How to Make a Neon Sign LED Part 2 (feat. CNC Cut Back Panel)

[@handcraftediowa]

I've been making LED neon signs for a few years. First time I've seen the MitreBond brand of glue...going to try it! I always leave the protective covering on the face to be sure I don't mess it up with glue. Then peel it off after completed. Very thorough video!

[@Spectron]

Hi thank you for your kind comment it is available on our website for the full specification. Yes the beauty is because there is no spray it does not get messy and you can be very accurate with it. Plus a tip is if you happen to spill a little bit of glue where it shouldn't be you can quickly use the pen to remove it before it dries.

[@samrutkowski1]

Refreshing to see a video of someone who actually knows how to do the task and who can explain it as well. So many of these videos are produced by those who are neither. Thank you sir.

[@Spectron]

Thanks for the kind feedback, Sam. We appreciate that!

[@k.k8791]

The best video I've seen about neon signs so far... i don't think i need to watch another

[@Spectron]

Thanks for your kind feedback!!

[@NeoAnthony]

I love how seamless the individual pieces become!

[@katyjohnston9477]

Best video on LED neon by far. Thank you!!!

[@Spectron]

Thanks, Katy!!

[@davidsamuels6734]

This is an EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT Tutorial! Thank You sir for providing these instructions.

[@Gregcui]

nice

[@RoRoTech]

My mind is "Open" now, thank you 👍

[@Spectron]

Glad to hear that!

[@appleseal6248]

I'm glad I found your video and channel. Looking for instructions to do these signs myself to hang from inside my shop behind clear glass windows. Cheers!

[@Spectron]

Thank you! Glad it's been helpful 😄

[@elkende]

this was so straight forward and easy to follow. Thank you!!

[@abecoulter8550]

i love this stuff, i have been using it got my RGB addressable strips to create heaps of lighting designs, running on a madrix server, triggered from my lighting console

[@fsballer]

Thank God for a detailed explanation! This was awesome. Not just some fast moving video with crappy music! I’ve subscribed!

[@Spectron]

Thanks for the nice feedback!

[@lorirussell7581]

Great tutorial! Thank you for sharing. However, I am having a hard time finding the thin jumper wires. Could you tell me where to find them in the US, or what I should be searching for?

[@citizenenak]

I missed the power consumption or voltage requirement if any. What's too much a 9 volt, 12 volt? Is a USB 5 volt enough?

[@caros6330]

Great , thanks , because of you , it will be endless night without sleepeing :-)

[@Spectron]

😆

[@Spectron]

Our Neon flex is designed for outdoor use as it is IP67 rated. Just make sure that any connections are fully encased in a silicone end cap with silicone gel inside to prevent any salty air or water getting near the connections.

[@RalfUickerPhotography]

Thank you sooo much.This was exactly what i was looking for and your way to explain things are very clear.

[@Spectron]

Thanks for the feedback, Ralf! Good luck with your projects.

[@friendsprintart5793]

Nice tutorial

[@Spectron]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@friendsprintart5793]

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[@dilsoncutrim1925]

Thank you for great tutorial!

[@Spectron]

Glad it was helpful!

[@manukalias]

Very Nicely Made 😍😍👍👍 Explained Perfectly 🙏🙏 Love from India

[@kabel3432]

IMPRESSIVE, most helpful tutorial. Thank you!

[@Shooting_light]

Thank you so much for the demo❤

[@Anar-hk5rv]

I have a sign and I dont want the last letter there anymore. If I just cut the wire connected to the last letter will the rest of it still work? The power is coming from the front one. Thanks!!!

[@Spectron]

It depends on how the rest of the letters are wired up. If one letter is wired to the next in a chain then yes, cutting off the last letter should be okay and the sign should still work. For certainty though, send us a wiring diagram and we can check for you - [e-mail]

[@waleedamoun6796]

Thanks nice and easy way👍👍👍

[@Spectron]

Thanks for liking

[@dalebieber6700]

Where would I buy the Leds from in the US?

[@Spectron]

We ship to the US from our website www.ledsignsandlighting.co.uk/index.php?route=common/home

[@gerardodellipriscoli5519]

Ottimo video potrei avere il link per comprare il neon led grazie

[@patyusma1831]

Excelente presentación. Gracias por tanto. Un abrazo desde colombia.

[@mazlanmdtahir9723]

May I know the name of the font? Nice font indeed!

[@wijnhardchivano1545]

Spectron can you please help i wanna know how do you design yohr text in adobe and put it into a gcode for the cnc to engrave

[@abrahamzara250]

hello good job, I have question , I have cnc but how do I make letters single line

[@Spectron]

Easy way is to draw a single line in the centre of your letter style in Adobe Illustrator or similar. Thanks

[@wijnhardchivano1545]

How many amp of battery supply you use for these lamomo 12v led strip

[@Spectron]

The neon flex we use is 8 watts per metre.

[@satheeshsadasivan8075]

Good work

[@MartinManley-d8t]

I'm finding soldering and keeping the joint tidy, extremely difficult. Is there an alternative to making that electronic connection (can I just superglue it for instance?)

[@IvanLew-di1qr]

Use a scalpel carefully slit open the silicon skin and lift out the PCB to do the soldering, Mitre Bond it back together afterward. We also have the 2 parts system which you may find it easier to do. Hope this help.

[@yolandaharvey8291]

what type of cnc machine do you have and how big is it? I have been looking into one just dont know what to get. any infomation will be greatly appreciated

[@ioooo4943]

Nice work, thanks.

[@rich755]

In terms of the cut point being 10mm apart, what is the best thing to do if the point I need to cut sits in the middle of that? Cut it shorter and have a 5mm gap either end of the length? (I may be misunderstanding it though). Similar question re trimming the bits that meet at a cross roads - can it just be cut ad-hoc or does it need to align with a cut point? Cheers, great vid.

[@Spectron]

Good question Rich. We cut it ad hoc, so that the neon doesn't come up short at cross joins or ends. We cut into the side of the silicone tube to get access to the solder points. Once we have soldered our cable on, we then close the tube back up and glue it together. As the cut is on the side, it's not really visible when glued back together. We only recommend you do this if it's an internal sign with no chance of water ingress.

[@happyworld5925]

Great job

Who is the manufacturer of this 'Free Form LED Neon' that you are using? I like that it stays to the form you bend it to. Great video!

[@Spectron]

Hi! You can purchase from our website, ledsignsandlighting.co.uk. We ship worldwide!

[@subodhpatel4617]

This is so good, thanks v much.

[@Spectron]

Thanks Sam 😄

[@paulobuendia1451]

Hello I have a question. I made a neon but my problem is some of the ends are not lit. The light is not continuous. I guess it can't go with 1/2 inch cut. What should I do. THe led I got has 1 inch intervals (back of neon)

[@Spectron]

Hi, our neon flex has 10mm cut points and is lit to the end. www.ledsignsandlighting.co.uk/leds/led-neon-flex

[@Norbitpg]

Hello there!! what model of the machine do you use to cut the acrylic or what machine for starting do you recomend? Im new on this.Thanks!

[@BluesOrchid]

Brilliant video. Thank you so much for this quality content!

[@tattoo3799]

Wich software do you use to carve?

[@amirmirza6456]

good work

[@c.j.1089]

How deep are you machining the acrylic for the channel and what thickness material do you typically start with? At the moment we do most of our signs with 3d printing but I have a large CNC router for our larger signs but have yet to use acrylic backers.

[@Spectron]

Hi we machine to a depth of 3.5mm

[@atifkhan78]

Excellent Work & Thank you for sharing

[@NurboLibra]

Explications trés précises et claires. Merci pour le tuto👍

[@Spectron]

Merci.

[@davecruz9893]

What are the options for NOT having a plastic base cutter/laser ? Excellent item and demonstration....

[@Spectron]

Thank you Dave. You can glue this straight onto any flat surface of any substrate. Use a jigsaw and then wet and dry should give you a nice edge finish to any shape you desire.

[@DavidTorres-sk5uj]

Hello, thanks for the video and the information! I was a bit confused about this product but your summary about its history helped me 😅. Quick question, where do you buy your free form neon flex? I’m looking for it in Chinese stores (AliExpress, Temu) but i haven’t found the specific “free-form” version of it.

[@Spectron]

Hello David, you can purchase this online here www.ledsignsandlighting.co.uk/leds/led-neon-flex/8mm-freeform or email us at [e-mail]. Thanks!

[@Suhasm1111]

What type of Acrylic sheet do you use? a) Cast Acrylic b) Extruded Plexiglass d) Polysterene e) Polycarbonate

[@Spectron]

Cast acrylic

[@christopherayettey4390]

What thickness is the most appropriate?

[@Spectron]

@@christopherayettey4390 5-10mm

[@funtech2512]

Beautiful job.

[@Spectron]

Thank you so much

[@luluapaints]

Perfectly done

[@camillawalters9168]

Stupid quest but im new new at tryin! After u attach the dc connector that do you plug it in to do we hav to put a plug on it?? Sorry im confused

[@Spectron]

We use a desktop power supply with a male DC connector on the end. This already has a plug on it.

[@fordperfect1227]

how does this kind of sign do outdoors? does silicone degrade in UV? I was thinking of this for a boat

[@htcones99]

Well done!

[@jayakarrao7827]

Nice, Superb..

[@Spectron]

Thanks a lot

[@efnareklam]

Thank You Spectron👍

[@Rayvo1985]

How deep did you made those grooves for led neon?

[@Spectron]

We used a 5mm acrylic and the channel is around 3 - 3.5mm.

[@aslammansoor1636]

Can you run Led sign with batteries?

[@Spectron]

We believe it is possible, but it's not something we have tried. Let us know how you get on!

[@x4dd]

How does each letter get its power when you did three separate power connections? How are they joined at the rear to make one final connection?

[@Spectron]

The letters are joined together and the end piece is connected to the power supply. The sign is quite small and uses less than 3m of neon flex so we can do it this way without seeing a voltage drop and inconsistencies in brightness. If the letters were larger, we would need to connect each on to the driver. You can only use about 2-3m of neon flex in one continuous run before needing to run directly to the driver. Hopefully this makes sense, but feel free to contact us for more info.

[@x4dd]

Yes that's great thank you. I did wonder if the brightness would drop off over a certain length. Brilliant, thank you for replying so promptly 👍

[@cruz588]

When you design your grooves, is the length of the channels calculated so that the cut marks on the strip line up perfectly at the ends?

[@Spectron]

It's near enough, but not exact as you can cut the side of the neon to expose the solder pads then close it back up again

[@johnavedian2664]

I have a project with like 9-10 different flex neon colors, I see colored end caps are available, if I just use clear end caps will it make a noticeable difference or should I just buy a pile of corresponding colored end caps for each color of flex neon?

[@Spectron]

Hi John, we would recommend either using the waterproof end caps which are clear and slip over the end of the neon, or using the corresponding coloured end caps.

[@muhammed1234566]

Hi, thank you for the video. Does it matter if we use type A or type B plug for the led neon signs?

[@Spectron]

Hi, our Winged Neon Flex is 12v so any 12v driver or plug in adaptor is fine as long as the watts are matching the total watts you use per metre of neon flex. I would recommend a constant voltage driver to power any neon flex.www.ledsignsandlighting.co.uk/accessories/led-drivers

[@CupsAndFlour]

This is so helpful, thank you

[@poz90gx]

W jakim lrogramie robisz plik do frezowania?

[@loschicosdelneon3184]

Excellent! You can upload a video tutorial with the acrylic channel perforated with the cnc or laser technique so we don’t have to use the glue please?

[@Spectron]

Yes, this tutorial is using a CNC cut channel! Hope it helps

[@paulaldridge3817]

Love this, where can you purchase this led flex please

[@Spectron]

Thanks! You can purchase the neon and accessories on our website www.ledsignsandlighting.co.uk/leds/led-neon-flex

[@krizzellemenorca7411]

i wish you could show up how the wiring goes from one to another more bit closer,

[@FrankTranDesign]

This is so beautiful. subbed, liked, and definitely checking out more of your stuff

[@Spectron]

Thank you for your kind comments.

[@dasaevlimaco2744]

beautiful sign Excuse me, can you tell me what the font is?

[@Spectron]

Hi, thanks! We made this font in-house 😄

[@LaineHughes1]

how are you getting the design cut out onto the acrylic ?

[@madethecreator]

I don’t know why they all never show how the acrylic sheet cutout is done.

[@MarcJWebbMusic]

Please could you show the Cnc and cad part. I am looking to make this but unsure how to create the offset from the font before cutting on my Cnc

[@Spectron]

Hi Marc, we don't have any plans to show the artwork side at the moment, but there are lots of tutorials on how to use Adobe Illustrator already on KZbin. We also outsource our CNC cutting to a third party.

[@Craftbyildi]

This is Genius ! I am going a ditch all my friend and never leave from my Apt , haha

[@diananakitto1061]

Hallo there may you please help me with a way I can contact you I'm interested in this and want to create it in my country

[@Spectron]

Hi Diana, you can contact us at [e-mail]

[@emecity1019]

Awesome" I like the way u teach thanks I seriously want too learn from u

[@Spectron]

Thanks for sending us that nice feedback! We are here to help, so reach out if you have any questions :)

[@aslammansoor1636]

How can I make outdoor sign which can be operated with batteries?😊

[@Musicislove321]

Hello, Thanks for the good video, Is there a tutorial on how to do the design on corel draw or AI and transfer this to g code of the cnc machine ?

[@Spectron]

Hi Ben thank you for your comment, Unfortunately no we do not have a tutorial on how to design but I'm pretty sure they will be lots of videos already uploaded to KZbin.

[@littlealena24]

Thank you for great tutorial keep going 👏🏻

[@Spectron]

You're welcome 😊

[@stemoura]

Amazing

[@Spectron]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@AcademiaLaser]

Nice, what is the font type, please?

[@rogdotcom1]

Very well done, you provide complete and understandable info, great job, thank you 👍

[@Spectron]

Glad it was helpful!

[@indierockweddingband]

Your "LED Neon Flex (we've used 5mm white neon flex with a 10mm cut point" link in your description doesnt work

[@Spectron]

Should be working now :)

[@indierockweddingband]

@@Spectron You're welcome

[@brentroberson7371]

how did you get the single line font for the text? I'm trying to make some wedding signs with my cnc router and I cant find any text that isnt bubble writing

[@Spectron]

Hi Brent, we created a file using Adobe Illustrator. The font is our own. Could you elaborate on what you mean?

[@certified3O5]

I’m having the same issue, looking for a single line text, so I can have a 5mm channel for the light to sit in

[@punjabeeskitchen]

Wonder what size the groove is? exactly 6mm or 6.5mm/7mm?

[@Spectron]

Hi - we use our CNC cutter for the winged neon, which is approximately 7.5mm.

[@gauss2025]

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

[@Spectron]

It is 28 AWG

[@wijnhardchivano1545]

Do you have the amazkne ljnk of it in my country they do not order from your site

[@brennanjackson3527]

What font did you use when making your acrylic cutout?

[@Spectron]

Hi Brennan, that font is our own design.

[@luigi2018]

What software do you use for the cnc

[@oldpainless07]

Great video, keep it up!

[@areaex9266]

The acrylic panel is between 5 and 10 mm thick. In this video example, what is the width and length of the acrylic panel?

[@fsballer]

What if the end of your letter does not land on the cut line?

[@Spectron]

You should be okay to cut beyond the cut line as long as you don't cut through the led chip. We use them for guidance, but do try and design your signs taking into account the cut points.

[@essexgary]

Great video. Thank you. Question though. Is there anywhere that sell the pre groved backs already made so I can just finish it up or is there someone that does this sort of thing to order?

[@Spectron]

Hi you could purchase the CNC router bit and then anyone in your local area with a CNC machine could produce the back panel for you. Spec available here www.ledsignsandlighting.co.uk/accessories/tools/CNC-Cutter

[@mke1984]

Wow, brilliant video. I've clicked the link for the 5mm but no product showing? 🤔 Do you have another link? Also what else do I need, neon led, end caps, mitre bond, tinning cable & power supply? Thanks

[@Spectron]

Hi MK, apologies, the link for the mini neon has now been uppated! (www.ledsignsandlighting.co.uk/winged-neon-flex). And yes, the other components needed are tinning cable, power supply, end caps, mitreBond (if not using our cnc cutter), and a back panel.

[@mke1984]

@@Spectron hi thanks for that but link still not working. Saying page not found 🤔

[@kennytran5257]

Can you give me a link for a wire connecting between each cut. Thanks

[@Spectron]

www.ledsignsandlighting.co.uk/accessories/neon-flex-accessories/28awg-electrical-cable

[@arashmohaghegh4908]

Great job, but one question As far as i know neon leds can be cut into 2.5cm pieces meaning that each segment should be a multiple of 2.5cm in terms of length, how can i measure that when im designing the sign? Because i cant cut the strip at middle of those 2.5cm parts so its gonna be short or excess if i don’t design the acrylic sheet grooving length

[@Spectron]

Our neon flex has cut points / solder pads every 10mm interval. You can cut the neon anywhere really, as long as you miss the actual led chip. If you cant access the solder pad, just cut the silicone tube to expose it, solder the cable, then seal the tube back up with glue.

[@arashmohaghegh4908]

Spectron LED thanks :))

[@badrissaad]

thank you

[@raphaelspears7080]

Great video but where do you get the plastic and what machine do you use to cut the design

[@Spectron]

We get the acrylic from local trade suppliers and a flatbed router cuts out the plastic

[@WingAddict]

Awesome! How would one go about making a sign like this weatherproof for outdoor use? Looking to make the same sign with the word “Vacancy” but would need it to be outdoor all the time.

[@Spectron]

Thanks! For external use, you need to be absolutely certain that any connection and exposed end of the neon flex has been waterproofed using waterproof end caps and silicone. We also recommend you put the sign in a Perspex box for added protection!

[@ttec25]

Hello how deep do you need the Grove for the led to fit in

[@Spectron]

The depth of the channel depends on the thickness of the acrylic panel you are using. For a 5mm thick panel, cut a channel approx 3.5mm deep. For a 10mm thick acrylic, cut the channel a minimum of 5mm deep.

[@melandrinodiego2771]

Is this available in shopee

[@bhavanap9884]

Very professional! Thanks for sharing

[@fivostsiplakis562]

You should make a tutorial how to design the letters of the word