’s d name of that machine u used to cut and shape the acrylic sheet plz
It’s a jigsaw :) xx
@@_OhAbode thanks 😊
What if the join isn't where you need it to be? For example where it needs t be cut on the rope its to short or to long for your sign
You can carefully cut the plastic casing without cutting the strip and then just fold the strip back into the rope :)
Wow! nice
cool
This is great but I’m having such trouble soldering the wire to the LED strip…any tips?
Add a bit of solder to the wire first so there’s a blob on the end, then place ontop of the contact pad and use the iron to melt again x
Great tutorial. Well done! Seriously well explained.
What thickness was your acrylic sheet? Perhaps you mentioned in tbe video.
Many thanks!
The sheet linked in the description is 120 x 60 cm And 0.2 cm thick Hope this helps
Nice video. Where did you get the end caps? I can't seem to find any and unfortunately your link is broken. Thanks
Link should be fixed, they’re on amazon and eBay xx
Very cool... looks GREAT!!!
✌P.E.A.C.E
Id suggest proper colored electrical wire over speaker wire.
Just a idea but use a colored poster board on the back and push wires thru the board will hide them and give ya more contrast.
the point of using clear wire is so you dont see it.. There is nothing wrong with using speaker wire for this.
I tried... it's way too tough. Since proper electrical wire isn't as flexible. I eventually bought the speaker wire and made life 1,000 times easier
If you used coloured acrylic, you can use coloured wire as you can’t see it, but as I wanted clear acrylic, speaker wire was much more effective
And pls what's the name of the site to download font.
Hi Jasmine, the link for the Ac to dc power converter isn’t working ? Any chance you’d be able to point me in the right direction please. Thanks
Thanks for letting me know! I’ve updated the link - amzn.to/3pOHXzU x
this is great, thank you. do you think the end caps are necessary ? especially if i am using a drawing to turn into neon sign vs. lettering?
It does keep it looking neater, but if you want it waterproof; they’re needed x
As an Electronics Repair Professional, you can touch those wires powered all day long and NEVER do any harm to yourself. They should be either 5v, 12v or 24v all of which is a low enough voltage that it won't hurt you at all... In comparison, old wired telephone wires run at 50volts DC.. Whenever the "phoneman" comes out to work on them, they don't shut down the phone network. Even on rainy days. It's because DC power (not AC) goes straight in and back out through the shortest path. As opposed to AC which will travel into your body and "bounce around" and if it passes through your heart with enough current (which is the key. Current Kills!!!) then it "could" stop your heart. But DC has very little chance of this, and the chance goes to 0% at anything under 30Volts DC. The human body is a pretty bad conductor at those voltages. Well, At least on the outside. lol
Hi Jasmine...Your Video is AMAZING and is saving me tuns of money to create signage....I have a questions...what's the longest length I can get this in...the site that you have posted gives the size, but doesn't mention the lengths...your thoughts
Length of rope? You can get them in 10m packs but you can just buy multiple packs so there isn’t really a maximum! With the acrylic, you may need to make it in sections, i think the longest I can get in the UK from a standard hardware store is 1.6m wide
Hello, I have tried to do it by my own but I’m struggling to make more than 2 cuts of led work, the rest of the other cuts are not working. If you can share me some advice, on my case the negative is a black cable and the positive is a red cable.
I have a 12v withe the same adapter.
Have you tried swapping the wires around? Red should be on the side that’s the “bottom” and the black should be on the coloured light side. Also make sure that the inner metal if the wire has good contact with the pads in the rope, and be sure the two positive and negative, nor the solder that’s connecting them to the rope is touching as this can short out the light. If you check they work as you go, you can identify the problem pretty quickly x
do you mind if I ask what font you used for Garage
thanks so much, you have an amazing tutorial and a subscriber in me :)
I just showed my boss ... He said you made an amazing video. Thank you so much. I can't wait to see how mine turns out thanks to you!!!
please tell me the name of the font you are using. I searched dafont but couldn't find it. Tell me please....
These were actually both from Canva xx
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excelente video, recién estoy incorporando los avisos en neon flex y me gustaría saber la marca de la caladora para cortar el acrílico. muchas gracias y feliz año 2022 con muchos éxitos y bendiciones. desde Colombia. me suscribo
hello, a question, what kind of wire do you use to connect the led strips? I guess it's copper, but what thickness?
There’s a link to the one I used in the description but it’s 24 gauge speaker wire :) it’s copper and aluminium x