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

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.rasterbato...
Dafont (free fonts) - www.dafont.com
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[@danieljimenezjr]

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 KZbin! Love it

[@_OhAbode]

Thanks so much!

[@petakucas7389]

I totally agree

[@joefriend2145]

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

[@bigron8308]

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

[@DziadekOi]

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 ;)

[@zoeyliu1496]

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

[@martinharker6954]

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!

[@janeeirvine3627]

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 KZbin just now and I got soooooooo excited 😂

[@kevinvitale8980]

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

[@thomasmcferran2889]

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

[@_OhAbode]

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]

You can customize your own neon sign，

[@didalifeneonsign3915]

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[@Rccooking]

Nice work that look beautiful

[@_OhAbode]

Thank you!

[@mikiandcrew5080]

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

[@Fancylooks]

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!

[@irina7707]

Perfect!❤❤❤❤ thank you!

[@koichi88]

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

[@NeonMillennials]

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

[@itsmejnpp]

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!

[@silverbackshotcall8r956]

Great tutorial but no way was £70 just for 3 items on your list it’s over £60 neon strip,connector,Acrylic. Maybe if I look around can find cheaper but thanks for the tutorial.

[@VISIONINC63]

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

[@tely101]

big up sis, really informational video. thanks for the links!

[@chezzy00]

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 :-) ?

[@eviele2200]

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?

[@Ajibs_Seams]

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❤

[@bastikeks8011]

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

[@McTGuitar]

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]

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

[@Ioan.Mutu.]

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

[@roypt1934]

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

[@onweamarachi2222]

Just subscribed ❤, pls what’s d name of that machine u used to cut and shape the acrylic sheet plz

[@_OhAbode]

It’s a jigsaw :) xx

[@onweamarachi2222]

@@_OhAbode thanks 😊

[@zoobiewa]

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]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@p2kc1]

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

[@JunaidSalehHayat]

Amazing work! Thanks from Pakistan!

[@lenabanx6221]

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.

[@silverbackshotcall8r956]

Great tutorial but no way was £70 just for 3 items on your list it’s over £60 neon strip,connector,Acrylic. Maybe if I look around can find cheaper but thanks for the tutorial.

[@_OhAbode]

Everything I’ve linked is what I bought :) the LED strip was one of the cheapest things , the acrylic was the most expensive x

[@margauxlassegard2563]

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!

[@stevehoward6374]

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

[@dammyoguns3740]

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

[@riteshdabiya3411]

Need for product location send me

[@neonfactory35]

If you want anything let me know

[@jamesgladstone1446]

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

[@_OhAbode]

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

[@jameswiz]

As an Electronics Repair Professional, you can touch those wires powered all day long and NEVER do any harm to yourself. They should be either 5v, 12v or 24v all of which is a low enough voltage that it won't hurt you at all... In comparison, old wired telephone wires run at 50volts DC.. Whenever the "phoneman" comes out to work on them, they don't shut down the phone network. Even on rainy days. It's because DC power (not AC) goes straight in and back out through the shortest path. As opposed to AC which will travel into your body and "bounce around" and if it passes through your heart with enough current (which is the key. Current Kills!!!) then it "could" stop your heart. But DC has very little chance of this, and the chance goes to 0% at anything under 30Volts DC. The human body is a pretty bad conductor at those voltages. Well, At least on the outside. lol

[@christopherlawes9286]

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]

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

[@marmabIade]

do you think 16 guage wire would work? making a sign on a tight timescale thank you so much for this tutorial!

[@Awpenheimer]

Did it work?

[@marmabIade]

@@Awpenheimer no bestie the soldering took us out

[@mylord2577]

What if the join isn't where you need it to be? For example where it needs t be cut on the rope its to short or to long for your sign

[@_OhAbode]

You can carefully cut the plastic casing without cutting the strip and then just fold the strip back into the rope :)

[@camgillette7448]

Yo this Is exactly the video I needed. Tyty

[@isidoraveronica]

How do I hang it on the wall😢

[@silverbackshotcall8r956]

Great tutorial but no way was £70 just for 3 items on your list it’s over £60 neon strip,connector,Acrylic. Maybe if I look around can find cheaper but thanks for the tutorial.

[@ohheyjanadraws]

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

[@mumumumumumumummm]

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!!!!!

[@PashStratton]

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

[@isobelhealey3451]

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.

[@shalotfpv]

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

[@NNERRDjimmee]

I love it but like, why is there a pig snorting at 12:05?? lolol

[@_OhAbode]

That would be my Frenchie 😂😂

[@Barackrifle]

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

[@Segundo_Grande]

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

[@Changingwayz777]

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

[@patyusma1831]

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

[@Jenoveryonder]

Thank you! Best tutorial I’ve seen.

[@MG63]

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.

[@ProtoG42]

Inspirational ❤️🔥

[@djrickstareaction272]

PRETTY TOES

[@ali_yayyy]

Whhhhoaaaaa

[@DaDom07]

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

[@michaelwilliams1525]

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. 🤔

[@dammyoguns3740]

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

[@becky8039]

cool

[@Melissa88pinkhearts]

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[@jasmineh5352]

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

[@intufiranteys739]

Thank you for the details and its links on description

[@EvaliaPlaytime]

Just what I needed. Thanks girl.

[@millthor]

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

[@giuliom8520]

Wow, great job! Not as simple as I thought

[@dland4766]

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

[@diywithemma]

This is brilliant 🥰

[@laanahoucine2552]

bon courage

[@sammorris1027]

Would it be possible to use 16 gauge speaker wire instead of 24 gauge speaker wire as the link to the wire you used doesn’t deliver to my country and what’s different between the different gauges of wire?

[@_OhAbode]

The higher the gauge the smaller the wire, I think! :) I made the mistake of ordering 12 gauge and it was really thick. It’s up to you, but the one I linked is thin and can be somewhat hidden as it’s clear. You don’t need that exact one, but 24 gauge is better I think esp if you can get it seethrough x

[@thenewmoonNP]

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

[@kouthao4028]

That is beautiful! Thank you for the tutorial!

[@putrasopandi96]

please tell me the name of the font you are using. I searched dafont but couldn't find it. Tell me please....

[@_OhAbode]

These were actually both from Canva xx

[@glecygamelin2226]

Great tutorial! Thank-you🙏

[@JamasWorld]

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

[@victoriadr2825]

how much meters did you use?

[@_OhAbode]

For this, I used almost 5m

[@brilewis8013]

What’s the size of the sign??

[@_OhAbode]

This was about 50cm high by about 90cm I think

[@camilleroberts3437]

Great tutorial! Thank you

[@_OhAbode]

You're very welcome!

[@CarpeDiemLiveSet]

Hello, I have tried to do it by my own but I’m struggling to make more than 2 cuts of led work, the rest of the other cuts are not working. If you can share me some advice, on my case the negative is a black cable and the positive is a red cable. I have a 12v withe the same adapter.

[@_OhAbode]

Have you tried swapping the wires around? Red should be on the side that’s the “bottom” and the black should be on the coloured light side. Also make sure that the inner metal if the wire has good contact with the pads in the rope, and be sure the two positive and negative, nor the solder that’s connecting them to the rope is touching as this can short out the light. If you check they work as you go, you can identify the problem pretty quickly x

[@chitowntexan]

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

[@lucyjones9190]

Hi Jasmine, the link for the Ac to dc power converter isn’t working ? Any chance you’d be able to point me in the right direction please. Thanks

[@_OhAbode]

Thanks for letting me know! I’ve updated the link - amzn.to/3pOHXzU x

[@hampshiremagician]

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]

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

[@MizzNadz918]

This is great but I’m having such trouble soldering the wire to the LED strip…any tips?

[@_OhAbode]

Add a bit of solder to the wire first so there’s a blob on the end, then place ontop of the contact pad and use the iron to melt again x

[@iitzpeaches8468]

Only the first three links work 🥺

[@_OhAbode]

Did you check them after each connection? You may have wired the 4th the wrong way round x

[@jamesgladstone1446]

@@_OhAbode think they means the links to the places you bought the items.

[@Babyburns]

Do you make custome pieces for sale?

[@TammyJewelry]

Best Tutorial I’ve seen ,very detailed

[@abautomotivetransmissions2970]

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]

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!!!

[@grimsled]

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

[@Meh-qe4rw]

I bet I can make mine for 10 pounds

[@_OhAbode]

If you can find acrylic sheets that cheap please send me a link! The bulk of the cost is the acrylic sheet! 😩

[@Meh-qe4rw]

@@_OhAbode epoxy resin!

[@unsalbulent]

💯💯💯

[@maalumzawadi245]

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]

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

[@Glizzygobbl3r69]

hi, unfortunately the company selling the light adapter have sold out of the component needed. Are there any alternatives that you suggest whilst they are out of stock

[@Glizzygobbl3r69]

sorry to bother you but is it possible to show the connection in more depth so that i can easil understand how to do it Thanks

[@maryhayes5122]

What thickness of wire do you use? I can't figure it out from the Amazon description. I've been using a thicker one and it's making it impossible.

[@_OhAbode]

It’s 24 guage speaker wire xx

[@roddychisholm552]

Thank you very good info.

[@gauss2025]

hello, a question, what kind of wire do you use to connect the led strips? I guess it's copper, but what thickness?

[@_OhAbode]

There’s a link to the one I used in the description but it’s 24 gauge speaker wire :) it’s copper and aluminium x

[@halohalongstorya3669]

Mam aim from Philippines.. Can i ask can i use charger to convert to twelve bolts??

[@davebacknolaliki1452]

A phone charger? Noo you cannot. Most phone chargers are 5V which will not turn the led’s on. The other thing is that a standard phone charger can usually only output 1 amp of current. Each Individual led in this strip draws 20mA roughly and if it’s an RGB led on white at full brightness it takes roughly 60mA per led because 3 leds are on at the same time to give you white: Red+blue+green=white (60mA=.060 Amps) So if you have 100 leds in your strip, then .060A*100=6 Amps of current! Far more than a phone charger can handle. I recommend only getting a suitable power supply like in the video with an adapter. You can use one like her or you can also use screw terminal adapters. Make 100% sure you buy the power supply with the correct Voltage! If you give it more than it’s rated for you will fry all of your leds and you will have a bad time redoing everything. Also depending on how many leds you have and how big your sign is depends on the amount of current you need your power supply to be able to provide. So In the example above, if you have 100 leds, they require 6A, and they are rated at 12V. You should buy a 12V, 10 Amp power supply as it’s always a good idea to give you some extra room. Having the incorrect voltage can ruin your leds, having the current higher than you need will do nothing. The leds will only draw as much current as they need. As she said though do not work on or solder them while they are on just as a precaution in case you short them out accidentally.