I've always wanted my own neon sign, but lack the willingness to pay for the real deal. Besides, as an artist, I wanted to design my own. Luckily for me, you can buy pseudo-neon lights – LED strips embedded sideways in colorful silicone that effectively imitate an actual neon light. Using many of these strips, a 24V 5A power supply, some wood sheets, and a lot of soldering, I put together my own version of a DIY neon sign.
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Website: https://www.wingsumlaw.com
Blog post: https://www.wingsumlaw.com/tinker/posts/custom-neon-led-sign
Like the raccoon and duck shirts? They were designed and made by my sister! Please go see her incredible work: https://www.instagram.com/wingyeescreams/
The Slightly Bitter pin: https://www.etsy.com/listing/592025650/slightly-bitter-grapefruit-enamel-pin
Thank you to @Tested for putting out the video that inspired this project: https://youtu.be/QVZn7YaRMd8
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:33 Aesthetic design
2:04 Laser cutting
2:30 Cutting LED strips & prepping the wooden frame
8:31 Finishing the wooden frame
10:05 Circuit design
14:40 Circuit assembly
17:20 Finished sign reveal
18:35 Lessons learned
Images:
- Vintage Neon Sign by Clem Onojeghuo on Unsplash
- Diner Sign by John Matychuk on Unsplash
- Radio City by Sebastian Cordat on Unsplash
Music:
Artists:
LuKremBo
- Insta: https://www.instagram.com/lukrembo/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LuKremBo
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2mvFGnu3tPO49WSrFZ4zVR
- SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo
Cheel
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI4VlRu-Cl_ol4yRiY0TQyw
Patrick Patrikios
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTPI2hZYxoHtdGEpdFoaU5A
Songs in order of appearance:
- Branch by LuKremBo
- Marshmallow by LuKremBo
- Blue Dream by Cheel
- Soft Feeling by Cheel
- New Day by Patrick Patrikios