DIY LED Logo Signs w/ X-Carve - Christmas Special!

In this video I've partnered with Inventables to create some glowing LED signs. I made 1 for myself and 2 to give away as Christmas gifts. I used my new 2021 X-carve to get the job done!
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[@SpencleyDesignCo]

Seeing you start to use that CNC really gets my brain spinning on all of the things I'm missing out on! Keep up the great work man!

[@ZacBuilds]

Thanks Eric! If you get one we could start sharing project files and remixing each others projects haha, just saying, it'd be fun!

[@davidcline2010]

Great job on the gifts. It's obvious you care a lot about family and friendship. I just got into cnc woodwork in a small way so I appreciate seeing some good ideas. One thing I can't go on without mentioning though, Christmas IS still a religious holiday to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Look forward to seeing more of your projects.

[@MilitaryCombatNetwork]

Love those walnut signs

[@ZacBuilds]

Thanks!

[@drewbdoo_]

That is an absolutely AWESOME build Zac. I might do a similar idea, but break the Walnut up a little more with a ring around the logo or something, filled with epoxy. Absolutely gorgeous pro-ject man.

[@ZacBuilds]

Thanks Drew and that sounds like an awesome idea! I'd love to see it if you end up doing that! Cheers man :)

[@vividlightwellness]

Beautiful work! Love the designs and the finished signs.

[@ZacBuilds]

Thanks Morganne!

[@folkusonme]

what a wholesome channel 🥺

[@darinungerman2132]

Lovely build! Bee's wax is my go-to for release. It will never fail you, easy to get, easy to melt on a small coil heater and brushes on easy. You may want to have some silicone coaster molds sitting at the ready to simply poor excess resin in as well.

[@jordan-leiloveridge1975]

how good would this have been as a clock, just a small modification could have added a little functionality

[@ZacBuilds]

Totally! that's a great idea.

[@danfladda4713]

Just a little help with clamping. Those aluminum triangles that came with the clamps should be used. The plastic clamp should be putting pretty close to even pressure on the workpiece and the triangle. Also, some good double sided tape is worth the purchase. I rarely ever use the actual clamps.

[@ZacBuilds]

Ya haha, I realized that the other day when I was browsing the inventables store and they showed a picture. I had a "Ohhhhh that's what those are for!" moment. Appreciate the info man, I'll be sure to use them next time!

[@ebonicmaser]

Carpet tape is your friend when CNCing. I've had many clamps fail while cutting, but the tape has always held. Just remember to account for the added thickness when setting workspace parameters. Great looking project.

[@ZacBuilds]

Good tip, thanks man! I'll keep that in mind for the future.

[@donnawalker3910]

Happy Belated Festivus!!

[@ZacBuilds]

Thanks Donna!

[@markduggan3451]

They look great.

[@ZacBuilds]

Thanks Mark!

[@ArpadBuildsThis]

Oh! Forgot to leave a comment! These signs turned out really good! I love how the epoxy centre lights up, and the back/edge lighting brings it up to the next level! Also thanks for the updates on IG! They look awesome, glad to see Mark loves his, and I hope your dad likes his!

[@aaronkuhaulua5580]

Awesome idea with the led back lit signs, I'm going to have to snag this. Also try double stick tape under your material to give a little more reinforcement to your project and keep it from sliding on the cut deck.

[@ZacBuilds]

Great call Aaron, I'll try some double sided tape on the next build. If you end up making one of these I'd love it if you could send me a pic!

[@donnygrahambuilds]

Dude, Merry Christmas! Also - I nabbed up the same DeWalt planer a few months back, and it is by far the strongest benchtop planer model. Absolutely a killer addition to any shop without a floor model! Fun video, keep the good Christmas vibes coming 👍🏽

[@ZacBuilds]

Thanks Donny, merry Christmas and happy new year to you too man! And ya that planer is amazing, I was legitimately shocked at how much better it was than my old one.

[@aLeXxFeLiXx]

This is something else, enjoyed every second of the video and the build!, great work!! Merry Christmas and happy new year everyone! :)

[@ZacBuilds]

Thanks Alejandro! Much appreciated man, merry Christmas!

[@Danielism]

Amazing work as always!

[@ZacBuilds]

Thank you!

[@ragmanintx]

Christmas is most definitely a religious holiday (Holy Day).

[@David34981]

It is only if you want it to be. Why would we want religion get in the way of our lives, happiness and development?

[@UltimateTechHub]

Man I need a custom sign for my Channel! Looks very cool!!

[@its9429]

It's all good man 😂. Have a great Christmas.

[@ZacBuilds]

Same to you!

[@jamesduffin9417]

Amazing such a great looking project. One word of caution from someone who worked for a lighting manufacturer if you do this again try and avoid using CA glue on the LED strips as the gases given off by it can cloud the clear plastic.

[@ZacBuilds]

Thanks for the tip James! I was a bit worried about that, but I think I got lucky on these ones and the glue, nor the accelerator, affected the clear plastic. But definitely something to keep in mind for the future!

[@jamesduffin9417]

@@ZacBuilds it doesn’t happen with all CA glues but most of them can effect plastic. VHB tape and clear silicon caulk are good choices used in industry. Glad it worked out for you! Definitely inspired to make something similar! But without a CNC.

[@F4CreationsNJ]

Merry Christmas you crazy Canadian 😁🎅🎄

[@ZacBuilds]

Thanks Tom haha

[@Rudyparnica]

Great stuff!

[@ZacBuilds]

Thanks Rudy!

[@jessefurqueron5555]

Nice vid, enjoyed it. Couple of thoughts. For the melamine sticking, try Smooth-on mold release (spray 200 or brush-on 205). Not familiar w your brand resin, so obviously try on small test piece first. For resin dams, get some low-sulphur clay (Reynolds sells it too), go w low sulphur in case you ever want to play w platinum silicones. If you haven’t, you might want to check out Rubio or Osmo for finishing. Which one depends on your use preference (application differ a bit between the two) and the desired sheen. They may seem pricey for the container sizes, but a little goes a very long way. Lastly, yep that Dewalt is a great planer in its price price range. Got one after our Hitachi P12R bit the dust after many years. Have had the Dewalt for several years. If you want great planing surface finishes without tear out (but you’ll sacrifice depth of cut per pass), invest In a Shelix head. Awesome awesome upgrade if you deal with figured or chattery woods. Also helps minimize sanding (can go straight to higher grits). This is doubly good if you use Osmo/Rubio as the recommended sanding is only to lower mid grits (varies by lumber species as well, so trial and error for your desired results). As always, just sharing. nothing more, nothing less. Keep the vids up and have a good’un.

[@ZacBuilds]

Hey Jesse thank you for all that info, much appreciated and I'll take it all under advisement! Thanks for the kind words.

[@Imchen414]

Love your work. Keep it up 👍

[@rexizs6767]

you could use plastic nails for cnc

[@ZacBuilds]

Like the ones used for pex piping?

[@buddytaylor6983]

What’s the thickness of the boards and where do you get your wood for signs?

[@athornforeveryh]

Question from someone who's only done small pours: If you're worried about the epoxy not filling to the top, would flipping the pieces over and filling from the back help?

[@ZacBuilds]

Ya, that's definitely an option too. Just keep in mind if you have any lettering or anything like that that you set it all up so its still the right way around when you're done.

[@MasteringMayhem]

New subscriber here. Appreciate the info. I’m working on making my first LED Sign. It’s my channel logo. I’ll be working with tools that are free hand, but, I want to get it done for the channel. I hope you and yours are well 🙂✌️❤️

[@ZacBuilds]

Thanks for the sub and my pleasure, I'm sure your sign is going to be awesome!

[@PeteDominguezify]

You’re using the clamps wrong! You need to flip them 180 and use the aluminum steppers

[@douwearentz2017]

I like the vibe of this video. Also, nice haircut in the intro!

[@ZacBuilds]

Haha thank you! I let it get a little bit too shaggy there haha, I was too busy making videos and let it grow out of control

[@linsujust6566]

Where do you buy your wallnut wood?

[@ZacBuilds]

From a mill in Stouffville Ontario called Century mill

[@ogsan1296]

This was amazing. I enjoyed your journey on this so much, Your inspiration is off the charts. You have me CNC curious.hmmm Which one did you go with ? Again beautiful. I have friends who would pass out from something this nice. lol

[@ZacBuilds]

Oh wow thank you so much! That's really nice of you to say. Mine is the new 2021 X-carve from inventables. Very happy with it so far!

[@VenaHumplik]

Nice project. Love it, but will love it more wireless 😋 Your channel is inspiring, let´s hit that subscribe button. Keep up!

[@icesphere4839]

Great video Zac! Just one technical question, what are you doing with the excess epoxy? Are you dumping it or is there any better way to get rid of it? Just curious :) Very nice presents by the way and Merry Christmas!

[@ZacBuilds]

Merry Christmas man and thank you for the kind words. When it comes to excess epoxy I just dump it into old milk cartoons, take out containers and etc, wait for it to harden and then toss it out in the garbage.

[@jarnohulkko6744]

Wow.. those look great👍👍 btw.. fhat FORD you drive🤔🤔

[@ZacBuilds]

Thank you Jarno! And haha yup, I've had 4 generations of F150s now and they've all been great to me.

[@ikkuranus]

Signs? I thought they were the top of a bar stools.

[@ZacBuilds]

It would work well for that too!

[@alanbarrington733]

Sorry, but I'm going to pick on you a little. Using time as part of the story is trope this has worn itself out. Now PBS is having to build a trebuchet in 3 weeks (or whatever). I do want to see this vid but if time continues to be player in it I will stop.

[@bch644]

Nope don't agree.....Christmas is a Religious Holiday.

[@Mr.sassaman]

I hope you realize there are other holidays than Christmas, that’s why people say happy holidays. It’s got nothing to do with Christmas and it’s religious associations, especially since Christmas is really a pagan holiday lol

[@travisweathers8778]

Good video, but arrogant comment at the beginning. Christmas is and will always be the celebration of Jesus’ birth. Whether or not people want to participate in that celebration is up to them. Agree that you never need an excuse to do something nice for your fellow man or woman.

[@staiton3889]

Stunning. Just beautiful. Thanks for the great video!

[@ZacBuilds]

Thank you man! Very much appreciated.

[@karriebrown9205]

Hello can you tell me how you did the design part Of this style sign in easel Easel. I’m waiting to make something in oval shape very similar to this where middle is cut out either the design in middle too. It’s a gift for my daughter for Xmas to kang above her bed. I want it to have her name with life line attached and heart in the line and then under or maybe just carved in wood u set est with her birth year

[@Dislocilised]

I don’t think anyone in their right mind could say this video was rough at all! :D Well produced as always, and incredible work in the video!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year :D

[@ZacBuilds]

Thank you! Ya I was actually expecting the edit to take a bit longer than it did, so I had time to give it just about as much polish as any of my other videos. Merry Christmas :)

[@Dislocilised]

@@ZacBuildsThe polish was perfect, was pumped to see an alert for your video. Thanks again for the great content :)

[@viiskakskolomenolla]

I don't comment a lot on videos, but i gotta say, your content is absolutely amazing! Found your channel a while ago and the videos are so well made. Love the way you edit the videos and keep them clean. I really hope the algorithm picks up the channel!

[@ZacBuilds]

Damn thank you so much! That's really encouraging to hear and it seriously means a lot to me. Thank you taking the time to leave such a nice a comment

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Merry Christmas and happy holiday an happy new year's Zac. Awesome video Zac. Very nice job turned out very well there. Hopefully you get great use out of it my friend. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Keep making. God bless.

[@ZacBuilds]

Thanks Jared! Merry Christmas my fried!

[@SchysCraftCo.]

@@ZacBuilds Merry Christmas

[@jamielea728]

You can make that amazing gift out of rough cut wood but the wrapping paper is what tripped you up 😂

[@Mbs1900]

عمل رائع تحياتي لك من المملكه العربيه السعوديه 👍🇸🇦🇸🇦

[@ZacBuilds]

Thank you! Greetings from Canada!

[@vincentrodak9734]

great video!!

[@ZacBuilds]

Thanks Vincent!

[@ddhrsa]

Great work

[@sebastianlomonaco6149]

No! We can not agree that Christmas is not a religious holiday. Your suggestion is insult to Christians and can be considered as insulting as an anti-Semitic comment. An apology to Christians is in order, or we can just stop following you.

[@ClintonCaraway-CNC]

Christmas is the day the Lord Jesus Christ was born!!

[@jesusloveseveryone888]

Amen! 🙏🏼✝️🕊️

[@chriscutress1702]

Years ago Mac Davis had a Christmas Special where Christmas was replaced with a mandatory Mass Consumption Day and the true meaning of Christmas was forgotten as the celebration of the birth of Christ Jesus. Please don't fall into that trap like the manufacturers of mass consumables want you too. The last time I felt the true meaning of Christmas was in South India on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day while travelling and staying on a house boat. We were invited into the owners home for Christmas Eve Dinner and later Christmas Day breakfast. They had a nativity scene outside of their home and at midnight when we went back to the houseboat to sleep the baby Jesus was still missing but at breakfast time the nativity was complete with the baby Jesus present. A simple celebration of the true meaning of Christmas as the birth of Christ and a time of thanksgiving amongst those who know the true meaning of the Christ - Mas.

[@David34981]

Nah. It's not even a christian holiday, originally. It's just christianity piggybacking on pagan celebrations which is not the only time they ever did that. Let christianity die a dignified death please.

[@jesusloveseveryone888]

@@David34981, Christianity will never die and 2.6 billion others across the world agree. God bless you! 🙏🏼✝️🕊️