Corvette Lettering Neon sign by thingspatprinted

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P1S

P1P

X1 Carbon

X1E

0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

Designer

10.4 h

4 plates

5.0(1)

Boost

Released

Description

Build difficulty: Moderate

These are STL files used to create the 3D printed Corvette lettering Neon LED sign. Download includes the model split into 4 pieces. Entire model is around 3 inches tall and about 37 inches wide. Other materials used to build are listed below. I printed in multiple pieces and used a soldering iron to weld the pieces together.

Neon LED strips: There are several brands available. Some are cuttable every 1 cm. I used the 2.5 cm link, white color but for a tighter fit you can use the second link.

2.5 cm cuttable:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B096FHDBXL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

1 cm cuttable:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08SHZZ45X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

12 volt Power supply:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FEOB4EI?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Cable to attach end of Neon LED strip to on/off switch:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GPQZ4EE?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

On/Off Switch:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0895NVJLF?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Optional, instead of on/off a dimmable switch can be used:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KW4NCCJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

Comment & Rating (3)

@DREWZUKI

Awesome stuff, Do you have a write-up on how to wire all the LEDs together being that some cutting and piecing together is required?

The designer has replied

@thingspatprinte

thanks for the comment and kind words! A step by step write up is in the to do list still unfortunately but the basic wiring steps gives you a few options. I usually wire them in series, so connect the end of section 1 to one end of section 2, then wire the other end of section 2 to one end of section 3 and so on. connect positive to positive and negative to negative. I use either 22 awg wire or 24 awg speaker wire usually. other option would be to wire them all in parallel which can be a little more complicated. I try to always take a photo of the final wiring on the back but of course for this one I didn’t and I no longer have this sign. let me know if you have other questions