Building the Displays

Matt Johnson from the Johnson Family Light Show has a video about building a Leaping Light Arch. It was that very video that inspired me to get started learning how to do this... however, 2" HDPE tubing is not available in my area and a single 10 foot tube that only costs about $18... then costs o

Supplies: • 216 lights • 3/4" MDF Board ~ $32 plus cutting fee • 12 Gauge Hanger Wires ~ $18 • Bolt Cutter • JB Weld epoxy ~ $12 (I don't own a welder) • Clamps made from screws and spare wood • Flat Black Rust-Oleum Spray Paint ~ $5 • Zip Ties (UV Resistant) ~$10 • 30 hours to complete My Des

This controller is awesome and one of the cheaper options out there! I went with the SanDevice e682 Controller because it allows up to 16 separate plug in spots supporting up to 2,040 RGB pixel lights using unicast or 1,190 using multicast. (Unicast is what I'm using, you just need to know the e68

Once you have your controller built, power supply and lights, you need to waterproof your stuff! A cheaper option is to put them inside a sealed Tupperware container and drill holes on the side to pass the wires through. I went with a standard enclosure a lot of people seem to still enjoy... The Cab

Rather than simply hanging the RGB Pixels like ordinary lights, I predrilled half inch holes 2.9" apart In order to keep the pixels equidistant from each other and create a uniform look to the house. SUPPLIES USED • 340 feet of 1/2" PVC pipe SCH40 ~$2.45 per 10 foot length. • White Semi-Gloss

Power injecting is simply running a new wire from a power supply and connecting it to your light string somewhere down the line from your first RGB pixel. 12v RGB lights can safely power at least 100 lights before starting to notice a drop in the brightness/color of the RGB lights. This is most not

Before I jumped in to invest completely in this whole RGB Pixel Lights display, I decided to research all I could and watch a ton of "How-To" videos on YouTube. How to set up, build, sequence... etc. I could not afford to just jump in and buy everything so I had to slowly save and collect the differ

While looking at the different ways people make "Tune To" signs, I came across this AWESOME style where you Dremel tool scratch out the letters on a Plexiglass/Acrylic Sheet and shine LED lights through the top or bottom. SUPPLIES USED • 24" x 24" Acrylic Plexiglass Sheet ~ $30 • Dremel Tool wit