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I was reading the comments and I just wanna say that it's amazing how good you interact with your viewers. You make realy cool stuff with the cheap things you have so keep up the great work!
paid 8 euros for 15 meters, was shocked by how much more expensive the diffusers were than the LEDs itself. After 2 hours of searching this is definitely the best cheap DIY diffuser video I've found so far
@@ChrisMaherDIY no, thank YOU for all the inspirational content. Last I played with rgb LEDs was 5 or 6 years ago with TC420 controllers for my aquarium, but these individually addressable strips are on another level. You’ve inspired me to build a little Las Vegas 🤩 thank you 🙏
Thanks for watching and I appreciate the comment! I did try cutting the paper at a 45 degree angle before folding but when it gets folded to put in the channel and pushed together at the angle, it does not come together and there is still a gap :(
@@ChrisMaherDIY i think the way to do it is to make the rounded paper go all the way to the end, then trace out the 45° corner while it is in the slot. Then you can take it out and cut down the traced line while its flat. If you do this on both I believe it will connect perfectly, at least it does in my head! 😂
great informative video!, Question(s) 1. Since I’m using govee rgbic strips will I need to raise the roof of the paper to have it diffuse nicely to avoid hot spots? 2. Would you recommend using 2 pieces of stencil paper from hobby lobby to diffuse the lights instead of paper? I Appreciate your craftsmanship and editing in your videos, you’re very inspirational to thousands of people!
Thanks so much! I appreciate the kind words! Govee led strips have 30 led's per meter vs the 60 that I normally use so i'm pretty sure you would have to raise the roof of the paper more to get a perfectly diffused look. I'm not sure how high but just experiment with it until it looks perfect and go from there. The stencil paper would probably look good and I think doubling it up would be perfect! The only bummer thing about the stencil paper vs the long roll of paper is that you will have some seems unless you can find a way to make them almost invisible!
This is great, with the channels costing 2 or 3 tines as much as the lights. A diy solution will help a lot of people out. Hiw would you recommend fitting them to less already on the wall?
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! I'm glad you liked the video! I would first just try using painters tape and see if that works!
Thanks so much! I just put a little painters tape to the back of the project and taped it to the wall! Holding up strong! I didn't even need to use tape to hold the rounded paper insert in place. It just stayed put without any help. However if it does eventually come out I would just use a little bit of clear tape to keep it there nice and snug. You would probably need tape though for sure if you were going to put this on the ceiling.
Thank you for your tutorial. Just in case that's a concern for you: In your time lapses there is some weird lighting going on. It could be that the Hz frequency of your lights doesn't match the shutter speed in your camera settings.
Thanks so much for watching! Yeah, I was using some led shop lights and the camera picked up the banding. Thanks for the tips! I'll have to remember that for next time I'm out in the garage recording! Thanks!!
Nice video and funny solution for your 90° angle. I'm gonna rebuild my bedroom and I wanna place some good adjustable led strips but I cant get much wiser. I've seen a lot of shitty lightning effect tutorials, things like the lightning scene in the groove app etc. But those aren't adjustable in speed or anything. So can you please do a full tutorial of a lightning effect?
Thanks so much for watching! Yeah I need to get around to doing a full overview of the WLED lighting effects. In my opinion they are as good as it gets from a customizable standpoint without having to do any programming. I do like Govee but its not nearly as user friendly or intuitive.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! That's exactly what I tried first since it made sense in my head. But when the paper gets rounded, the angle's do not line up :(
I wonder if you could get the rounded pieces to a 45 degree angle by drawing a top-down view of a 45 while it's in the groove, then take it out and cut on the line. I imagine it would produce a curve on the paper similar to a "straight" flightpath on a globe. Easier than trigonometry I suppose.
@@David-cz7mm In my experience i've seen that when you cut the govee leds, they still work but govee does not adjust the animations to factor in the missing pixels. What that means is if you have an animation where lets say the last 30 pixels should be red, if you cut the last 30 pixels off, govee will not adjust it to make the last pixels of what you have left red. You simply wont see the red anymore. So is it perfect? No, but does it still work, yes. Also if you solder or attach those 30 leds back on, then in my experience it will work perfect again. The other option which I have used in a few of my projects is just hooking up the govee led's to WLED and controlling them that way. Here is a video I made showing how to do that: ua-cam.com/video/l0sRG1WAbq0/v-deo.html
if i cut the round one at 45 before folding them, the tube will come with 45° edge right? so you could join simply doing the same as the las design but with the rounded one.
Thanks so much for watching! I did try that first and it made sense in my mind but its the bend that does not make them line up perfectly. lol I was like why does this not work!
This was a great video and I will definitely try this out! One question, in the final videos and images, did you use the Govee lights or the other ones?
All the pics/videos were using the ws2812b led lights. The govee lights will still look good but since the leds are a little more spaced out, it wont look the exact same. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment!
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! In my experience the leds really dont get hot at all and I really only use them at night when listening to music and then turn them off when i'm done. Thanks again!
Awesome video as always. Thanks so much for making these tutorials. By chance do have a link you could provide for the L connectors? Current one links to a different brand of led lights now. Looking forward to you future projects.
Thanks so much! And thanks for letting me know. Thats so strang! I just updated the link in the description but here it is! amzn.to/33RuDCf Thanks again!
Hey Chris, love your DIYs! Govee RGBIC LEDs say you can’t cut them but I’ve heard you say you can cut them to size. Can you explain how to do this without ruining the strip of lights? I’d appreciate it!
Thanks buddy! In my experience i've seen that when you cut the govee leds, they still work but govee does not adjust the animations to factor in the missing pixels. What that means is if you have an animation where lets say the last 30 pixels should be red, if you cut the last 30 pixels off, govee will not adjust it to make the last pixels of what you have left red. You simply wont see the red anymore. So is it perfect? No, but does it still work, yes. Also if you solder or attach those 30 leds back on, then in my experience it will work perfect again. The other option which I have used in a few of my projects is just hooking up the govee led's to WLED and controlling them that way. Here is a video I made showing how to do that: ua-cam.com/video/l0sRG1WAbq0/v-deo.html
Thanks so much for watching! Yeah, I just used the paper! Aluminum foil might make it a little brighter but I don't think it would be very noticeable to make it worth the extra work. But for sure something you can try to see if it makes a bigger difference!
I subscribed to you! This looks awesome. I don’t have wood cutting machines so I can’t replicate your other projects but I like watching your videos. This however I can try to replicate and I’ll try to do it with a 3d printer. Hopefully it comes out as good as yours. Thanks again
unfortunatly I have no idea what the thickness was. I think I ended up getting it at hobby lobby but not 100% sure. Maybe just buy 1 and test it out to make sure it looks good before buying some more. Good thing poster board is cheap! Thans again and good luck!
I have some posters from "kurzgesagt" that would be amazing with some diffused background LED lightning. Can you think of a design made with paper to lid them up?
I would maybe just buy a thin sheet of clear plastic that is somewhat rigid and build a frame around it. I would then try backlighting the frame similar to what I do in this video (but on a larger scale) and see how it looks! ua-cam.com/video/2q_zrEcbXHE/v-deo.html
I love rub stuff and you just inspired me to do some things, also probably saving a lot of money, do you think the brightness of the bar is the same using this method as having the actual thing?
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! Id say its pretty close in brightness but I would say the Govee would be a little brighter. Although i don't think i ever really have the govee brighter than 50% because its just waaaay to bright for me!
you can certainly try but my guess is it might not be rigid enough to have nice sharp edges. But maybe if you double up the regular paper it might work? For sure something you could try!
Thanks! What angle would you want to make? I made a 90 degree angle in the video but i'm sure it wouldn't be too difficult to make it a different angel.
@@glitched_redux3428 Ahh gotcha! Might be a little gap if you did it that way but i'm sure you could come up with some way to get the 2 sections to butt up against each other! I might have to try making one like that at some point!
Tools required: Pencil, Ruler, Scissors, Knife, and an Angle Finder 😎 Edit: Also, the angle needed for the arched paper won't be 45 degrees. To get the right angle, you would need to measure the width of the channel and use that as the starting point for the cut on the inner corner. Then just use a strait edge to mark the line from that point to the outer corner.
lol i'll have to make a video where i just rip the paper with my hands but then my hand would still technically be considered a tool hahah. Thanks for the tip! I'll have to give that a try if I ever make another one!! Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment!
An easier way to cut it at 45deg is to keep the arched channel all the way to the edge and with a very sharp craft knife just go down at 45deg, repeat for the other side and then just slide them to touch each other... all done. If you're curious, you can then open the channel up and you'll notice that the cut looks curved when the channel is flat. Hopefully I manage to explain this :)
Whooooooaa.. New subscriber here and i love your channel.. 😊 What specific paper we can use? A bond paper will do to diffuse it? Please share us more DIY ideas because cant afford those awesome products..
Thanks so much and I'm glad you like the video! I've ordered different craft paper and it all seems to be about the same. I'm not sure what bond paper is. Best thing to always do is order from amazon, make sure its free returns and test it out. If it doesn't work, just return it and try again! I'll for sure try making more videos like this in the future where I really don't use any tools.
@@ChrisMaherDIY whoooooa.. 😊 thanks for the reply.. Oh sorry, bond paper is like the ordinary paper used in office papers.. Hehe. Yes please, we would be more happy if you do more videos that we can do too.. Thanks much Sir.. More blessings to come..
Hey what's up Chris.. I am brand new to this and have started doing this project as a beginner. I noticed that the ESP board gets insanely hot so I have stopped for now. My question, I had a total of about 112 LED's, and doing the math that was provided on another youtube channel.. that amount of LED's calculated from the specifications on BTF amazon page where I bought them, shows that 112 LED's would need almost 10 amps? Is this correct? Asking because I bought the 5v 2amp charger that's in your description to power them, and wondering if I need more power to run these, and if that's the reason why the board is getting so hot. Not sure why the ESP board is so damn hot in places, it worried me a bit so I am buying a bigger power supply to see if that helps.
Thanks for reaching out and great questions! I've never had a problem with mine heating up but I also usually have my brightness limiter set to 850 mA. I have not tested things out on what would happen if I turned that setting off and ran them at full brightness and full power but I'm curious now if things would over heat if I did. I might have to try that out here. I really never go by the actual power recommendation because in my experience that always seems to be overkill and calculates things based on max power and brightness which I never use. I'm more of a trial and error learner. I usually start with the least amount of power option and see how it looks and then go up from there if needed. But with that being said, the larger power supply cant hurt! Let me know if the larger power supply helps out!
@@ChrisMaherDIY Thanks for the response. Yea i'm really not sure why it gets so hot then, all the LED's light up just fine and im on default settings with 850mA and automatic brightness limiter enabled. Specifically I am using the esp 8266 with breadboard jumper wires going from the strip to the board, and the 2a wall plugin usb you have in the description -- running 112 LEDs. The small black chip right above the usb plug in on the board gets so hot it has burned my fingers a few times now and im a bit worried to keep it unattended. I'll have to try with the ESP32 and see if that has the same issue.
Thanks so much for watching and great question! I do believe for this one since there were not many lights to power I did just use a 5v option. Thanks!
@@ChrisMaherDIY hi thanks for the reply! Can you also say how much Amps and watt it was? Do i need 5a for this since one single led is 0,2w 2(meters)x60(led count per meter)x0.2=25w 25w/5v=5
my mans all you had to do was cut a 45 degree to get those to meet in the corner. Bring one strip all the way over, make a line at the inside corner and one at the outside corner, take it out, connect the lines, cut it and insert it back. do it for both sides.
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! I did try cutting them at a 45 degree angle and when the paper is flat they fit together perfect but when i put it back together, because of the curve, they did not line up correctly. Maybe I did something wrong though!
@@ChrisMaherDIY Maybe, did you mark the points when it was in its bent position? Angles and things like that are very difficult to work with, I struggle with them all the time when I try to custom make stuff.
Love it! Question.. I think you can give us some info on the controller your using? I know you can roll your own with a ESP8266. What’s your preferred method.. box, controller, smartphone?
Thanks buddy! Glad you enjoyed and thanks so much for watching! For sure! I hook up the WS2812b led lights to an ESP8266. I then install WLED onto the ESP8266 board and then I download the WLED app on my phone and use that to control. I thought about making a video but there are a ton of them already out there that do a great job showing how to get WLED onto the ESP8266 board and its pretty simple! As for powering things, it all depends on how bright you want it and how many LED's you have. For smaller projects, I can usually get away with using a standard 5v phone charger. For bigger projects I use this: amzn.to/3bfiXcZ to power the LED's! Hope that helps but please let me know if you have any other questions at all!
@@ChrisMaherDIY appreciate it! And yeah you should make a video. Just to add your brand to it, since you do so many of the led projects.. would be nice to get a full start to finish with just you doing it. For sure.
@@TheAfroman Just made a quick how to on this. Thanks for the idea! Its very basic but feel like its a good for someone just starting out like I was about a year ago.
Thanks so much for watching! Its been a while since I've used anything other than WLED or Govee so i'm not 100% sure. Maybe someone else watching might know if there are other controllers out there that will give you the gliding mode and can chime in!
Is there any difference to using normal printer paper? Should I do for like a cardstock or is crafting paper the best choice? Do you have a link by chance?
Printer paper would work fine but since its not one solid role, its going to be a little harder to hide the seems of putting them together for the top diffuser. If you want to use printer paper for the channel, you would probably have to use 2 or 3 pieces to make it rigid enought to hold the shape. Here are a couple links: Paper Roll: amzn.to/3jzjhIg Poster Board: amzn.to/2ZklKQ4
@@ChrisMaherDIY thanks so much. I held up a piece of printer paper to my govee rgbic and it seemed to work however it looked like there were black particles all over. Perhaps the type of paper?
Amazing vid, never knew this was possible. Just wanted to ask what other materials can be used for diffusing the light as an alternative to poster board? I’m looking for something that can last much longer on the wall than just paper. Cause unfortunately, Aluminum channels found online don't bleed to the sides like the govee glides do, and they don’t diffuse the light enough for individual leds to blend with the rest.
Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked the project. I've found that some stencil sheets provide some good diffuser qualities but the ones i've found that work were at some craft stores (hobby lobby) there are some on amazon but you have to have like 6 layers of them to make it look perfect and thats just too much work. The best acrylic i've found on amazon is this: Acrylic: amzn.to/3zyiUCL but if you go this rout you would need to have a little bit more space between the acrylic and the leds to achieve a perfect diffused look. Good luck buddy!
You can buy a roll of white PTFE (plastic) .010" thick sheet. I made something similar to this using that PTFE roll, cut and rolled into 1.5" tubes and taped the overlap together with 3M mounting tape. Then I made "caps" for the ends of the tubes using white duct tape. If you wanted the tube to have a flat back for wall mounting, maybe foamboard?
@@nestomagic you definitely can but I'd give it a 7 out of 10 on the looks department. I would imagine most people would want something a little better looking!
I think it would still look good but not as good as the ws2812b lights I used mostly because the Govee LEDs are a little more spaced out. Having each led a little closer is going to help with the diffuser and animations. Great question and thanks for watching!
this was an awesome idea!! may i know what kind of stuff did you use for lifx beam? is it both sides poster board? does it have a brand or i will just tell to the store the poster board and they already know it? thanks in advance 🥳
Thanks so much! For that one, it was poster board on both sides. I honestly dont remember the brand. I think i got it at a place called hobby lobby. But whatever store you go to just ask for poster board and it should definitly feel thicker than regular printer paper. I think poster board is all pretty much the same and you can kinda get an idea from the video what to look for in terms of thickness.
I've neve had any problem with things getting hot but I also dont leave my on all day. I'm also generally in the room when they are on and I dont run them at full brightness or all white. When leds are at full white, thats when they start to warm up. If they are doing animations and colors, in my experience they dont really get hot at all.
You certainly can cut them and honestly you don't lose much functionality. Basically the govee app does not recognize that anything was cut off therefore all their animations will continue to run as if the entire strip is there. Would it be nice if the app would be able to recognize that the strip is shorter and adjust accordingly? Yes, but depending on what your using them for, they still work just fine. You can also connect them back together if you did end up cutting them and they will work perfect. Here is a video I found: ua-cam.com/video/onP-9ayIR9o/v-deo.html
This makes me regret not recording all the diy stuff I do sometimes I'll just walk around diy stores and Lowes wal mart ect looking for ideas for every thing led! I f#kin luv led light so dam much. U prolly seen it already but they have led tape now its as thin a piece of paper it's super cool but it whines this high pitch sqeal like it's in pain when it's on. U could have just cut them slanted again and there would have been a seem at the top obviously but that would have done it, I think im not the smartest dude either so idk what tf im talking about holy shit that's amazing this is why I love led's. Are those lights addressed or are they drem color strips? And do u glue the top poster board into the track somehow? U would have to right if u ever wanted to place it on the wall? I plan to use this idea and jus attach a design of tracks on my accent wall I was looking for an idea for that I was gunna use wood bit f that this is amazing thank u so much. Jus lemme kno yer thought on instalation to the wall please
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! Glad there are others out there as enthusiastic as I am about LED Lights lol! Its a fun hobby for sure! The lights I used are individually addressable. I usually just use lights from BTF Lighting. I left a link in the description for the exact lights I used. So you would not have to use any glue to keep the paper in when using poster board. The poster board is rigid enough that when bent, its strong enough to keep things in place. Now if you were to hang this on the ceiling, then you might need to use something but for just the wall, you should be good using nothing! It should work similar to what I did in this video: ua-cam.com/video/ps_pDbdvqZA/v-deo.html&lc=UgwjkukkLXXGZuU5Tjx4AaABAg
I've never had a problem with led's getting hot. I also don't run them full brightness and full white which in my experience is the only time I even feel them get warm. I also dont keep mine on all day and I'm generally in the room when they are on. Thanks for watching and the great questions!
Yeah they definitly are delicate. They would get destroyed pretty quickly if you have kids running around and its in a place that can get bumped into. For this, I put it in a spot where it really wont get bumped at all so its holding up just fin! You cuold make it longer but would just need to secure it to the wall in more spots (i just used painters tape) lol.
Here is my experience with cutting the Govee rgbic strips that i've used from them. If you cut them, they still work but govee does not adjust the animations to factor in the missing pixels. What that means is if you have an animation where lets say the last 30 pixels should be red, if you cut the last 30 pixels off, govee will not adjust it to make the last pixels of what you have left red. You simply wont see the red anymore. So is it perfect? No, but does it still work, yes. Also if you solder or attach those 30 leds back on, then in my experience it will work perfect again. The other option which I have used in a few of my projects is just hooking up the govee led's to WLED and controlling them that way. Here is a video I made showing how to do that: ua-cam.com/video/l0sRG1WAbq0/v-deo.html
@@ChrisMaherDIY The color rendition index describes how close the colors are reproduced compared to natural light, it's usually a percentage from 0-100%, where an index of 95% is very decent. Usually cheaper LEDs have a poorer CRI and can make objects appear bluer or tinted in a different way. Light with high CRI looks better to the human eye and is especially important for studio environments.
@@Towelie- I learned something new today thanks to you! Unless it gives that number on the description on Amazon I'm not sure what it would be. Is there any tool I could get to test it out?!
Thanks for watching! I have never had any issue with the leds heating up very much at all let alone to the point where something can catch fire. But I suppose if they were to some reason heat up or some type of wire malfunction, paper would certainly catch fire!
@@ChrisMaherDIY hii i was saying that i have used a light 4 meter strip and i only used 3 meter so i have some left overs Is there anyone way to use that light strip
@@KD-63 I see! Yes you can certainly use the leftover strip in most cases. I'm mostly familiar with using leftover we2812b or some govee leftover strips. Here are a couple videos where I show you how you can use leftover stips: ua-cam.com/video/ASnuk-XDVbI/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/l0sRG1WAbq0/v-deo.html
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The paper will be much less expensive at a local store than buying on Amazon. (I got the paper roll for 5 dollars and the poster board was 2 for $1.00) However, if money is no concern to you, and you want to buy on Amazon, here are the links:
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Those final results look great! I wouldn't have thought to make the whole thing out of paper like that. Thanks for sharing those techniques.
Thanks so much! Yeah I was very happy with how it looked too. You are very welcome and thanks so much for watching!
I was reading the comments and I just wanna say that it's amazing how good you interact with your viewers. You make realy cool stuff with the cheap things you have so keep up the great work!
Thanks again! I try to respond to every comment if I can. Hope you have a good day buddy!
paid 8 euros for 15 meters, was shocked by how much more expensive the diffusers were than the LEDs itself. After 2 hours of searching this is definitely the best cheap DIY diffuser video I've found so far
Bro literally you answered every problem of viewers in comment section, Great video 👍. I'll make these for my setup
Thanks so much for watching and glad you enjoyed it! Appreciate the love!
Paper is the best thing since papyrus 😊👍 let’s go paper-light but never paperless!
Paper is very underrated lol. Thanks so much for watching!
@@ChrisMaherDIY no, thank YOU for all the inspirational content. Last I played with rgb LEDs was 5 or 6 years ago with TC420 controllers for my aquarium, but these individually addressable strips are on another level. You’ve inspired me to build a little Las Vegas 🤩 thank you 🙏
I googled "diy led paper idea" so I'm in on this. My only concern, will the paper got hot? Will it set on fire?
You are so under rated. Great job 👏 👍.
Thanks so much and I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
You are so underrated, again a fantastic design!
Thanks so much buddy! Glad you liked the video and thanks for taking the time to comment! Appreciate the support :)
Thank you. This is almost exactly the solution I was looking for in a place where I can't change any of the fixtures
You are very welcome and thanks so much for watching!
That is an amazing and creative idea to get that light bar look on a budget! Very nice job and great content on your channel!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for taking the time to comment!
Great nice change of pace. Suggestion: u can cut the rounded covers at 45 deg angles before putting them on top. It should close the gap.
Thanks for watching and I appreciate the comment! I did try cutting the paper at a 45 degree angle before folding but when it gets folded to put in the channel and pushed together at the angle, it does not come together and there is still a gap :(
@@ChrisMaherDIY i think the way to do it is to make the rounded paper go all the way to the end, then trace out the 45° corner while it is in the slot. Then you can take it out and cut down the traced line while its flat. If you do this on both I believe it will connect perfectly, at least it does in my head! 😂
Didn't even watch the whole video but subbed anyway. I can already tell I'm going to like what u do
Lol thanks so much buddy! Glad you liked the video and hopefully you like some of my other projects!
@@ChrisMaherDIY I'm finally going to try this build. My God your awesomeness is rubbing off on me. For that I thank u
This is great !
Thank you for sharing. This is exactly what I was looking for 🎉
Creative... You saved me lots of money from buying aluminum profiles , thank youu
You are very welcome! Hopefully it can give you some ideas! Yeah those aluminum profiles are unfortunatly not the cheapest!
This is really smooth, cheap and super cool! 💯👍
Thanks buddy! Glad you liked the project and thanks so much for watching!
I tried this whit a €2 ledstrip 50cm and it worked really well!
Awesome!! That's great to hear it worked well! Thanks for watching and for the update!
You are everything that I have to know before doing my own project
Thanks so much for watching!
Love your videos, really impressed with the DIY lighting you create!
Thanks buddy!! Glad you like the projects. Appreciate you taking the time to comment!
Another grate idea for my under construction gaming room. Thank you again Chris. 😍👌 And um waiting for DIY RGB Mouse pad video 😁❤
Thanks for watching and you are very welcome! Lol I still do need to try that project!
@@ChrisMaherDIY And um still waiting for a video 🌚♥️
great informative video!, Question(s)
1. Since I’m using govee rgbic strips will I need to raise the roof of the paper to have it diffuse nicely to avoid hot spots?
2. Would you recommend using 2 pieces of stencil paper from hobby lobby to diffuse the lights instead of paper?
I Appreciate your craftsmanship and editing in your videos, you’re very inspirational to thousands of people!
Thanks so much! I appreciate the kind words! Govee led strips have 30 led's per meter vs the 60 that I normally use so i'm pretty sure you would have to raise the roof of the paper more to get a perfectly diffused look. I'm not sure how high but just experiment with it until it looks perfect and go from there. The stencil paper would probably look good and I think doubling it up would be perfect! The only bummer thing about the stencil paper vs the long roll of paper is that you will have some seems unless you can find a way to make them almost invisible!
Awesome how good this worked
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! Glad you liked the project!
Wow, great video and amazing method. Grateful! Thanks for sharing
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Gracias, lo intentaré. 👍🏻
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@@ChrisMaherDIY ✌🏼
Another great video Chris!
Thanks as always! Appreciate the love my friend!
This is great, with the channels costing 2 or 3 tines as much as the lights. A diy solution will help a lot of people out. Hiw would you recommend fitting them to less already on the wall?
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! I'm glad you liked the video! I would first just try using painters tape and see if that works!
Absolutely amazing! Been looking for someone to explain this method. Glad I found you! Aloha’z
Thanks buddy!! Glad you liked the video and appreciate the support!
Hi, thank you so much for making these great videos.
You are very welcome! Glad you enjoy them! Thanks for watching!
thats soo sick man, thanks for this tutorial, def gonna try this
Thanks so much! Glad you liked it and thanks for watching!
It’s amazing,just wondering paper can start a fire with the LED lights
Amazing job! How did you attach these to the wall, and did you tape the top overs to the bottom to keep from falling off?
Thanks so much! I just put a little painters tape to the back of the project and taped it to the wall! Holding up strong! I didn't even need to use tape to hold the rounded paper insert in place. It just stayed put without any help. However if it does eventually come out I would just use a little bit of clear tape to keep it there nice and snug. You would probably need tape though for sure if you were going to put this on the ceiling.
No joke cheap fake alien tape from Amazon, it's like 5 bucks for 20ft. It works great
I click on view reply and nothing is shown "please help"
@@ChrisMaherDIY would double sided tape work better then painter tape by chamce
@@Nissanwarrior69 thanks so much! I think they both would work well so take your pick!
For rigidity take thin aluminium or steel V or U shape profiles and wrap it with paper or white fabric
Thats a great idea and would for sure help it stay more rigit and I would imagine a think strip of aluminum would not cost very much!
Please tell me, is it not dangerous, will it not catch fire?
Just saw this and this is Awsome!!! Nice work. subscribing to see more. Keep up the great work.
Thanks so much! Thanks for the support Vinnie and i'm glad you liked the project!
im gonna do this for my desk setup thanks bro 👊
Your welcome! Glad you liked the video. Thanks so much for watching!
@@ChrisMaherDIY 👊
Thank you for your tutorial.
Just in case that's a concern for you: In your time lapses there is some weird lighting going on. It could be that the Hz frequency of your lights doesn't match the shutter speed in your camera settings.
Thanks so much for watching! Yeah, I was using some led shop lights and the camera picked up the banding. Thanks for the tips! I'll have to remember that for next time I'm out in the garage recording! Thanks!!
how d hell did this dude fr make a relica out of paper that looks even better than the real thing
Lol you are too kind! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment!
Nice video and funny solution for your 90° angle.
I'm gonna rebuild my bedroom and I wanna place some good adjustable led strips but I cant get much wiser.
I've seen a lot of shitty lightning effect tutorials, things like the lightning scene in the groove app etc. But those aren't adjustable in speed or anything.
So can you please do a full tutorial of a lightning effect?
Thanks so much for watching! Yeah I need to get around to doing a full overview of the WLED lighting effects. In my opinion they are as good as it gets from a customizable standpoint without having to do any programming. I do like Govee but its not nearly as user friendly or intuitive.
Superb. Thanks.
Hi is the paper roll the wintex one ? Thanks
Good job. Subbed for the pixelhead content.
Thanks!! Love all things pixels!! Thanks for your support buddy!
Wow ! niceeeee now i know!
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment!
Never thought of this 😅. You did a great job. Thank youu po
Thank you so much! Glad you liked the video and thanks for watching!
great job but couldn`t you cut 2 45 ° pieces and then round it of?
(my english is not that good but i hope you understand what i mean)
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! That's exactly what I tried first since it made sense in my head. But when the paper gets rounded, the angle's do not line up :(
I wonder if you could get the rounded pieces to a 45 degree angle by drawing a top-down view of a 45 while it's in the groove, then take it out and cut on the line. I imagine it would produce a curve on the paper similar to a "straight" flightpath on a globe. Easier than trigonometry I suppose.
That sounds like it would work! If I do this project over again I'll have to give that a try. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
Wow awesome idea 🥳👍🏼🤟🏼😃
Thanks buddy! Glad you liked the idea and thanks for watching!
@@ChrisMaherDIY I will try this, but as far as I know, is it not possible to cut the Govee RGBIC LED stripes! 💁🏻♂️
@@David-cz7mm In my experience i've seen that when you cut the govee leds, they still work but govee does not adjust the animations to factor in the missing pixels. What that means is if you have an animation where lets say the last 30 pixels should be red, if you cut the last 30 pixels off, govee will not adjust it to make the last pixels of what you have left red. You simply wont see the red anymore. So is it perfect? No, but does it still work, yes. Also if you solder or attach those 30 leds back on, then in my experience it will work perfect again. The other option which I have used in a few of my projects is just hooking up the govee led's to WLED and controlling them that way. Here is a video I made showing how to do that: ua-cam.com/video/l0sRG1WAbq0/v-deo.html
dude you are the best....
Thanks for watching and I'm glad you liked the project! Thanks for the support buddy!
if i cut the round one at 45 before folding them, the tube will come with 45° edge right? so you could join simply doing the same as the las design but with the rounded one.
Thanks so much for watching! I did try that first and it made sense in my mind but its the bend that does not make them line up perfectly. lol I was like why does this not work!
This was a great video and I will definitely try this out! One question, in the final videos and images, did you use the Govee lights or the other ones?
All the pics/videos were using the ws2812b led lights. The govee lights will still look good but since the leds are a little more spaced out, it wont look the exact same. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment!
That looks so good, I would make it but I'm a little scare of it being a fire hazard.
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! In my experience the leds really dont get hot at all and I really only use them at night when listening to music and then turn them off when i'm done. Thanks again!
I am so doing this. Every other option is expensive, but this is all paper. Putting these on ceiling
Thanks so much for watching! Glad you liked the video!
Awesome video as always. Thanks so much for making these tutorials. By chance do have a link you could provide for the L connectors? Current one links to a different brand of led lights now. Looking forward to you future projects.
Thanks so much! And thanks for letting me know. Thats so strang! I just updated the link in the description but here it is! amzn.to/33RuDCf Thanks again!
Bonjour c’est du papier normal, comme une feuille A4?
Nice project i will try it thx❤️
Thanks! Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
Nice!
Thanks so much! Glad you liked it!
Hey Chris, love your DIYs! Govee RGBIC LEDs say you can’t cut them but I’ve heard you say you can cut them to size. Can you explain how to do this without ruining the strip of lights? I’d appreciate it!
Thanks buddy! In my experience i've seen that when you cut the govee leds, they still work but govee does not adjust the animations to factor in the missing pixels. What that means is if you have an animation where lets say the last 30 pixels should be red, if you cut the last 30 pixels off, govee will not adjust it to make the last pixels of what you have left red. You simply wont see the red anymore. So is it perfect? No, but does it still work, yes. Also if you solder or attach those 30 leds back on, then in my experience it will work perfect again. The other option which I have used in a few of my projects is just hooking up the govee led's to WLED and controlling them that way. Here is a video I made showing how to do that: ua-cam.com/video/l0sRG1WAbq0/v-deo.html
@@ChrisMaherDIY that makes complete sense, thank you so much for the advice!
so, in the end. u use paper roll? if we use aluminium foil on the poster board, will the light get better?
Thanks so much for watching! Yeah, I just used the paper! Aluminum foil might make it a little brighter but I don't think it would be very noticeable to make it worth the extra work. But for sure something you can try to see if it makes a bigger difference!
I subscribed to you! This looks awesome. I don’t have wood cutting machines so I can’t replicate your other projects but I like watching your videos. This however I can try to replicate and I’ll try to do it with a 3d printer. Hopefully it comes out as good as yours. Thanks again
Thanks so much! What 3d printer do you have and do you recommend it?! I would love to get one someday as they are so cool!!
Buy prusa dude. It is awesome
Ok, last question I think. What thickness of poster board did you use. I want to be sure I grab the right one. I’m very excited to try and build this.
unfortunatly I have no idea what the thickness was. I think I ended up getting it at hobby lobby but not 100% sure. Maybe just buy 1 and test it out to make sure it looks good before buying some more. Good thing poster board is cheap! Thans again and good luck!
I have some posters from "kurzgesagt" that would be amazing with some diffused background LED lightning. Can you think of a design made with paper to lid them up?
I would maybe just buy a thin sheet of clear plastic that is somewhat rigid and build a frame around it. I would then try backlighting the frame similar to what I do in this video (but on a larger scale) and see how it looks! ua-cam.com/video/2q_zrEcbXHE/v-deo.html
I love rub stuff and you just inspired me to do some things, also probably saving a lot of money, do you think the brightness of the bar is the same using this method as having the actual thing?
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! Id say its pretty close in brightness but I would say the Govee would be a little brighter. Although i don't think i ever really have the govee brighter than 50% because its just waaaay to bright for me!
NICE
Thanks so much for watching! Glad you liked the video!
awesome bro 👏 😎
Thanks buddy! Appreciate the support!
on my way to walmart now and second guessing myself lol. would regular poster board for like a school project work? just don't know exactly how thick
That should do the trick!
Can i use the regular paper roll to make the lifx lookalikes one? Or it has to be the poster paper due to thickness and the sharp edges form?
you can certainly try but my guess is it might not be rigid enough to have nice sharp edges. But maybe if you double up the regular paper it might work? For sure something you could try!
Awesome idea, but just wondering how would you make this an angled version?
Thanks! What angle would you want to make? I made a 90 degree angle in the video but i'm sure it wouldn't be too difficult to make it a different angel.
@Chris Maher Oh I didn't expect u to answer lol. I'm talking about like it being on the top part of the wall where it touches the ceiling.
@@glitched_redux3428 Ahh gotcha! Might be a little gap if you did it that way but i'm sure you could come up with some way to get the 2 sections to butt up against each other! I might have to try making one like that at some point!
where do you connect the led light strip the usb from it?
I love it!!!
Thanks as always!
Tools required: Pencil, Ruler, Scissors, Knife, and an Angle Finder 😎
Edit: Also, the angle needed for the arched paper won't be 45 degrees. To get the right angle, you would need to measure the width of the channel and use that as the starting point for the cut on the inner corner. Then just use a strait edge to mark the line from that point to the outer corner.
lol i'll have to make a video where i just rip the paper with my hands but then my hand would still technically be considered a tool hahah. Thanks for the tip! I'll have to give that a try if I ever make another one!! Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment!
An easier way to cut it at 45deg is to keep the arched channel all the way to the edge and with a very sharp craft knife just go down at 45deg, repeat for the other side and then just slide them to touch each other... all done.
If you're curious, you can then open the channel up and you'll notice that the cut looks curved when the channel is flat.
Hopefully I manage to explain this :)
Did you use clear tape when you put on the lifx beam design. Because when I do it it keeps on falling of
Whooooooaa.. New subscriber here and i love your channel.. 😊 What specific paper we can use? A bond paper will do to diffuse it? Please share us more DIY ideas because cant afford those awesome products..
Thanks so much and I'm glad you like the video! I've ordered different craft paper and it all seems to be about the same. I'm not sure what bond paper is. Best thing to always do is order from amazon, make sure its free returns and test it out. If it doesn't work, just return it and try again! I'll for sure try making more videos like this in the future where I really don't use any tools.
@@ChrisMaherDIY whoooooa.. 😊 thanks for the reply.. Oh sorry, bond paper is like the ordinary paper used in office papers.. Hehe. Yes please, we would be more happy if you do more videos that we can do too.. Thanks much Sir.. More blessings to come..
Do you think if I wanted this to go around the whole ceiling of the room the weight of led’s would make it fall down?
I think they would stay up there. Mine still have not fallen down!
Hey what's up Chris.. I am brand new to this and have started doing this project as a beginner. I noticed that the ESP board gets insanely hot so I have stopped for now. My question, I had a total of about 112 LED's, and doing the math that was provided on another youtube channel.. that amount of LED's calculated from the specifications on BTF amazon page where I bought them, shows that 112 LED's would need almost 10 amps? Is this correct?
Asking because I bought the 5v 2amp charger that's in your description to power them, and wondering if I need more power to run these, and if that's the reason why the board is getting so hot.
Not sure why the ESP board is so damn hot in places, it worried me a bit so I am buying a bigger power supply to see if that helps.
Thanks for reaching out and great questions! I've never had a problem with mine heating up but I also usually have my brightness limiter set to 850 mA. I have not tested things out on what would happen if I turned that setting off and ran them at full brightness and full power but I'm curious now if things would over heat if I did. I might have to try that out here. I really never go by the actual power recommendation because in my experience that always seems to be overkill and calculates things based on max power and brightness which I never use. I'm more of a trial and error learner. I usually start with the least amount of power option and see how it looks and then go up from there if needed. But with that being said, the larger power supply cant hurt! Let me know if the larger power supply helps out!
@@ChrisMaherDIY Thanks for the response. Yea i'm really not sure why it gets so hot then, all the LED's light up just fine and im on default settings with 850mA and automatic brightness limiter enabled. Specifically I am using the esp 8266 with breadboard jumper wires going from the strip to the board, and the 2a wall plugin usb you have in the description -- running 112 LEDs. The small black chip right above the usb plug in on the board gets so hot it has burned my fingers a few times now and im a bit worried to keep it unattended. I'll have to try with the ESP32 and see if that has the same issue.
I might have missed it but did you use glue to keep the paper connected? Like the bottom and then the bent pieces of paper?
No glue but you could certainly use some. The paper stayed put pretty good without it but I did have to be careful moving it!
Is it a 5a power supply that you used? Can you tell which power supply did you use in this project?
Thanks so much for watching and great question! I do believe for this one since there were not many lights to power I did just use a 5v option. Thanks!
@@ChrisMaherDIY hi thanks for the reply! Can you also say how much Amps and watt it was? Do i need 5a for this since one single led is 0,2w 2(meters)x60(led count per meter)x0.2=25w 25w/5v=5
my mans all you had to do was cut a 45 degree to get those to meet in the corner. Bring one strip all the way over, make a line at the inside corner and one at the outside corner, take it out, connect the lines, cut it and insert it back. do it for both sides.
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! I did try cutting them at a 45 degree angle and when the paper is flat they fit together perfect but when i put it back together, because of the curve, they did not line up correctly. Maybe I did something wrong though!
@@ChrisMaherDIY Maybe, did you mark the points when it was in its bent position? Angles and things like that are very difficult to work with, I struggle with them all the time when I try to custom make stuff.
What was the dimensions of the poster board i am making one too and what length of led
you used
Love it! Question.. I think you can give us some info on the controller your using? I know you can roll your own with a ESP8266. What’s your preferred method.. box, controller, smartphone?
Thanks buddy! Glad you enjoyed and thanks so much for watching! For sure! I hook up the WS2812b led lights to an ESP8266. I then install WLED onto the ESP8266 board and then I download the WLED app on my phone and use that to control. I thought about making a video but there are a ton of them already out there that do a great job showing how to get WLED onto the ESP8266 board and its pretty simple! As for powering things, it all depends on how bright you want it and how many LED's you have. For smaller projects, I can usually get away with using a standard 5v phone charger. For bigger projects I use this: amzn.to/3bfiXcZ to power the LED's! Hope that helps but please let me know if you have any other questions at all!
@@ChrisMaherDIY appreciate it! And yeah you should make a video. Just to add your brand to it, since you do so many of the led projects.. would be nice to get a full start to finish with just you doing it. For sure.
@@TheAfroman Just made a quick how to on this. Thanks for the idea! Its very basic but feel like its a good for someone just starting out like I was about a year ago.
Is there any brand of rgb that can do the Gliding mode? I mean outside of Govee...
Thanks so much for watching! Its been a while since I've used anything other than WLED or Govee so i'm not 100% sure. Maybe someone else watching might know if there are other controllers out there that will give you the gliding mode and can chime in!
Is it possible to make the corner round somehow?
Man, i'm sure it is but i'm not able to think of how at the moment. Might have to give it some more thought. Could be tricky though.
So when making the creases, you used the edge of your protractor ruler thing. Something that is sharp but dull so it doesn’t cut through?
Correct! Just something with a edge that wont cut through the material!
Is there any difference to using normal printer paper? Should I do for like a cardstock or is crafting paper the best choice? Do you have a link by chance?
Printer paper would work fine but since its not one solid role, its going to be a little harder to hide the seems of putting them together for the top diffuser. If you want to use printer paper for the channel, you would probably have to use 2 or 3 pieces to make it rigid enought to hold the shape. Here are a couple links:
Paper Roll: amzn.to/3jzjhIg
Poster Board: amzn.to/2ZklKQ4
@@ChrisMaherDIY thanks so much. I held up a piece of printer paper to my govee rgbic and it seemed to work however it looked like there were black particles all over. Perhaps the type of paper?
What kind of power supply did you use And power supply?
Sorry if you said it already but my English is not so good
Thanks for watching and again for the comment. For this one I would recommend using this power supply: 10 Amp Power Supply: amzn.to/3HrFcdW
@@ChrisMaherDIY ok thanks
Amazing vid, never knew this was possible. Just wanted to ask what other materials can be used for diffusing the light as an alternative to poster board? I’m looking for something that can last much longer on the wall than just paper. Cause unfortunately, Aluminum channels found online don't bleed to the sides like the govee glides do, and they don’t diffuse the light enough for individual leds to blend with the rest.
Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked the project. I've found that some stencil sheets provide some good diffuser qualities but the ones i've found that work were at some craft stores (hobby lobby) there are some on amazon but you have to have like 6 layers of them to make it look perfect and thats just too much work. The best acrylic i've found on amazon is this: Acrylic: amzn.to/3zyiUCL but if you go this rout you would need to have a little bit more space between the acrylic and the leds to achieve a perfect diffused look. Good luck buddy!
You can buy a roll of white PTFE (plastic) .010" thick sheet. I made something similar to this using that PTFE roll, cut and rolled into 1.5" tubes and taped the overlap together with 3M mounting tape. Then I made "caps" for the ends of the tubes using white duct tape. If you wanted the tube to have a flat back for wall mounting, maybe foamboard?
@@ChrisMaherDIY Hi, great proyect but would you recommend doing this as a definitive setup for real?
@@nestomagic you definitely can but I'd give it a 7 out of 10 on the looks department. I would imagine most people would want something a little better looking!
@@ChrisMaherDIY Wow thanks for the fast response will take that into account
Could i do this juste taping them to the lights ? Or would it be a fire hazard?
In my experience I've never really had the lights get very hot but I would maybe check with someone who is a professional to see what they say!
@@ChrisMaherDIY what light were you using?
@@ChrisMaherDIY thanks for the reply btw awesome vid dude!
"[...] nothing that I do is flashy [...]" - from the guy literally about to make flashy lights... :P
Lol that's hilarious! 😂 Poor choice of words on my part lol.
you know if govee leds has the same final result has ws28 ???
I think it would still look good but not as good as the ws2812b lights I used mostly because the Govee LEDs are a little more spaced out. Having each led a little closer is going to help with the diffuser and animations. Great question and thanks for watching!
this was an awesome idea!! may i know what kind of stuff did you use for lifx beam? is it both sides poster board? does it have a brand or i will just tell to the store the poster board and they already know it? thanks in advance 🥳
also, is it safe to use that kind of stuff? like when the led lights is starting to heat?
Thanks so much! For that one, it was poster board on both sides. I honestly dont remember the brand. I think i got it at a place called hobby lobby. But whatever store you go to just ask for poster board and it should definitly feel thicker than regular printer paper. I think poster board is all pretty much the same and you can kinda get an idea from the video what to look for in terms of thickness.
I've neve had any problem with things getting hot but I also dont leave my on all day. I'm also generally in the room when they are on and I dont run them at full brightness or all white. When leds are at full white, thats when they start to warm up. If they are doing animations and colors, in my experience they dont really get hot at all.
@@ChrisMaherDIY thank you so much, this would be a big help!! :)
Govee claims you can’t cut their strips on Amazon . Any info?
You certainly can cut them and honestly you don't lose much functionality. Basically the govee app does not recognize that anything was cut off therefore all their animations will continue to run as if the entire strip is there. Would it be nice if the app would be able to recognize that the strip is shorter and adjust accordingly? Yes, but depending on what your using them for, they still work just fine. You can also connect them back together if you did end up cutting them and they will work perfect. Here is a video I found: ua-cam.com/video/onP-9ayIR9o/v-deo.html
Will the L shaped connector work with the Govee M1?
This makes me regret not recording all the diy stuff I do sometimes I'll just walk around diy stores and Lowes wal mart ect looking for ideas for every thing led! I f#kin luv led light so dam much. U prolly seen it already but they have led tape now its as thin a piece of paper it's super cool but it whines this high pitch sqeal like it's in pain when it's on. U could have just cut them slanted again and there would have been a seem at the top obviously but that would have done it, I think im not the smartest dude either so idk what tf im talking about holy shit that's amazing this is why I love led's. Are those lights addressed or are they drem color strips? And do u glue the top poster board into the track somehow? U would have to right if u ever wanted to place it on the wall? I plan to use this idea and jus attach a design of tracks on my accent wall I was looking for an idea for that I was gunna use wood bit f that this is amazing thank u so much. Jus lemme kno yer thought on instalation to the wall please
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! Glad there are others out there as enthusiastic as I am about LED Lights lol! Its a fun hobby for sure! The lights I used are individually addressable. I usually just use lights from BTF Lighting. I left a link in the description for the exact lights I used. So you would not have to use any glue to keep the paper in when using poster board. The poster board is rigid enough that when bent, its strong enough to keep things in place. Now if you were to hang this on the ceiling, then you might need to use something but for just the wall, you should be good using nothing! It should work similar to what I did in this video: ua-cam.com/video/ps_pDbdvqZA/v-deo.html&lc=UgwjkukkLXXGZuU5Tjx4AaABAg
what can i do if one of my led broke? my whole strip is dead after that?
Hi Chris, wont the paper burn? i mean from the heat
I've never had a problem with led's getting hot. I also don't run them full brightness and full white which in my experience is the only time I even feel them get warm. I also dont keep mine on all day and I'm generally in the room when they are on. Thanks for watching and the great questions!
These are pretty delicate though, and may fall apart if its much longer, say 5m
Yeah they definitly are delicate. They would get destroyed pretty quickly if you have kids running around and its in a place that can get bumped into. For this, I put it in a spot where it really wont get bumped at all so its holding up just fin! You cuold make it longer but would just need to secure it to the wall in more spots (i just used painters tape) lol.
jus curious as to how u cut the corner using a RGBIC led strip, as i thought RGBIC strips were NOT CUTABLE because of the IC chip inside them?
Here is my experience with cutting the Govee rgbic strips that i've used from them. If you cut them, they still work but govee does not adjust the animations to factor in the missing pixels. What that means is if you have an animation where lets say the last 30 pixels should be red, if you cut the last 30 pixels off, govee will not adjust it to make the last pixels of what you have left red. You simply wont see the red anymore. So is it perfect? No, but does it still work, yes. Also if you solder or attach those 30 leds back on, then in my experience it will work perfect again. The other option which I have used in a few of my projects is just hooking up the govee led's to WLED and controlling them that way. Here is a video I made showing how to do that: ua-cam.com/video/l0sRG1WAbq0/v-deo.html
What's the color rendition index of the BTF LEDs?
Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. is the color rendition the bgr, or rgb, or brg etc? Is that what you are wondering?
@@ChrisMaherDIY The color rendition index describes how close the colors are reproduced compared to natural light, it's usually a percentage from 0-100%, where an index of 95% is very decent. Usually cheaper LEDs have a poorer CRI and can make objects appear bluer or tinted in a different way. Light with high CRI looks better to the human eye and is especially important for studio environments.
@@Towelie- I learned something new today thanks to you! Unless it gives that number on the description on Amazon I'm not sure what it would be. Is there any tool I could get to test it out?!
is it more prone to catching on fire tho?
Thanks for watching! I have never had any issue with the leds heating up very much at all let alone to the point where something can catch fire. But I suppose if they were to some reason heat up or some type of wire malfunction, paper would certainly catch fire!
@@ChrisMaherDIY thank you!
Hi! What Psu did you use?
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment. I believe I used a 5v 5amp supply for this one.
Hello, what paper did you use for the top.
Here are the links to the paper: Paper Roll: amzn.to/3jzjhIg
Poster Board: amzn.to/2ZklKQ4
Hey what to do with the balence light strip is there any way to make them work plz reply
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! What's a balance light strip? I'm not sure I know what that is.
@@ChrisMaherDIY hii i was saying that i have used a light 4 meter strip and i only used 3 meter so i have some left overs
Is there anyone way to use that light strip
@@KD-63 I see! Yes you can certainly use the leftover strip in most cases. I'm mostly familiar with using leftover we2812b or some govee leftover strips. Here are a couple videos where I show you how you can use leftover stips:
ua-cam.com/video/ASnuk-XDVbI/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/l0sRG1WAbq0/v-deo.html
Question, how to stick to wall?
I just used some painters tape and its still holding up perfect!
@@ChrisMaherDIY ok thanks!