LED neon-look cloud sign

How to make it

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   1

   Draw the design

   Sketch your cloud or word on paper. Keep curves wide since the rope won't bend sharp corners.

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   Trace onto the acrylic

   Leave the protective film on. Lay it over your drawing and trace with marker.

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   3

   Mark the tie holes

   Dot pairs of holes about 1/4 in apart, on either side of the line, every 2 in.

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   Drill the holes

   Grown-up step: drill each dot slowly with the acrylic clamped on scrap wood.

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   Shape the light

   Peel the film. Bend the neon rope along the line and zip-tie it through each pair of holes.

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   Trim and hang

   Snip the zip tie tails flush. Hang it with picture strips and plug it into a USB block.