Hotel Caravana: Making a Neon Sign

[@neilf4128]

The power of Editing. Every KZbinr makes the CNC look so easy. But you show how it really is. Ha ha ha. I love it! Thank you for your honesty.

[@erikviking471]

I love how you edit your videos by whacking out lots of time between actions. It makes them move right along. The snarky humor and inclusion of your mistakes is also appealing...

[@ollieusher1]

Brilliant! ......ged it brilliant as in illuminated well. But seriously brilliant on both counts.

[@Rouverius]

Guerrilla Style! I like it.

[@TheShutterNinja]

Really cool stuff. Glad to see all sources of craftsmanship have not been lost in the US.

[@Preso58]

Nice job Wesley. Don't sweat too much about the production values, I and I'm sure many others just enjoy the making. Regards, Preso

[@sarah-janegalipo3995]

I love the mid century you bring to your designs.

[@AquaPeet]

5:52 well, wood you look at that! Almost indistiguishable from real wood! Awesome!

[@01xtreme]

The fast forward par where you were assembling with screws sounded like the American horror story theme...I dig it

[@pault8470]

Fantastic craftsman .

[@koltinn]

Wesley, your videos are a treat to watch

[@Josh_Luijsterburg]

Looks so great reminds me of my youth. Born in ‘61, I can remember ‘the Jetsons’. Now I can understand where your affection comes from. Keep on going this way Wesley. Really? A 1 room hotel?? Great !!! 🙃

[@killerkane1957]

Very cool. Great work. My newest hero.

[@CihaPet]

Love the retro look...

[@Geeksmithing]

You couldn't find the Transformers because they are robots in disguise! Duh! Hey man, this came out super sexy! I need an internship at your shop!! 😂

[@Mcphilsmith]

Fantastic as always.

[@PaulMcGuinness]

This is fast becoming my go-to channel... after Diresta and This Old Tony and Frank Howarth... obviously :-)

[@joeschlotthauer840]

Thanks, I didn't know about "This Old Tony", home sick, I'll be binge watching...

[@FordFracture]

Well I dont know why you would watch Diresta that guy cant come up with an original idea to save his life ! He recreates other people's patterns ideas and builds and then spray paints his name on it and goes look I made this well he didn't he stole it !!!!!!

[@Gl1kk3r]

Yeah, but WATCH the guy! No patterns, no measurements, all confidence. If I could copy other people's stuff with that kind of finesse, I'd be happy.

[@PaulMcGuinness]

@@Gl1kk3r Totally. Who cares if he 'can't come up with an original idea' - Nothing is original any more, so it's nice to see other peoples interpretations.

[@MrGnidlih]

It always amazes me how skills make complicated stuff look dead simple.

[@calebburnett]

I thought I'd seen all your videos but I missed the faux wood finish. Nicely done as usual.

[@heresmyurl]

I started following you because of the 2x4 maker challenge; I thought this channel would be more woodworking. You're making neon whirlywoops and metal this and thats, beer bottle lamps.....it has been awesome.

[@canestrini808]

Wow! So glad I stumbled upon your channel, pure maker joy!

[@FigmentsMade]

This looks fantastic! Nice one guerrilla style!

[@videogalore]

Whatever you charged to make this, it wasn't enough! :) Looks great!

[@Sodabowski]

Nothing wrong with the video quality, the content is there :) Super job!

[@bytesizedengineering]

This turned out so good! You amaze me with your wizard skills in making. You're such an amazing artist. Keep it up Wesley! (For the ladies...)

[@sed6]

Ima go binge your videos!

[@obsoleteprofessor2034]

My dad had a motel in the 60's that had neon designed and installed by Fresno Neon. It was a beautiful. Every time he turned his back, some accident broke a tube. He finally gave up and abandoned the system. I remember one time the high voltage lead was arcing inside the transformer box. I made a jumper using wire core spark plug wire.

[@dnwheeler]

I just love your editing style! Keep it up!

[@donaldasayers]

I came here for the black knobs!

[@Mrcaffinebean]

Nice work! Love your videos!

[@MichaelAlm]

That sign is rad! Well done Westley! BTW I think your guerrilla style is my everyday style...

[@CrowsBrother]

Sooo cool !

[@jmlcolorado]

I’m curious on your neon. I presume you send your neon guy the design and sizes of the lettering and he makes tubes to that? How do you get your backgrounds and tubes to match so well?

[@garagemonkeysan]

Love the tips in this video. Never seen "tiling" before. That tube sheet metal brake was cool. Please do origin story. How'd you get so skilled at making and creating such great content? Fit and finish of everything you do is incredible...even in guerrilla mode. : )

[@bigpop762]

Great video! I love all of your work. Keep it up.

[@jmlcolorado]

That faux wood grain trick is pretty.......trick. Why are there so few comments on this video? People need to get with the times and sub to the sign master. You also need a tig welder :)

[@chrisosh9574]

I saw one of the right angle drivers when shopping for other tools, it was about €7;00, I bought it and never used it until a year later. It was the only thing that could have done the job. The one I have is 1/4" square one side and 1/4" hex on the other, great little tool.

[@WesleyTreat]

I've bought a few tools that way. "I don't know when I'll need this, but I know I'll need this."

[@chrisosh9574]

@@WesleyTreat I have also bought a few tools thinking I will need them and years later they are still unused in mint condition. Perhaps they will be worth something as collector's pieces on ebay.

[@xuxamelo]

I think you should have installed some sort of black mesh (so it could still let the wind pass through it) on the structure. I guess it would improve the neon lights and look better by day... overall nice work!

[@friendlypiranha774]

What a beautiful sign. Now you are under pressure to do a video on the neon lights.

[@DaveVanderWekke]

Wesley, have you every tried making a retro looking sign with these new NEON Flexible LED Strips? They seem to be LED Light Strips encased in a neon colored flexible tube shaped shell. Would be a cool video to see how you could make a retro sign using modern tech.

[@WesleyTreat]

I've had conversations with my neon guy about that stuff. They've used it before, but only at the absolute insistence of the client. Despite the manufacturers' assurance that its OK to use outdoors, the silicone breaks down over time, becomes sticky, and collects dirt to the point that it turns black. After a year, they end up replacing it with real neon. It might be OK for an indoor project, but real neon just can't be beat, in my opinion.

[@davidsphone8449]

I searched your channel for a "Shop Tour". We would love to see in more detail what you use. What's working well and not so well for you. Have you seen some of the other creators tours? Thank You for your work!

[@shawneliason790]

Man! That is some next level shit^^^^^^^^!!

[@GHILLIESARCADEANDMORE]

Cool

[@ccgsales]

HOLY HECK! Just found and subbed your channel. You are a regular renaissance man of makers! Do you take suggestions for projects when you're not busy making stuff for clients? Have you ever thought of making a stand-up arcade game? Maybe something with an emulator and multiple games and a fancy controller? I started binging your vids and getting great tips. Thanks for the great content!

[@digimonjo]

I superscribed and clicked the bill hoping we would not miss out on the "creative vocabulary" in the next video.

[@MakeBrooklyn]

Killer sign! I love your design aesthetic. Perhaps you should take a shot a designing a dirigible and perhaps a docking platform ;) Cheers!!

[@Hyperlooper]

Hey I love your channel & I've got an old electrical device with some fun knobs and dials. Where can I contact you to coordinate sending it to you if you want it?

[@MDFRESCUER]

Great.

[@jdniedner]

What a Friday, Wesley Treat and Pocket83 in my list...who to watch... Guess my Friday night is planned! (WT wins)

[@margan59]

Super cool. I thought manufacturing neon was a lost art. Did you do it yourself?

[@arthurr.borquez7275]

We use those drivers at work .im a grip in the film business. We call them speed wrench’s . How many hours does it take to do a sign like that and how much would you charge

[@ismaelhaiderco]

The chassis have wide tubes, very visible, makes a jam behind the sign. If the sign for night places, you must paint The chassis ( Black ), If the sign for places works day and night you should paint the chassis ( Grey or light blue).The light Control box also must be hidden from visibility, Anyway, Thanks a lot for your nice tutorial videos.

[@WesleyTreat]

Well, lucky for me I guess that the aluminum is already gray. But, the look is intentional. As I pointed out in the video description, it's intended to mimic the scaffold-style signs that have appeared on rooftops for decades, none of which were ever painted blue: www.google.com/images?q=rooftop+scaffold+signs

[@heliosdesign]

What is the tool you are using at 10:39? You use it on the metal box for "NO VACANCY" after you drilled holes in the box. Thanks.

[@GibClark]

Awesome 👍👍👍👍

[@phonotical]

If the frame w had a matt black finish that would really stand out!

[@TheMeddlingKidsHaunt]

I'll rather watch the videos in guerrilla style than have no videos to watch. Keep up the great work.

[@nerdygeekyart]

That beat at 2:59

[@countryboy40701]

Awesome Project Build Mister ! How About A Video Showing Some Details Of Your Shop-Made Bending Brake, You Used At 6:12 ?

[@mealex303]

Your awesomely good

[@sdcaclint]

Hey Wesley, How has the switch to providing the extra content to your Patreon subscribers been going? Are you making more revenue now vs just uploading to youtube?

[@Tuckered_]

Great vid...i would've made the NO in Red... 0.02

[@WesleyTreat]

Client request. Thanks!

[@brukernavnfettsjit]

When you move the pvc sheet to cut the next tile, how did you know where to stop and clamp it down again at the exact location for the next cut? I also haven't tried this before, always mystified me. I've seen some people use dowel pins etc, but curious how you solved this?

[@WesleyTreat]

I just drew tick marks on the side of the stock at the proper intervals and lined them up with a tick mark on the bed. A straight edge kept the stock aligned properly.

[@realpdm]

Do you outsource the neon bits or make it yourself? I'm new to your channel and have been enjoying your videos but I may have missed you explaining it or showed making them in some older video.

[@WesleyTreat]

I work with the guys at Neon of Dallas. One of these days, I'll do a video with them.

[@McFlysGarage]

Wesley Treat that would be cool. I’ve got a sign project I’d like to do but I want to use neon so anything will help

[@izzynutz2000]

Yes I would be interested in seeing how you obtain your neon tubes and accessories and what kind of prices

[@DaveVanderWekke]

If anyone lives in NJ area there is a place in Nutley called Random Neon that also does neon making classes and you walk out with a finished piece of tube art.

[@CrimFerret]

@@WesleyTreat That would be cool. I sort of hoped to see that part though seeing how you did the rest of it was neat as well. Looks really solid. Did you have to do anything special to make that electrical box weatherproof?

[@MrHBSoftware]

caravana means trailer in portuguese. nice build. cheers

[@devinburroughs6798]

I have seen your drill press with a table saw top for a table. What’s your thoughts behind it?

[@WesleyTreat]

It's a Shopsmith. I'll be replacing it when I get a chance.

[@paulrak]

Did I miss something? Where did the neon tubes come from?

[@FordFracture]

Is there anything that you can't do other than give birth or self levitate ? I'm new to your channel and I'm hooked !

[@chetleonard169]

wait wait wait...is that a Wesley Treat bending brake one off tool especiale ??!!

[@WesleyTreat]

That was one of my first projects. I bought a small box and pan brake on Craigslist a couple of years ago, which shows up every once in a while, but it needs some fixing.

[@phonotical]

Video seemed fine to me, what paint did you use to stay attached to the pvc? I've tried painting it before and it just comes right off, I was hoping you was going to do the neon work too😅

[@WesleyTreat]

It makes a big difference if you give it a light sanding first. I also like to hit it with some Zinsser Bulls Eye 1-2-3 primer.

[@airspoon94]

For your next video, you might consider "armadillo style", "panda style", or maybe "Sasquatch style".

[@Sodabowski]

As long as it's not gangam style...

[@nathanjohansen7169]

Panda style is the shit.

[@martinwalters1954]

How much did the neon work cost you?

[@grhinson]

Where is the glass blowing?

[@WesleyTreat]

At Neon of Dallas. I'll do a video with them at some point.

[@phonotical]

How good is aluminium at supporting glass like this, does it not expand and contract more often than other materials?

[@WesleyTreat]

I've never seen it be a problem. A great deal of neon signage is made with aluminum.

[@teenapittman4241]

I thought it said Hotel California. Which I would love too.

[@obsoleteprofessor2034]

I'm still in kindergarten learning my ABC's while others are composing plays.

[@momobadilak]

ugh - at 2:24 - 2:27 the box of screws moved ...*blooper caught and noted* ;)

[@robschaffer2189]

You could have said "freedom fighter". No, you said Gorilla... Guerrilla... Guh - not go. Every time you said Guerrilla style all I could think of was Captain Ron. Your builds are awesome Wesley. I can't wait for the next one.

[@joeschlotthauer840]

Kueeeel...

[@Oleksiy_Konovalov]

why do you never weld frames?)

[@SaitoGray]

Probably because screwing everything is better for shipping (and a screw is easier to repair than a weld if you don't know what you're doing)

[@WesleyTreat]

This was going on top of a trailer, so I wanted to make it as light as possible. Unfortunately, I can't weld aluminum yet. If you want to see me welding a frame, though: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnWaeYxsea-IpLs

[@davepolotaxi]

For the ladies 😂😂😂

[@mikesides617]

Guerilla Style!

[@youterapia]

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