DIY LED STRIP DIFFUSER IDEAS 

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Man, I thought your sub count were 7.69M but then I realised it's 7.69K... You deserve a million subs for this kinda quality content, way to go.

just a quick tip, when doing your sound clips, instead of turning off the music, just make it quieter, that way it doesn't just seem like dead space. also, in between audio clips, you can hear you press the space bar or whatever you're clicking to stop recording. i would recommend recording each of the clips a few seconds longer that way it's easier to cut that sound. this isn't meant to be criticism, just some tips.

I recently completed a build based upon your light. I incorporated it into the corner of my home theater room. Easy to make, cheap (about $40 all in) and extremely satisfied with the effect. Thank you for this simple, yet effective idea!

Chris, you are THE ONLY creator that has mastered the construction, LED diffusion, Lighting Controller and Value Engineering. Keep your affiliate links up-to-date and include the latest Arduino with I/Os. Proof that DIYers will someday rule the world!

Wow, thats awesome. The joining reminds of some of those RGB peripherals that have a plastic film over the thin diffuser to make it look like a metallic mesh

I now know what my new project will be with my left over dreamcolor govee lights. Cool beans I love this stuff

Im so happy That i found this video with a nicer diffuser then in a shop!

Great idea. The channeled diffuser looks like a good project to add for my DJ light shows. Astera tubes are becoming popular but crazy expensive. I like the look of those with the mesh even better.

Super awesome video! A thing you should try is this...run the strip and at the end, fold it and then ran the strip back down again, and then cut it( so it would appear as having two strips laid out in parallel but its just 1 strip) looks like you had plenty of left over to do this. This would have increased the brightness and increase the saturation of overall color.

These videos keep getting better and better

Thank you!!!! More quarantine projects for leds I cant wait

One of the best tips I can offer when mounting LED strips is to put down a layer of aluminum foil tape before setting the strips down. It will make the leds stay cooler and have less to no chance of dead pixels. I learned this the hard way by having leds burn through the coating of several of my 1st DIY fixtures.

The way you cut is satisfying

Have been trying different materials as diffusers including some fabric or canvas types. Good to find out what worked here. Thanks

This gives me old youtube video vibes with the music, great video, need to give this a try

Perfect project! We Can't Even Tell It's Handmade! Thank you for the awesome video.

Man love it, the materials you use are just awesome! Almost done with my hex!

Turned out real nice. Good work. Word of advice about the router table though, you really don't want to hog away that much material at those depths in a single pass. 1/8"-1/4" at a time doing multiple passes. Those bits can't handle the stress of that much wood being taking away. Just looking out for your safety.

Those lights please my eyes sooo badly 🤯🤩

When you make a channel like that, you need to reverse the ends of the wood and run it through from the opposite end to make a perfect center channel. Cut your slots for the Diffuser paper at an angle more close to the angle the Diffuser Paper Arcs over to the other channel for a more secure fit and to hand upside down. Cool Project!

wow this turned out -nova- stellar

Incredibly beautiful results! I can't pick which one is the best, they are both so beautiful! Love the music, love the editing, awesome video from start to finish!

Just stagger the joints in the sheets next time (offset the first layer and the second layer by half a sheet).. that way if there's a slight gap, there will always be at least one sheet diffusing the light at that spot👌

They look great, think I prefer the 1st one but both look great.

Look line they come straight out of a scifi commander bridge👌Great job dude love it

love the patience of this guy

Fascinating! It makes me want to get into woodwork.

Great ideas and craftsmanship! Thanks for the ideas. 👍

I tried Dozens of different ways to diffuse LED's. Your way looked super clean. The only modifications I did was 1) taped diffuser paper together (stays hidden in slot). 2) used reflective muffler tape instead of white paint. 3) Instead of wood ends, I cut out foam so the light can bleed out on top and bottom. 3) I used small black coffee straws and wedged them in the slot end to end, gives it a nice bordered clean look. 4)I removed the original wiring from LED's (tri-color) and bought black 3 in 1 wire, looks clean. Couldn't be happier with results.

Tommy's dad from rugrats still be out here making shit good for him 🤣😂👏

❤❤❤ This is just great. ❤❤❤

These look great. Maybe my next project for my office!

Gostei muito do segundo modelo, vou inventar alguma forma de colocar aqui em casa

this looks cool af, gonna have to try it for my gaming room ;) good job!

Not many people are in this led light genre of RU-vid appreciate your content

You just game me a great idea for my cave. Well done man thank you

Thank you for adding the list of things I will be attempting to make this tomorrow

I know what my next room project is!! Thanks great video

editing and working are so awesome. so much thank you for knowing me new music !!!!

Such quality content thanks!!! I am 20 and have always been interested in DIY kind of projects seen the quality you can achieve with proper tools and knowledge it's motivating :)

Thank you so much for sharing this!

Great content! Very inspiring and educational

Best channel ever! So creative.

Very nice video Chris. I like the intro with your face and profile on it. It helps the viewers to have face to go with the voice. Well done.

Okay so this is "EASY" DIY. Thanks for the video 👍

I wish you made one with corners, I would love to implement these! Very good skills my man, keep it up!

Looks amazing awsome work!!!

I was just looking for this exact thing!

oh dam these look epic

It is a level up🔥🔥🔥

Awesome job amigo! I'm debating on a router & router table also.

cool idea. I'm gonna try this in an old led tube light...

Very clever, thanks for the video!

This dude thanked me for watching at the start of the video nice

You are amazing brother ❤️ I make that nanoleaf panel it's amazing and low cost thanks for sharing that wonderful idea

Really easy to do after watching the viddeo, good job my friend!

Wow looks fantastic. Great work.

Oh man these give me some good ideas, great video. I'm really digging the first one. I'm setting up a new rehearsal spot for my band and I will implement these awesome ideas you have come up with especially for the drum riser. Although with all that room I think I am going to double or triple down on the lights so I can get a brighter end result.

Thank you!

great job my friend beautifull DIY 🤩

I think the black mesh is a very nice accent!

Great video man! Finding solid diffusers always sucks

This is the first video I watched... & I have to say you are awesome dude.... Super simple & super creative.... Subscribed the channel ... Keep it up ❤️

those covers are cool! i was looking for some too

Your videos are great! Please keep it up

Awesome..... Keep going and u will grow!!!!

that is pretty damn awesome bro!!! gonna use this idea on some table legs I'm making for my wife.

The idea that i could use stencil paper as a diffuser is really helpful. Thank you. But you should have tested it seperately to see the luminosity.

This is dope!

Found your video because i want to build a Stand for my vertical mounted graphics card and wanted to include LED Strips in a way you can‘t see the single dots of the LED‘s. I think your second method will be the best for my project because i need a flat surface at the front. Only things i will change is that the stand will be out of acrylic with a black foil attached to each sind instead if the front, there i will so the same you did or i just glue the sheet to the front with some transparent glue because i don‘t have such maschines to do the cut so i could simply slide them in. Also i want it flat with the front and not like on yours that the side pieces are a bit longer. Maybe i will give an update as soon as i‘m finished my project if you or other users are interested in it because i think there are other people out there trying to do the same thing because there are no stands available for many pc cases and if you have a heavy graphics card like RTX 3090 you definitely need a stand when mounting it vertically :)

Wow..👍👍 both lights look good👍

Really awesome 👌👏

love the ideas!

Keep up the good work! Your videos are very inspirational. Using the stencil paper as a diffuser is pure genius. The link to the stencil paper is dead. It will probably have a different name in my country, so which paper did you use exactly? Hopefully i can translate it to something my local shop understands. I'm always looking for new ways to diffuse leds. Beside the cheap led profiles from aliexpress, I found you can also use PVC pipe & those gulfy pipes you use for the dishwasher also give a cool lighting effect!

I can buy a lot of Nanoleafs with all the equipment you used to build your DYI LED strip diffuser....

nice work mr.Chris 😎

Well explained, thanks

Can't wait to try this Thx for excellent quality vid

If you're thinking of doing a led project and you want to extend the life of your LEDs, I highly recommend putting your LEDs in or on aluminium profile for the best cooling and fire rating. I'm basically saying if you stick your LEDs to wood or plastic, you increase your chances of setting your house on fire. only unexperienced people do this👍.

cool ideas, you should look into adding WLed 8266 they are cheap and easy to flash plus they are APP control.

The one with the curved diffuser .make two stand them upright and connect them to left right audio channels making a great music visualizer.

Very cool!

Wow😍❤

Thanks for the video. You did a nice job. I've looked into doing similar projects finding appropriate diffusion material has been a challenge. I'll have to check out Hobby Lobby.

this is awesome

Hi i was wondering if you'd have to glue the blank paper to the wood if you want to hang it upside down

Great video!

CM- you nailed it with the stencil idea. 2 questions: how deep did you make the dados? And my blade’s kerf is a little wide-if I wanted to make the stencils sit more snug, what do you advise?

Legendary 🫶🏾🫶🏾

It was just awesome 😎

Dope

Dude, you should open your own store.

This is some amazing piece of work! 😍I tried accessing the stencil sheet link but wasn't able to open. May I know what's the dimension of the stencil sheet and its thickness? Looking to build my own in the near future! 😇

Great video. Any suggestions on how to make this a floor corner lamp?

Wow dude smart

very creative

i had some video between the ads, liked that though

Hi, do you think the hobby lobby paper will work inside of the smaller aluminum channels to help with diffusion? Mainly concerned about heat of the leds close to the paper. Thanks!