DIY LED Project with Diffuser Channels - Full Walkthrough

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

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[@takkovacs5967]

That's it I'm sold. Of all the DIY projects I've been perusing lately this one left me with my jaw on the ground. I already forsee the frustration, sweat and tears that may come with it but it looks beyond worth it! All DIYs should be formatted like this

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and format! Let me know if you have any questions and I'm more than happy to help if I can. I'm by no means an expert but I know more today than I did about a year ago when i started. Thanks buddy!

[@kyredormangara4298]

Hi Chris, While using a clamp connector (as WAGO invented it in 1951), you have to use only one wire per slot. Otherwise If you connect 2 sires, you can't be 100% sure that both wires are 100% the same size. So the bigger one would be sure connected, but the smaller could be less connected, and disconnect with vibrations. Or create a hot point if you have a lot of current passing through. By the way, you don't need to weld some tin on your wires if you use WAGO connect, 221 connectors are build for both solid wires or not. Thanks for using WAGO ;)

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thank you so much for that great information! That makes total sense now why you should only use 1 wire per slot. Also thanks for letting me know the wires do not have to be soldered! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment!

[@danieljames500]

if you twist the wires together though you should be able to use a single slot, right? as long as it’s twisted together well

[@kyredormangara4298]

@@danieljames500 yes you could. But the best would be to use a 2wires ferrule to join the two wires together perfectly. For example 2 wires 1mm2 could be gathered using a Wago 216-542

[@ShyamalRuparel]

Painting on carpet. You are a brave man.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Lol yeah not the smartest idea. I was careful but I'm also very accident prone lol.

[@PoisonWaffle3]

Pretty cool! The end result is a nice addition to your LED room 😁 The nice thing about DIY projects is that there's more than one right way to do things, and I'm not trying to say that anything you've done here is wrong. Everyone has different tools/methods and different personal taste. But if I were to replicate the project here are a few things I'd change: - Power injection, especially if you're already using wago connectors. Would be super easy to connect power from the beginning of the first strip to the middle and end of the circuit. Just swap out your 2 way wagos for 3 way, add a few jumper wires, and you're golden. You'll be able to run them at full brightness with no line loss and less heat. I was actually kinda surprised to not see any line loss on a full 5m at 60 LED/m, though I'm not sure if you have them on max brightness? - I would personally have all of the LED strips running in the same direction, rather than back and forth. This could be done easily in WLED (use the segment feature, and flip them around) or with a rewire. I think a bunch of 1m bars running the same effect/animation in similar colors in the same direction but at slightly different speeds would look totally dope. Would be slick with Aurora, Android, or Sinelon effects, I think. - Wago connectors, solder, and raw ESP boards do work fine, but I would suggest looking into crimp-on ferrules for the ends of your wires. They are a lot easier to work with, give you a better connection into wago and screw-terminal connectors, and will save you a few headaches. As we've chatted about before, DigUno boards work great for projects like these, would definitely recommend them 👍 Thanks for sharing another great project, Chris! I'm definitely going to steal a few of your ideas for my own setup 😁

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks as always! I love your ideas on how to do things differently. The power injection like you mentioned would be super easy! I'm not running them at full brightness. In all my projects, I've always been surprised at how bright things get without a lot of power. Although I'm really only down in my basement at night where a little light goes a long ways in the dark. I'll also have to look into crimp-on! I'm all for making things easier to work with. You know your WLED! I will have to try the segments here soon since I also think that would look sweet! Thanks for watching and all the great feedback!

[@PoisonWaffle3]

@@ChrisMaherDIY Cool! Looking forward to seeing the changes in a future video 😁

[@gb1613]

Rewiring them to run in the same direction would waste a lot of wire since you still need to follow a single data path to be able to segment them. You could run the strips in parallel, but then you lose the ability to control each section individually. WLED allows you to reverse the direction of segments so that they all appear to be running the same direction visually.

[@grogers4277]

Man that's a clean setup with unlimited artistic options. Well done!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks buddy! Glad you liked it and thanks for watching! Appreciate the support!

[@MosabElagha]

I love the universe. I’m about to embark on a light project and the peg board idea is exactly what I need. Thank you for making this video! Instant subscriber.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much! Glad you liked it and let me know if you have any questions!

[@mrsmart6638]

Mark my words This guy has potential

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much!! Appreciate the support!

[@ValiantVal]

Chris you are so creative thank you for sharing you skill with us

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Val your the best! You are very welcome :)

[@dumpsterdiner]

jb weld 4 all the things. also some white heat shrink around the wires before feeding them through the peg board would take it up a half a notch (it's already a good project)

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

That's a great idea and it never even crossed my mind to do that. Thanks for taking the time to share your wisdom!

[@davidlime]

I bet you'd throw such amazing parties! That home is a vibe! Thank you for the projects

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

You are welcome and thanks so much for watching! Lol there is certainly a lot going on but I do enjoy the vibe down here when listening to music!

[@ryanlancaster5008]

JB Weld will grip the magnets better. I'd recommend using enough to create a small shoulder around the base of the magnet so that it grips from the sides as well as the back of the magnet.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for the tip! I'll have to try that. I knew someone watching would know what to use! Thanks!!

[@Direcyphre]

Adhesive for bonding metal (or literally any surface, including glass): JB Weld. There are other two-part epoxies out there, but JB Weld still has little competition other than more specialized applications. Although if you planned to use magnets, you probably should've started with one of those metal pegboard panels?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for the advice! A few other people have mentioned jb weld so it must be amazing! The metal pegboard would for sure be fun to use! I think I went with this instead of anything else because it was about the cheapest thing I could find. I think it was less than 5 dollars at home depot lol!

[@phreshxmetal]

​​@@ChrisMaherDIY roughing up the two surfaces with some sand paper or an emery board can help jb weld get a better bond as well 👍

[@bryanlumley3077]

Again nice easy project! thanks for good instruction!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much!! Appreciate the support as always buddy!

[@KeslerGerardMusician]

Man's balls gotta be ginormous to paint in white on carpet. Great work as always! Cant wait to make something like this for my apartment :D

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

hahaha yeah not the smartest thing to do. I'm glad i didn't spill. Thanks buddy! Appreciate the support as always!

[@Zero_Ctrl]

So you had data wires on the first LED but then again on the 4th at 9:12. How does that work? in some parts it seems like they are all red white and black and then at 9:12 the one on the 4th row looks green.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and great observation! So basically what your seeing is me running out of green data wires to use lol. The actual color of the wire does not matter. So I believe in this project I had red for voltage and white for gnd. Then the data was either the green or black wires. Sorry for the confusion! I generally do like to keep everything color coordinated since it makes it a lot easier!

[@dadsquatch79]

Looks really good man. I'm using the Govee environment to completely connect all my lighting based around the Immersion app, and I've used a few of your ideas with their strips to do it. Looks killer.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

I love Govee! I just wish they made led strips that had 60 leds/meter. I could then use them for a lot of these projects. Thanks for watching buddy and thanks for taking the time to comment!

[@bryandood]

Your videos never disappoint! Great job

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed and thanks as always for watching!

[@capsule_gaming]

Honestly never fail to impress! Keep up the amazing work man!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much!! Appreciate the support as always!

[@tomiinai]

Awesome creativity as always 👍

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much! Glad you liked the project and thanks as always for the love!!

[@smallshopproductions5334]

Beautiful! Artistic design and great instructions, Thank you. 🥇

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@Tech-Random]

I bet the magnets would work with a 2 part epoxy. Great project!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much! I'll have to try that. Thanks for the great advice buddy! Cant wait to see your next project.

[@trucksociety2030]

That’s what I was thinking. JB weld makes good stuff for metal

[@sswankk0070]

I would look into possibly using a panel bond typically used in auto body repair that might work. That’s what I use for installing rocker panels on cars instead of welding the seams they are glued on with the adhesive. The brand we use for work is 3m though it isn’t the cheapest.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for the info! That sounds like it would work perfect if its what you use for cars! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!

[@baronvonkaiser9912]

use JB weld for the magnets and metal clips. it bonds super good to metals

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much! I'll have to try that next time. A few other people have also recommended that so it must be good!

[@baronvonkaiser9912]

@@ChrisMaherDIY it really is but you gotta be super careful, as once it gets onto a surface (especially metal) it forms this super hard concrete or ceramic kinda skin, and its nearly impossible to remove without damaging the material underneath. its also resistant to chemicals too, so acetone and petroleum based products wont work. but if you wipe it up before it hardens then you'll be good.

[@slowmotion2268]

Looks awesome bro keep going 💪🏼💪🏼

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks buddy!!

[@breakdown323]

Aweaome additions Chris. The room loooks supreme man great job. I also like the graphical additions youve added to your vids.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks buddy! Glad you liked the video and thanks for taking the time to watch. Appreciate the support!

[@thomasleduc435]

Love you videos and ideas, thank you and keep it up 👍🏻

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks buddy! Appreciate the love!

[@berkc06]

Hey Chris, you are getting better and better. I love your projects.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much!! Appreciate it as always buddy! Thanks for watching!

[@f2bacon]

my first thought is soundproof panels with leds on the front. same build but sound panels between the led and pegboard

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Love it! That's a really good idea and probably not all that hard to do! Thanks buddy!

[@Rohan2698]

To keep the magnets on E6000 is amazing for attaching magnets to metal

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Appreciate it buddy! I'll have to try that next time. I knew there would be a lot smarter people watching than me lol. Thanks again!

[@ferrarig1763]

killer project

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks! Appreciate it buddy!

[@Hyperlands]

Could you make a video on how you did the programming?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! There really isn't any programming. Just getting things set up. I just made a video about how to set up an esp32 controller and connect it to some lights to start controlling leds. Here is the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioCon3mBgdJsidk

[@circadianrebel]

If you put all the wires in to a single slot of the wago connectors, the connector may not clamp down on them correctly and they can come loose, among other issues.

[@gb1613]

Agreed. Electrically it's the same connection either way, but mechanically it's better to keep one wire per slot. If you wanted to tie them all together you can just use wire nuts like what're used in home electrical wiring. However, I'm not sure how well stranded wire holds in a wire nut.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for taking the time to comment and answering my question. I knew someone watching would know the answer! Thanks for watching and appreciate the support!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

That makes sense! Appreciate the explanation and for the advice. Thanks buddy!

[@HanzlaAmjad]

you earned a sub for this explanation ❤️

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much!! Glad you liked the video and thanks for the sub!

[@Jimmys_TheBestCop]

The cheapest adhesive option when looks aren't important is baking soda + super glue since they are both at Dollar stores. The baking soda instantly cures the super glue and it's extremely hard. It can even be filed or sanded. It's like cement. There is also a variety of 5 minute epoxy. Then there is high heat hot glue. Not the normal hot glue but the high heat guns and sticks. Much stronger then the crafting hot glue. If you need to drill or say tap the adhesive I would use jb weld as once cured it can be drilled/tapped.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and for the great tips! I knew there would be at least 1 person who knew what to use! I'll have to try that next time since I really do want to use the magnets!

[@whoneedslovebro]

can you control all ur lights with alexa?? saying something like: "alexa put the bedroom lights on ambient mode" or you need to use the WLED app and control each of your ESP8266 individually???

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

That I'm not sure! I still have not played around with the alexa integration. At some point I will and I'll for sure make a video. I hope there is that level of integration or at least the ability to activate your favorite pre-sets!

[@whoneedslovebro]

​@@ChrisMaherDIY So you and ur family control them via the app??? Any way thank you for all your videos I'm addicted to them, they are a huge inspiration and I've learn a lot!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

@@whoneedslovebro Yup! Just the app right now. At some point I will try to get everything hooked up via alexa or google home but just have not gotten around to it yet! Thanks so much again for watching and I'm glad your liking the videos! They are fun to make!

[@UnbearableHappyness]

That’s so awesome ❤

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@carl_busch]

Great video as always. I have never solder before and glad you explained what you were doing. I just built book shelves for my wife and going to add LEDs behind each shelf. For the frame maybe building it like a picture frame or taking a 2" wide board and running it along your table saw to create a groove/channel for the peg board and doing 45 degree miter?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much and glad you liked it! That would definitely work doing it that way! Probably save a little bit of money on wood as well! 45 degree miter would have worked and honestly probably would have looked a little better! Thanks as always!

[@warning192]

Honestly the type of adhesive you need to be using when it comes down to smooth surfaces like metal your best bet will be JB Weld

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much! I'll have to give that a try. I knew someone watching would have the answer! Thanks buddy!

[@ChrisFredriksson]

Another awesome project! I love this one as well! Loved your detail with the wire mesh on the cables and the magnet idea seemed really nice, maybe you get a solution for the gluing from another subscriber! Also saw you got a reply on the Wagos and yeah, certainly keep them separate, it is also the recommendation from Wago themselves. Really nice Chris! 💓

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks Chris! A few people have already recommended some different things for the magnets which is awesome. Appreciate the info Chris on the wagos and as always thanks so much for watching! Hope you have a great day buddy!

[@tsaltyginger]

Could you have also wired this strips in a parallel series?

[@MrBenedict.]

great video, love the way you make them. and ofc also very informative...I'd be interested if you take special care about the powering of the led strip in this example ? what kind of power supply do you use, and where do you "hide" it ?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! For this project I'm using this power supply: amzn.to/3HTFdam Where I have it hung on my wall, I have a small white cable hider concealing the power cord for about the 12 inches until it disappears behind the bed/couch. Nothing fancy but it gets the job done!

[@ronsoldano]

This is sick. I’m gonna do this on another level. How can I show you later?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much! I'd love to see your work! you can email me at [e-mail]

[@AD2024JAM]

Thanks for sharing this ideas. For the BTF 16.4ft 60LEDs/ m which power supply would you recommend ?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

If you are just using 1 strip, I would probably just use the 5v 10amp supply. Something like this: amzn.to/3T7SMK6 you could use a 5v 5amp supply and that should also work well but if you run them at a high brightness and white, you will see some voltage drop. Thanks for watching!!

[@AD2024JAM]

@@ChrisMaherDIY thanks for the information

[@zlShane]

Can you tell me how this Esp8266 LED Controller actually works? How can you control all the effects? This looks really interesting and you did everything understandable for everyone, im thinking of building this, too ! :) To your question : No it don't make any neccessary change, if you put all of the wires together,.but in electricity its much easier, if you know where the current is-to just take it off and after that everything is current free and you can work without any problems in case of Current on the wires. Its actually getting used like this in building /changing anything in buildings. (sry for my quite weak english, im actually from Germany.) Keep up the Great work, I really appreciate your content .

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment. Thanks for the explanation with the wires. That makes sense! There are a lot of great videos on the WLED installed on esp8266 controller. Here is the one that I made going over how to set it up and basic controls. Its very simple once you do it a couple times! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ommyfpxtiLKjp9U

[@Dj9883LH]

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[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thank you so much!

[@gregorypierre8369]

Which pin on the Wi-Fi board you use to data transmit

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching and great question! On the esp32 its the D2 pin. On the esp8266 its the D4 pin.

[@hellomynameisrodney]

While I was watching I kept thinking about how much I liked that daybed... I am looking for something similar or exact for my office. Would love to know brand or point me in a direction finding it.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Dude, the daybed has been great. I'm pretty tall so I can lay down the long way and stretch out while listening to music or watching a movie. Plus when family comes over to stay, there is a separate bed underneath that pulls out. I think this is the one I got but i'm going to go back and see if I can find out for sure: amzn.to/3KPQWsz

[@youthio86]

Good video really like what you did ☺. Could you of contacted all the lives and neutral, up either side? Instead of chaining them. Might of being easier and just chained the data wire. Not sure on technical terms lol.

[@youthio86]

I made a diagram, is there anyway I can send the picture to see what you think please?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Yeah you could certainly do it that way! Then all the lights strips would all do the same thing. However, if you do it that way, there is no way you can then make the animations snake back and forth if you wanted to. I also know if I want to have each led strip do the same thing, WLED has built into the software where I can assign any leds I want to a segment and then I can have all the segments do the same thing which is essentially what would be happening if I wired them all up from the 1 side. Its a little confusing but hopefully that makes sense! Thanks for watching!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

For sure! [e-mail] Send it over and I'll take a look!

[@youthio86]

@@ChrisMaherDIY sent you my diagram. Thank you again for making these videos. I really enjoy watching them ☺. Made a couple of lights now because of seeing your videos ☺

[@reticulous_pets]

I'm working on a project that'll need about 24 light bars about 7-8 ft tall( haven't decided). Any recommendation on light strips? I need some that are app controlled and have nice effects. Govee or WLED I've seen have decent effects in looking for. Just need to know what strips I can cut and add together that'll give a great look without hotspots. Any info will be great. I've went through a lot of your videos. Govee m1 would have been great but $100 I a little steep. Thanks in advance

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! Sounds like an awesome project! I've really enjoyed using the 5v sk6812 leds. They work great and have a separate channel for white. they can be cut and attached at whatever length you need. For large custom projects like that, I would not recommend the Govee M1 due to the limitations you have on cutting them at whatever length. LED Lights Amazon: amzn.to/3Zguu3y LED Lights AliExpress: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dm2FaeJ And then the light above (or any strip that has at least 60 leds per meter or more will look perfect in these diffusers: Diffuser Channel 1m Lengths: amzn.to/3E1xSXc Diffuser Channel 2m Lengths: amzn.to/3jO3wAu

[@gabiballetje]

Hmm, maybe use the end caps, and drill a hole just small enough for the wires to go through and stick them through, you won't see anything, and i doubt it will really be disturbing the LEDs don't really go all the way to each end. Make it as tight as possible of course.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

For sure a great idea! I think that would work really well and be able to pretty much hide all the wires! Thanks for watching and the awesome suggestion!

[@labmouvement7470]

Hi, I secured way to setup 10 led tube together and control them all together with an app , you suggest what / how to link them and control together and what to use for wifi controller and power supply ? Thanks

[@tensiondriven]

12v or 5v W2812’s? Important detail since the ESP can’t take 12v safely. Also curious about power calculations and the amperage you went with given the risk of drop-off with 5v.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Sorry I should have said that in the video. They are the 5v kind. The link takes you to the 5v ws2812b led lights. Those have been my go to lights for most of my projects and have worked pretty well! I don't exactly have a scientific approach to any of the powering. For this project I used a DC 5 Volt 15 Amp power supply. What I generally do is just hook everything up at the beginning with no power injection and see how it looks. I have never had a reason to have the lights at full brightness and full white so I'm generally just testing out different animations and color combinations and seeing if it passes the eye test. For this project I have the wled limiter set to 2000mh and everything looks great as far as I can tell with no power injection needed. Someone did comment however that if you did want to inject power, it would be super easy to add using the wago connectors!

[@montaseerrahman7829]

Hi Chris, thanks for sharing this! I tried it out but the only issue I’m getting is the LED flickers when changing Colors and acts abrupt when powered using the 5V power supply. When I use a USB power for the ESP8266, it’s lower brightness but the lights are stable. Any idea what can be done to fix this?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Hmm that is strange! The flickering and changing of colors I've only ever gotten when the data line running from the esp device to the first led is a little too long. How long is the data line in your setup? I don't think that would be the issue here since it works with the usb but just trying to think of things to eliminate that it could be.

[@bernieess6882]

Love it! How much will you charge to make me one Chris?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching buddy! Right now its just a fun little hobby but I'll let you know if anything changes!! Thanks for the support!

[@jerryking6688]

What kind of power supply specifications are you using?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

for this I'm using a 5v 5amp power supply! amzn.to/3AljXIZ or I would also recommend a 5v 10amp if you want a little more power.

[@WargodFilms]

What color schemes your using for the presets

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! So my main setting in WLED is to remove all the colors from the circles and then in effects go to Blink. I then go back to the color pallets and choose some of the pre set ones they have to get a nice gradient affect. I also like colortwinkle, android, bouncing balls. I do want to at some point do a WLED walkthrough with some of my favorite settings!

[@raven4583]

Hi, question. Is there a reason to use the ESP8266 with WLED instead of Govee RGBIC strips? Govee seems to be cheaper to control with both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

I do love Govee and they make great products that are very easy to set up and use. There are a couple reasons though why at least for this project, I would still use the the ws2812b led strips. As far as I know, Govee only has led strips that have 30/leds per meter. This diffuser will work better than anything else out there to make led strips with 30/leds per meter look great with minimal hotspots but its still not going to look as good as an led strip with 60/leds per meter which is what I used in the video. Also, using wled with an esp8266 gives you a little more options when it comes to customizing and overall the app and responsiveness is better in my opinion than using govee. Thanks for watching and great question!

[@raven4583]

@@ChrisMaherDIY Hi, do you know if the LIFX strips work with the nodemcu? I have 2 meters laying around from a couple years back and they have a good amount of LED's per meter.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

@@raven4583 Thanks for the great question! I have not worked with those strips before but do you know if they are 5v, 12v, or 24v and how many copper pads they have on the strips?!

[@raven4583]

@@ChrisMaherDIY They only contain copper strips at the end and beginning of the strip, with 4 being present. They are 24 volts.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

@@raven4583 I wish I had more knowledge about other types of led strips. However, I've never worked with that type so I'm not much of a help. Sorry!

[@PfaffiIS]

How about metric screw's and nuts?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment. What is a metric screw? I'm not sure I'm familiar with that kind?

[@bhill1605]

You used the band I showed you!

[@bhill1605]

I love your ideas and always look forward to your videos. Keep going!

[@bhill1605]

I spoke too quickly. Thats a band I got from you! I got confused. I thought it was Hurtwave. oops! Still a good song though!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks as always!! I still have some ideas left so I'll keep going for sure! Thanks buddy!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Lol no worries! I sometimes don't even know what day of the week it is. Happens to the best of us lol. I am still loving Hurtwave! I want to use one of their songs but I'm scared they would ping me for copyright. Maybe I can reach out to them and ask!

[@Crushonius]

AHHHHH my OCD is kicking hard you could have cut off the bottom 2 rows of holes in the pegboard to have it nice and centered . Do not get me wrong it is an awesome project and looks really cool but that detail is so distracting i cant get over it if you read this what is the lambo driving in the end is it a video or a live desktop sauce needed

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Yeah I should have done that! The lambo driving is from a sweet synthwave channel I found on KZbin. Check them out! kzbin.info

[@Crushonius]

@@ChrisMaherDIY thanks for the reply my friend that is an awesome channel

[@bweiss9196]

Two questions. How big is that room, and what is that couch?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

The room is about 12 feet by 24 feet. The couch is called a daybed with trundle. Super big and comfy and perfect for watching movies! Its similar to this: amzn.to/3CnFkKd but you can get them for less expensive.

[@cleitonyt2476]

Muito lindo

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much buddy! Thanks for watching and I'm glad you liked it!

[@Hyeroller]

How much would you charge for one these?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! Right now this is just a hobby but I'll let you know if I ever start making things to sell!

[@fRank1e_B]

Can you recommend some other LED Channel? Because I can not purchase the Muzata channels in Germany

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching and great question. Thats one of the bummer parts of finding things on amazon is that products are not all available in every part of the world. Do you know what a couple brands are that you can buy over there and I can see if I can do some digging to see what might be the best?!

[@fRank1e_B]

@@ChrisMaherDIY thank you for your response. I plan to use these ones: EDELHAND© LED Aluminium Profil 10 x 1m - LED U-Profil als Komplett-Set mit Milchglas LED Abdeckung für perfektes Licht - LED Alu Profile inkl Eckverbinder, Befestigungsclips und Bohrschablone amzn.eu/d/e4ndls1 After I tested them, I can leave you a comment. The plan is to buy these in october.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

@@fRank1e_B Awesome! Thanks so much and that would be great if you let me know what you think of them!

[@fRank1e_B]

@@ChrisMaherDIY you are welcome. Do you use LED Stripes with 60led per meter, or 90?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

@@fRank1e_B so the diffuser channel from Muzata is the only one I've ever used that perfectly diffuses a 60 LEDs per meter strips. All other channels I've used still have hotspots. The 90 LEDs per meter strips will give you a much better chance of not having hotspots.

[@cleitonyt2476]

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[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks buddy!!

[@priyankupritom8196]

What to do with the end wires of last diffuser.... You haven't showed anything about them in this video

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! I just put a wago connector on each one of the wires so that it's super easy if I want to add any more sections down the road or even inject power at the end using the wires. Hope that makes sense!

[@priyankupritom8196]

@@ChrisMaherDIY yaah yaah... I got it now 😇😇

[@dramspringfeald]

Wago's are for less annoying Wire Nuts or soldering. you put 1 wire into each wago so that it makes a firm connection, as opposed to the Twist and Prey of the classical Wire Nuts. Putting more than 1 cable per hole kind of defeats the purpose. That said, the LED Board likely isn't moving so much, so you could have gotten away with soldering them, or Twisting them then using hot glue/ heat shrink or Electrical tape given how little power they actually use, and it would have been cheaper than the $0.40-0.60 per connector you used.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much and that makes perfect sense the way you explained it. Lol twist and pray! That is the only bummer part, they are not the cheapest thing out there but to me its worth it to not have to use wire nuts or solder or electrical tape! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!

[@Helldog136]

Looks really good! To attach the channels why didn't you use the pegboard holes as intended using a 3D printed holder? I picture a pinchable pin that goes through the hole and goes in the metal holder (or even a full plastic holder)

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much! That is a really great idea! If I had a 3d printer I would for sure try doing that! I do want to eventually get into 3d printing as you can do so much with them but I have not yet gone down that path. Thanks for the great idea!

[@سارهرفاعي-و2ق]

🌹😍

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks!!

[@teachtool]

Oh I saw this on Reddit male living spaces. I asked if I could move in with you. I'm still waiting for you to say yes.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

lol I remember the comment. I asked my wife, she said no lol. Thanks for watching buddy!

[@camolotrzr4204]

nice project but i don't think i would use peg board, looks cheapish to me.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching and glad you liked it! Yeah I hear ya. I think the frame dresses it up quite a bit but you could certainly do this with any type of material. I just liked the peg board because I did not have to drill any holes for wires to go through and if I change up the design, Its going to be easy to do. Thanks again for watching and taking the time to comment!

[@brettzeigerbacher2314]

No need for power injection with that many chopped up strips?

[@dramspringfeald]

at about 10m is when you need to think about injection, but honestly go with your gut, and try for better strips.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! I generally just use the eye test. I hook up everything with no power injection and see how it looks. If i ran these at full white and full brightness, there would definitely be some voltage drop and the leds at the end would look more orange. However, when turning the brightness down, and running any animation, i saw no drop off in performance even with all the cut up wires. I've also never had a use case for any of my projects to run at full brightness as its honestly hard to even look at when led lights are that bright. Lol, all that to say that in this scenario, it got plenty bright and everything looked great to me with no power injection. Someone did comment before though that it would be super easy to just add some power if you wanted via the wago connectors at any point! Thanks for watching!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Yup! I always just set things up with no power injection and see how it looks and go from there!

[@Giliver]

Has anyone found any cheaper alternatives to these LED channels? Maybe on eBay or Alibaba Because yeah they're $189 Canadian before tax.... I don't think they're worth that price. Lol

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Dang!! There is that much of a markup?! They are I think 47 dollars USD here in the states. Let me know if you find a cheaper alternative!

[@dramspringfeald]

Try Closet Rails and tracks at walmart or homedepot/lowes. they should be close enough, and the main purpose of the rails are more for heat management anyway. try and match up the width if you can, if you cant score it with a knife and get to bending.... carefully Edit: the part you are looking for is Aluminum Extrusion Channel / aluminum extrusion U Channel, if you can find them, they're like 8-10 feet (aluminum extrusion hat channel if you want to put them in a wall or spacers for drywall)

[@StopaskingformynameYouTube]

You just had to ask.. My ego can't resist answering, even tho i know you asked just to drive up engagement. You should use one cable per hole for clamping force...

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and for the great suggestion! I do hope to someday have a nice workshop and that would for sure be one of the things I would add to the table saw!

[@greenrhinofarms2830]

E6000

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! I'll have to look into the e6000 adhesive. Thanks!

[@chiltonwhetstone9666]

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[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks!