DIY Neon LED Rope Sign for just £70! | DIY with Oh Abode

DIY Neon LED Rope Sign for just £70! | DIY with Oh Abode | DIY For Beginners

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3 жыл бұрын

After seeing custom rope light signs for over £600, I decided to make my own for just £70 (most of that cost is the acrylic sheet backing and tools needed).
This is a super easy to follow tutorial so you too can make your own custom DIY LED neon rope sign.
All links can be found below. (I check links every month- drop a comment if not working!)
Aff Links:
Neon Rope Light - bit.ly/3z567J1. (eBay)
UK/EU AC to DC 12V Power Cable - amzn.to/3pOHXzU (USA -bit.ly/31HOymq)
Light Adapter - bit.ly/34PsvrY select DC 12/24v Connector (eBay)
24 gauge Speaker Wire - amzn.to/2WYaTtL
Soldering Iron kit - amzn.to/3y7Wn0Q
End Caps - amzn.to/306sX6t
Wire Strippers - amzn.to/3dtN9Cf
Super Glue - amzn.to/3DE9qbg
Acrylic Sheet - bit.ly/3piT3LR
Design mock up sites:
Canva (to mock up the design) - bit.ly/3uQekxq
Rasterbator (to split an image into A4 sheets) - www.rasterbator.net
Dafont (free fonts) - www.dafont.com
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Пікірлер: 232

@bigron8308 Жыл бұрын

This is the only tutorial that doesn't leave you confused Thank you

@joefriend2145 Жыл бұрын

Finally, a DIY neon led tutorial that actually makes sense and is designed for the novice. Thank you so much!

@danieljimenezjr 2 жыл бұрын

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 KZfaq! Love it

@_OhAbode 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@petakucas7389 Жыл бұрын

I totally agree

@roypt1934 2 жыл бұрын

My search for making led neon sign end with your tutorial.Big salute to female DIY

@Fancylooks 2 ай бұрын

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!

@stevehoward6374 2 жыл бұрын

Really great tutorial - loads of little hints and tips and great detail without every being patronising - just brilliant!

@zoeyliu1496 Жыл бұрын

Hi,you are very professional ,i'm zoey from china ,our factory producing neon light .thanks

@itsmejnpp 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@margauxlassegard2563 2 жыл бұрын

This tutorial was amazing! It was so informative and easy to follow. Thank you so much 💓 My sister and I followed this to make a sign and we are so impressed by your ability to do this all by yourself. You are one talented human!

@millthor Жыл бұрын

Definitively by far the best neon sign tutorial I´ve found here on KZfaq! Congratulations for the great video and the great result!

@martinharker6954 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@JamasWorld 2 жыл бұрын

Greatly detailed, step by step, informative video. It's the best one I've seen. Thanks.

@lenabanx6221 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@mumumumumumumummm Жыл бұрын

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!!!!!

@mikiandcrew5080 2 жыл бұрын

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

@shalotfpv Жыл бұрын

Wonderful walkthrough! I cannot believe how cheap the LED rope it, will have to give this a try!! Thank you

@jasmineh5352 Жыл бұрын

Your tutorial is so easy to follow! Thanks for the breakdown

@Segundo_Grande Жыл бұрын

Awesome. About to do something like this for my Ms's B-day. Your video was immensely helpful. Cheers!

@ohheyjanadraws Жыл бұрын

Well done! 👏🏼 it looks beautiful, especially for a first try. It's a lovely and very informative video! Thanks!

@chitowntexan 2 жыл бұрын

This is a GREAT video showing the detail needed. Thank u 😊

@TammyJewelry 2 жыл бұрын

Best Tutorial I’ve seen ,very detailed

@VISIONINC63 2 жыл бұрын

Very impressive great job!!! and video is easy to follow..... Thank you Much!.

@grimsled Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your instruction. Can't wait to see how this is going to turn out!

@Changingwayz777 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Barackrifle 2 жыл бұрын

Followed you from Instagram today. From Ireland and living in the US. This is a fantastic demo, 100% will be following this

@schlepers 2 жыл бұрын

That looks awesome. Thanks for simple instructions!!

@dammyoguns3740 Жыл бұрын

This is the best way to learn neon sign... Thank you so much

@EviePlaytime 3 жыл бұрын

Just what I needed. Thanks girl.

@zoobiewa 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@_OhAbode 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@kouthao4028 2 жыл бұрын

That is beautiful! Thank you for the tutorial!

@MG63 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@thomasmcferran2889 2 жыл бұрын

Wanted to make a sign as a gift to my parents and needed a tutorial, this was absolutely PERFECT! Thank you!

@_OhAbode 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@didalifeneonsign3915 Жыл бұрын

You can customize your own neon sign，

@didalifeneonsign3915 Жыл бұрын

Custom Neon Sign, Personalised Neon Sign for Wall Decor Wedding Party Birthday Gift Bar Shop Home decoration,

@Jenoveryonder 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Best tutorial I’ve seen.

@janeeirvine3627 3 жыл бұрын

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 KZfaq just now and I got soooooooo excited 😂

@irina7707 3 ай бұрын

Perfect!❤❤❤❤ thank you!

@NeonMillennials 2 жыл бұрын

Daaamn you are a genius and a good worker!! Thanks for the knowledge 💛🌟

@Janpva. 2 жыл бұрын

MG that's a lot of work. Good job !!

@p2kc1 2 жыл бұрын

This is not just helpful. This is so amazing and beautiful

@giuliom8520 Жыл бұрын

Wow, great job! Not as simple as I thought

@intufiranteys739 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the details and its links on description

@McGick 2 жыл бұрын

I like the detail you tell to us. You are awesome. Thank a lots.

@_OhAbode 2 жыл бұрын

Hope your sign goes well!

@kimpeterson1268 2 жыл бұрын

That is badass! You did a great job!

@Rccooking 11 ай бұрын

Nice work that look beautiful

@_OhAbode 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@JunaidSalehHayat Жыл бұрын

Amazing work! Thanks from Pakistan!

@glecygamelin2226 Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! Thank-you🙏

@yannapartone 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect, thank you

@christopherlawes9286 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@_OhAbode 2 жыл бұрын

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

@chips919 Жыл бұрын

Great video

@seangomez2799 2 жыл бұрын

Great work sis!

@diywithemma 2 жыл бұрын

This is brilliant 🥰

@camgillette7448 2 жыл бұрын

Yo this Is exactly the video I needed. Tyty

@artlovelife5525 Жыл бұрын

Great job!

@camilleroberts3437 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! Thank you

@_OhAbode 2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@Aldik1980 2 жыл бұрын

Wow ! Great job !

@cmcmillan7987 3 жыл бұрын

Great content. Thanks 👍

@roddychisholm552 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very good info.

@jessjabr 2 жыл бұрын

wow super cool

@muhammadirfanhakimibinrahd7088 2 жыл бұрын

good vid, simple

@hamdihassan4796 2 жыл бұрын

Talented 👍🏽

@nadirali1256 2 жыл бұрын

perfect video

@ProtoG42 2 жыл бұрын

Inspirational ❤️🔥

@burgerclubtab2156 2 жыл бұрын

Genial, gracias por compartir.

@grimsled Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@_OhAbode 4 ай бұрын

Hope it was useful! 🩷🩷

@McTGuitar 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@_OhAbode 2 жыл бұрын

🙌🏽 this is what I ended up doing towards the end to go quicker !

@michaelwilliams1525 2 жыл бұрын

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. 🤔

@anurodhanand9293 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Good idea

@_OhAbode 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome 😊

@dwaynechampmanuel5963 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! nice

@tenfour000 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@_OhAbode 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I’ve got another video in the works on a solderless sign like this too, so stay tuned!

@najazk3803 2 жыл бұрын

Meu Deus que delicadeza e paciência , muito lindo ...💗💗💗💗

@koichi88 Жыл бұрын

You are making the soldering extremely easy and I’m real struggling with the Solder 😢

@kevinvitale8980 10 ай бұрын

Im thinking black or dark smoked acrylic sheet might hide the wires better? Great video by the way.

@eviele2200 7 ай бұрын

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?

@DaDom07 Жыл бұрын

She solders in her hand, that's what I call skill.

@PashStratton Жыл бұрын

Amazing video! Trying to follow along now! :) What size end caps did you get, 8mm or 12mm?

@dland4766 Жыл бұрын

Very cool... looks GREAT!!! ✌P.E.A.C.E

@becky8039 Жыл бұрын

cool

@martinbower2915 2 жыл бұрын

great video , you made it look easy ! love the rasterbator, I've never seen that site before

@_OhAbode 2 жыл бұрын

Makes life so much easier!

@DJCHECA 2 жыл бұрын

muy bueno!

@isobelhealey3451 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@DziadekOi Жыл бұрын

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 ;)

@chezzy00 Жыл бұрын

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 :-) ?

@patyusma1831 2 жыл бұрын

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

@alfredoojeda7977 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for this!

@ruairipollins5396 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. Well done! Seriously well explained. What thickness was your acrylic sheet? Perhaps you mentioned in tbe video. Many thanks!

@bigron8308 Жыл бұрын

The sheet linked in the description is 120 x 60 cm And 0.2 cm thick Hope this helps

@davebacknolaliki1452 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@_OhAbode 2 жыл бұрын

100%!

@thenewmoonNP 2 жыл бұрын

so you connect each piece of LED strip to the next with wire?

@slister93 2 жыл бұрын

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?

@_OhAbode 2 жыл бұрын

It does keep it looking neater, but if you want it waterproof; they’re needed x

@Ioan.Mutu. Жыл бұрын

After watching this tutorial i changed my mind and i will just buy other gift for my friend 🤣

@Ajibs_Seams Ай бұрын

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❤

@xcubanshortiix 2 жыл бұрын

Hiiii! Your video is so inspiring 😍 what do you use to file down your acrylic?

@_OhAbode 2 жыл бұрын

I used a tile file as it’s the only file I had haha x

@maalumzawadi245 2 жыл бұрын

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

@_OhAbode 2 жыл бұрын

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

@unsalbulent 6 ай бұрын

💯💯💯

@bastikeks8011 6 ай бұрын

Hey im from Germany, and the ebay seller wont ship to me. Do you know by any chance where i can buy these stripes?

@abautomotivetransmissions2970 Жыл бұрын

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 :)

@abautomotivetransmissions2970 Жыл бұрын

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!!!

@jamesgladstone1446 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Where did you get the end caps? I can't seem to find any and unfortunately your link is broken. Thanks

@_OhAbode 2 жыл бұрын

Link should be fixed, they’re on amazon and eBay xx

@laanahoucine2552 Жыл бұрын

bon courage

@dammyoguns3740 Жыл бұрын

And pls what's the name of the site to download font.

@djrickstareaction272 Жыл бұрын

PRETTY TOES

@lionfiremusic4519 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE YOU

@hampshiremagician Жыл бұрын

love this tutorial, just wondering though. what if the section you need to go around is + or - the 2.5cm cut interval? You seemed to be very lucky with each part with the cut points. How did you manage that?

@_OhAbode Жыл бұрын

So you can cut the tubing at any point but don’t cut the electrical strip. If you cut the strip at the next cut point you can fold it back inside the tubing that’s cut shorter. Otherwise you can adapt your design slightly x