How I made DIY Neon LED sign with a Cricut and no soldering.
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Hi thank you for watching my neon LED sign video. When I looked on etsy a lot of these signs are close to $200 and over. Definitely worth it because of the work and skill needed to create it, but I wanted to see if I could make it. I am going to be using it for my daughters 1st birthday, as her theme is Wild One. I have no experience with electrical and just winged it. I was just seeing if the lighting kept lighting up. If you see anything that could be done better or easier please leave it in the comment below. I always love learning new things. I am not professional with this, It was just a first attempt with out really thinking it through. I do like the way it came out and glad I did it.
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To bring down the cost you can also use a projector and trace it to car board or poster board. I also have a circuit but sometimes depending on the font it’s time consuming. Tracing works better for me 🤷♂️ Good work btw
Thanks for the tip. And yes the cricuit can be time consuming as I do not have it setup up. I usually have to go get it from a cabinet and set it all up. Tracing is a good idea!
Great Job again!!!! Really appreciate your very detailed responses to viewer questions
Love watching your videos. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you very much!
you are super talented. thank you for sharing this
Thank you very much for watching and commenting.
MAN!!!! I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL, YOUR SPIRIT & WILLINGNESS TO TEACH!!! KEEP UP THE SPECTACULAR WORK!!!
Awesome, I'm glad. Thanks very much.
@@MakerDecor YOU'RE WELCOME!!!
good project. thx for sharing.
Thanks for commenting!
Great video. Thanks
Thanks for watching..
Awesome video thanks
Thanks for watching!
Great job
Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you for sharing how you did this, and thanks for the tips!!!! Can't wait to try it myself! THANK YOU!
Your welcome, good luck!
WOW GOOD THANK YOU neon^^
Thank you for this video!! so glad I found it before attempting to solder
Thanks for watching, lol. I hope to one day learn to solder. But this was a great alternative to start off with for now.
You did that!!
Hi, thanks for watching. Yes I made the LED sign. I will be making a new one this month that has more detail creating it!
Such an amazing job looks beautiful 😍
Thank you so much for watching.
@@MakerDecor what kind of board did you put your decal on
@@dianaflores228 Hi thanks for watching. I put the decal on plexiglass. They are sold at home depot/ Lowes in the window section. This one had a blue tint sticker on both sides, I just peeled off the side I did the vinyl decal first. At the end I peeled off the plastic on the back side just to keep it from getting scratched when I was moving it around my workspace.
Thank you, love watching your videos you do amazing job.
Thanks a lot i will try this one and will let you know how it went
Amazing
Thank you so much for watching.
Hi there
Whats the name of those joining clips called you are using to join the neon and where can I find them.
Help :) thanks so much, LOVE YOUR WORK
Hey awesome Job 🤩.. I was wondering what were your measurements 📐 for the Cricut cut out.
Thanks for watching. The capital "W" and "O" were about 8 inches and the lower cases "ne" were about 3 inches. I just adjusted them till they looked good enough for me.
Amazing work!! you've got a new subscriber right now. I was also wondering did you sand the acrylic sign after you cut it out? If so did you use regular and paper? Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much, appreciate the subscribe! There was a couple of spots with a light touch with a sanding sponge. Only the side because the top will scratch. And it was only some of the spots, sometimes if you go to fast the acrylic will want to melt back together a little bit. So it will leave some strings on some spots. Not much.
Thank you so much for this video. are you drilling holes in the acrylic to pull the red and white wire through so that it can hide?
Hi thanks for watching. And yes I am drilling to hide the wires.
Can you tell me what is the tool called to test the led light to see if each segment works?
Amazing! Which blade did you use in the scrollsaw to cut the acrylic?
I like your videos and I'm going to make my first attempt at a Neon sign soon. But I want to make sure I'm tracking: for the power source, you spliced the male end of the power source and connected it with one of the two-prong clips, then plugged it in right? I'm just trying to make sure I understand
What type of blades/ do you use in your scroll saw? To cut the plexiglass
Hi. How do you print out the wording to fallow ? How to you place the word on the glass ?
Hi awesome videos ! Question the black wires to actually connect everything where do you purchase does ?.
Hi thanks for watching! I believe you were talking about the amzn.to/3t05nEl I bought mostly everything from Amazon and have some links in the description above. Thanks
You got a great channel! Really appreciate all the in depth instruction you give. I was wondering where do you get the plexi glass or acrylic board from?
Hi, thanks for watching. I just get it at Home Depot, but you could get it from most hardware stores. Just go to the window section and they have glass and plexi glass next to each other. Thanks for your question.
I got all the parts mentioned but if you can show a little close up on how you cut the led wire and how you connect it i find it very hard :) i tried and will try again tonight
Yeah, it took a couple of tries to get it right. I will try to post a small clip of connecting them tomorrow, just incase.
Hi I just uploaded the new video which has the connections closer to see, hope this helps.
@@MakerDecor thanks a lot will watch it now
Mannn i love it tooo... I have a question regarding the neon strip.. you said cut at the black dots. How close together or how small of a piece can you cut? Thanks again for making video awesome job
Hi thanks for watching. The black lines are about an inch apart. So, you can have a piece as small as about an inch or so. Thanks
hi do you know if there is a program to work out the measurements to get the right size of sign / and to work out the cuts of the text as you can only cut the led every 2.5 cm????
Hi thanks for watching. I do not know of a program that would do that. I just used my cricut machine to cut out the vinyl sticker to the size I wanted. It wasn't that difficult cutting every 2.5cm. I just had to manipulate the LED a little shorter or longer than the vinyl sticker. It was not noticeable and worked out great.
overall, how long did this take you and how much did everything cost?
You can use the two different color wires just use white wire heat shrink.
Can you show how to connect the back ? And any way to make the connection look better 😢
I've watched a few of your neon sign videos and I see you use a special cutter to cut the plexiglass. Is there a way or a tool to cut the plexiglass in an easy or affordable way??
Hi, thanks for watching. The only way I have seen is using the scroll saw, which that is what I used here. Or a more affordable option is a jigsaw, which can be purchased for about $30 and up. The plexi glass has to be on the thicker side. Thin plexi glass will break easy. I usually use .220 thickness from Home Depot. Hope this helps.
Please can you post the link for where you brought the lights? As I am wanting to do something similar
Hi thanks for watching. I have the link in the bottom of the description. And cool, it is a fun project. I have another video on my channel that has more detail about connecting the lights. Good luck.
This is awesome, where do you live. Would like to have a better understand
Hi, thanks for watching. I live in Texas.
Good work 👍
Can you cut this strip anywhere you want?
Hi, thanks for watching. No for the wire shown it is about every 1 inch you will see a light black line which indicates were to cut. This leaves the connection so it can be connected to the next one. A lot of LED wire is different some have it every feet, inch or less. Some are not cuttable at all. So read the details when purchasing. The ones I have been using are about 1 inch apart for cutting. Thanks.
Love the sign!! Great job
Where did you get the lettering? Did you make the lettering yourself on a program from computer or did you have the lettering made and bought online? Thank you
Hi, thanks for watching. I make a lot of my signs on photoshop or canva. I use photoshop to manipulate the fonts to how I think looks best in my mind. I haven't really found a font that doesn't need some tweaking, either moving letters, changing letter sizes or adding thickness. I am sure other people have found a better way but it usually takes me some time to get a sign the way I want it to look. I am not great at photoshop, etc.
@@MakerDecor Hey, so tried to work with photoshop and canva and I don't understand how you get that size of font and I don't mind having each letter on a separate page
Like the one you made of bride to be
@@uliseshernandez7596 Hi, I am not good at explaining this as I am not a graphic designer. But for instance in photoshop and canva you can go to create new canvas custom size. And there you will create the canvas the size you want. You can select it to be 36 inches wide to 36 inches tall and you will know that whatever you type and expand to the edges will be 36 inches tall or wide. So that is how I get the font to be the size I feel it should be.
What are you using to cut the acrylic? Also do you have a special blade?
Hi, thanks for watching. I was using a scroll saw, they are very easy to use. And no just a regular wood cutting blade. It worked ok, just go slow and you shouldn't have any issues. Definitely wear some protective eye wear because you don't want a piece of plastic to fly up. Good luck and let me know if you have any other questions.
Not sure if you’ve answered before could you tell me where the acrylic is from and the thickness you chose? Thank you!
Can you do a slow down on what you are doing with the end pieces PLEASE?
Hi, thanks so much for watching. Do you mean how I connect the end pieces? If that is what your looking for I recently uploaded a video focusing more on how I connected the end pieces.
Here is the link czcams.com/video/czLlaHPp4YM/video.html
Or you can go to my page and the video is there titled Closer look at LED Neon sign connectors. Let me know, thanks.
@@MakerDecor Thank You so much for responding :)
LED neon style light
Is there a way to make these light flash or dimmable? Any other colors. Any multi color strands. Still watching your videos haha haven't Google it yet.
Thank you. I know people have done it. But I haven't been able to do it yet. I tried once but haven't tried again in a while. Good luck
Is there a specific saw you use to cut the acrylic glass you recommend?
Hi, thanks for watching. No not really, I used a scroll saw which works. The main thing that helps the most is having thicker acrylic glass. Thin acrylic glass cracks easy. So when you have thicker, I used .220 thickness. It cuts well if you practice with it. I have seen people use a jigsaw to cut acrylic but that does have more vibrations and would definitely need to support it well to prevent it from cracking. So, really any brand scroll saw, even the cheaper ones will cut it. Hope this helps, thanks.
If you use Lexan instead of plexiglass .22 or thicker it will cut well with a jig saw. Will be a few dollars more. Use a fine tooth blade. Just protect it from scratches as you slide the saw.
Do you know how I can fix my neon sign that stopped working, half way?
Hi, the most likely reason if it was working halfway, is the connection is not secure. Meaning the clip and the wire are not connected with the metals or copper pieces touching each other. Or the clip attached to the neon line may have shifted. I would first try to shift the clip a little bit and if it is flickering then it is the connection is not secure. Then you can attempt to reconnect it or when you move it around and it stays light up, add some super glue the acrylic bottom to keep the clip in place where the whole sign is light up. The other thing is if it was never working half way then the wires may be reversed at that section point and that has happened to me on another video here. Then all you would need to do is reverse them wherever it isn't working. In most situation it will be the connection to the clips as that would be easy to misalign when gluing the LED wire to the acrylic. After each section always double check because it is easier to correct before the whole line is down. I have used the clips from Amazon and once they are secured they continue to work, but does take some practice with the connection secure before gluing. Please let me know if you have any other questions, hopefully this helps and good luck!
What font did you use?
Are there cords that allow it to be battery powered? Instead of a plug in?
Hi, I am not aware of any that would be battery powered at the moment. Sorry
Can i use one of those for a bussines outside
Hi, sorry I would not think so.
Have you had any problems with the gorilla glue? I bought the same kind and it doesn’t work well. It will not hold the end caps at all🤔
Hi, for the gorilla glue it works with the neon LED I used and linked in the description. For some reason it works with that brand that I know of. Because I have tried other LED brands on Amazon and it wouldn't hold or it would come loose after a minute or so. I can tell you the one I used have all stayed connected and was probably just lucky that was the brand I tried first? I bought some very expensive multi colored lights and gorilla glue wouldn't even hold it and just made a mess. Sorry, I wish I had more info on why?
Heyyy is the acrylic glass the same thing as acrylic sheet from Home Depot ?
Hi, yes it is. It is the .220 thickness one at Home Depot. It is like $35 there
Are you able to use different colors?
I have tried once and did not get the results I wanted. I will have to try again soon.
Is that blue thing acrylic and if so where do I buy it? Those days what are they called im not familiar with tools. You make this look so easy. Your wife must think your just the best. I would be giving you project after project 😂
Hi, yes I bought it at Home Depot. Make sure you get the thicker acrylic, the thinner one will bend too easy. I used a scroll saw to cut out the acrylic and a drill to drill the holes. lol and I am usually the one trying new projects. I had to get away from Pinterest because it never ended, lol
Where do you the spool of wire
The spool of wire I got from Lowe's. I believe it was made for installing door bell wire. It was maybe 22 gauge wire? It was thin, they sell the same at Home Depot. Just look for thin door bell wire like 22 or 24 gauge and it should work.
do you have a list of items used for this project.
Hi, I have used a couple of different things. I have a link at the bottom of the description with the Amazon Links to the stuff purchased. Except the plexi glass was purchased at Home Depot for I believe around $35. makerdecorations.com/led-links/
Did you make holes to put the wire through?
Hi, yes I drilled small holes to push the wire through underneath.
What are you putting in on, Plexiglas?
Hi, yes plexiglass
Did you purchase white or warm white neon?
I believe it was the White Neon, thank you.
What size is your scroll Saw?
Hi thanks for watching. I believe it is the 18 in version.
How thick is the acrylic u use?
Hi thanks for watching. That was a tough decision. Home depot had a thinner cheaper one I believe size .093, which was thin and I wasnt sure if it would work. So I went with the more expensive thicker one. I believe it was.220 size. This one was thick enough and worked great. The thinner one may work, I was just worried about movement and if the glue would stick if the plexiglass flexed some? Thanks for your question.
Ya, thats why I asked! I was thinking about trying to make one myself but I wasnt sure what thickness would be good to use with cutting with a jigsaw! Thanks for answering!!
@@briancooper5202 Yeah probably the thicker one just to be safe. Thinner plexi glass does tend to crack easily with the vibrations. Glad I was able to help, good luck.
Link please
Hi, thanks for watching and commenting. Here is the links, which are also available at the bottom of the description. Please let me know if you have any questions.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08ZXLBRMM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07V37WBRT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
What Cricut was used to cut the plexiglass? Thanks 😊
Hi thanks for watching. I used the cricut machine to cut the vinyl sticker. The plexiglass was cut with the scroll saw. Sorry for the confusion, thank you.
Hello,
I made a name sign, and the first couple of letters light up, not alot though, do you have any idea what could be the problem ?
Thanks
Hi thanks for reaching out. Hmm this could be a couple of things. The first is when you first received the led lights did you plug in to make sure they light up bright. When I first received mine I plugged them in and they were really bright. And after each connection I would plug in to make sure everything was as bright as when I plugged them in initially. If it was bright out of the box and then I would check the first connection, some times those clips can be a big fidgety and some are better than others. I have ordered the same clips and some times the ones I get are slightly different from the same ones I ordered before. Just make sure they have a strong connection set before moving on to the next one. The other thing is the gauge of the wire. If it is too thin it may be difficult passing through. Gauge 20-22 have always worked great for me. Always go back to the first connection and get that one perfect before moving on to ensure the sign is how you want it and not have to go backwards. Also this may sound weird but make sure you are putting the right side up and not the bottom side up. Just because I actually did this in one of my videos and had to peel it up quick before the glue dried. So it is an easy mistake to make having the bright side down lol. I did. Hope this helps and thanks for watching, wish you good luck.
Your not a very good explainer but it did come out cool how do u connect it u drill a hole and connect it thru the back or ?
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For sure, here are some more in-depth info on the topic. Thanks for watching!
This turned out so BEAUTIFUL... but
I wished this video was NOT Sped up...
I really wanted to LEARN how to do this...
Its too hard to LEARN something when you can't SEE what you're doing, Even when I tried to slow this video down... I didn't understand exactly WHAT all you were doing in order... because again... this video is TOO FAST to Learn.
SAD
Hi, yes I have recieved a couple of comments about this. I really try to shorten my videos so they are not so long. But since I did get some comments I created this video czcams.com/video/Lii-OCnOELE/video.html Its a little longer but I slowed it down and scaled down the sign to make an easy example. I also created this video that shows the connection a little better. czcams.com/video/czLlaHPp4YM/video.html Hope these help
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WOW... Thank YOU so much for taking the time to show me these other videos... You are so thoughtful...
Excellent... can't wait to watch them...
lol this video is like watching spanish, i do decor but not eletric. is to possible to build a Happy Birthday and sell to us via shipping? will message you on instagram
Lol, thanks for watching. I do not do electric either, but like learning new things so I gave it a shot. It took me some practice but worked easier than I thought. I do not have a background in electric but didnt want to pay for one made, lol. Since I am just learning LED signs I would not feel comfortable selling one, sorry. Thanks for your comment.
What font did you use?
Hi thanks for watching. I believe it was Madina