Permanent Pixel Light Eaves - Quick Walkthrough PLUS Behind the Scenes Tutorial
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ม.ค. 2025
- Here's a little longer version of Part 8 in my series walking through various elements of my holiday lighting show and setup. In 2020, I stepped up to a permanent custom solution for my eaves. These remain up all year long! In this extended cut, I show my jig for consistently drilling the J-channel and you can see how I mounted it.
Parts and construction: I used vinyl J-Channel (TimberCrest "Sandstone" J-Channel perfectly matched my painted eaves) that I drilled myself using a drill press (with a jig I built for consistency). I tested both 2" and 3" pixel spacing and ended up using 3" pixel spacing. These are mounted under my eaves with 3M Double-Sided Scotch Permanent Outdoor Tape. It holds super strong, and since these are under my eaves, they won't be hit with any direct weather (rain or snow). For over a year, they've held flawlessly.
TimberCrest 3/4" J-Channel (from Menards): www.menards.co...
Scotch-Mount Outdoor Double-Sided Mounting Tape (1" wide): amzn.to/3E2THD3 - บันเทิง
Hi Dan! Newcomer to the hobby here! Love the quick videos showing what you've done, and this one with the jog you made to help install the J-Channel lights under the eaves! Dave
just found your channel. i am an old school Light-o-Rama (LOR) guy from back in the day. thinking of getting back into this madness. love all the tutorial videos. I am familiar with x-lights and pixels, have used plenty of LED strip in my time. looking forward to doing some form of this to my eaves for year round holiday lighting. thanks again for the great videos and how to's. Happy New Year, and hope you and family stay safe.
Nice work
Do you have any close up pics showing how the J channel is mounted to the eaves please?
What frequency did you power inject and where did you hide the power supply?
Nice. I 'm moving in the next few weeks and will do this with the new place, instead of Boscoyo Coro and PVC and hanging it every year. I'm totally over that.. :)
Totally. Good luck and I'm sure it'll look great!
You said it right. Nice and clean.
Thanks 👍
I tried the double sided tape and it won’t stick. Around the garage door, no problem. Got on top of the house and tried to stick it on and it wouldn’t grab. I guess the builder said no need to texture the 2nd floor since no one will look that close. Pissed me off and now I have to get a boom lift to screw them on now.
How did you get power and data to the higher eaves?
look great and clean
can you get a twinkle light effect with this kind of light?
you used only 3M double sided tape? no screws etc.?
Correct, and holding strong 3+ years later!
Hi could or have you done a video on the power supply/supplies you use for this? Like can this run of one 110v plug or do you have to inject power every 20 feet. Does all that lighting lead to one box or do you have multiple. Thanks great video this helping a lot but the power end is getting a little jumbled in my head lol.
All my eaves (and a few other props) run off just one 12v 350watt power supply. Each eave is its own port (and less than 150 pixels), so it doesn't need any extra power injection, and all goes to just one box/controller/power.
@@GandorFamilyLightShow thank you!
how is the 3m tape holding up? thanks for the videos!
Holding up great! Solid as a rock for over 1.5 years now (been through both a hot summer and frigid winter).
@@GandorFamilyLightShow would you mind if I ask what part of the country you’re in?
@@KW_Lights Lake Zurich, IL
@@GandorFamilyLightShow thanks! we are in similar climates ;)
Hello , what program are u running for the sequences? Where did u buy it ?
how did you do the lights around the windows
Check out my video about the windows: th-cam.com/video/V0T-LVDQEQQ/w-d-xo.html
How did you power inject your roof line?
Didn't need to. Everything runs at 30% brightness plus each section is a separate port (in case a pixel goes out, less downstream impact) and therefore no section is longer 190 pixels.
You mentioned that if you have a pixel go out that you replace the whole section rather than just field repairing the individual pixel. The link to the double sided tape says permanent. Are you able to easily remove the section with the double sided tape?
I'm also curious about how well the tape comes off when you need to replace a section. How hard is it on the paint?
@@jessearnold2623 It's definitely stuck on REALLY WELL, but it IS possible to pry off.
@@LoblollyLights I've only had to replace one section and it did take off a little paint (but considering it's on the underside of my eave and covered back up by the replacement light section, can't see it.
How is the double sided tape holding up?
Great actually! Never had any issues.
What brand are the lights what controller and power supply please
I use various controllers, but most are Kulp brand (running FPP). All my power supplies are Meanwell (don't use anything else). The pixels are various brands.
what lights did you use?
WS2811 bullet pixels. See my other tutorial videos and I explain them in more detail.
What state are you in? Just wondering if this will work through new england winters
In Chicago. Yes, it will (we get crazy winters here). 3+ years holding strong!
How did the corners work ? Were they difficult ?
Not sure I understand your question. If you mean the tops of each peak, I simply have a section or two up the left side, then ones down the right. At the top the two sections have normal pigtails to connect.
Looks amazing! What effect in Xlights is the one you're using in the beginning on the video?
Basically a fading effect across all the eaves grouped together.
🎉🎉
How much tape did you use on the j channel the entire length of the channel or did you cut up certain length strips every so far?
About 50% tape coverage: 1ft of tape, 1ft gap, etc. Making sure the start and end of each section is well-taped.
@@GandorFamilyLightShow thank you so much for the info.
Most of the states in the US don't have anyone to do them here. I'm ready to pay for them.