How To Make Giant Styrofoam Letters
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2024
- Have you ever wondered how to make giant letters out of Styrofoam? Me too. Because we are decorating our room for fall, and our name change to LIFT, I thought I'd share my process for making these big letters. Link to part 2 . • How To Make Giant Styr...
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Thank you it’s helpful to me here in 2022 🙏
You're very welcome!
Thank you so much! Going to make my store front sign now. Excellent video ! Thank you for all the great info !🤗
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Hello, instead of paper towel , a scrap cardboard will clean the rod better.Thank you for sharing.
Acelal Acelal Thank you so much for the tip.
Your voice alone made me want to watch this video and thank you for explaining everything.
Gee! Thanks. You are very welcome! Thanks for watching.
Awesome!!!!! Thanks for sharing this project!
Angelette Willis You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!.
Thank you for this very detailed explained tutorial. Will you please reply by pasting the link for part 2 as I can't find it.
Here you go! th-cam.com/video/DTuSJaqyFoI/w-d-xo.html
Will this float in a saltwater pool without disintegrating
I don't know, never tried that. I'd cut off a small piece and try it.
Hi Paul! This is so helpful. Do you have any advice on how to trace letters that are more curved? Trying to do this with the letter C. Any advice would be appreciated! I'm stuck!!
How about using pins and some string to create an outline?
You can always sand the Styrofoam lightly to eliminate some of the roughness
Great pro tip. Thanks!
What'd you use to place them on the wall? Did you use some kind of special glue, regular hot glue? Or maybe mounting putty?
Thanks Paul
kingofprunes Actually, I used small nails. I positioned the nails where I wanted them and then just popped the letter over them.
You can use woodprix, it has the best handbooks and ready instructions. You can learn much from them and make it yourself.
Can you put a link to the styrofoam please , I’m trying to make a 21 cutout
Here you go www.lowes.com/pd/Common-0-75-in-x-4-ft-x-8-ft-Actual-0-6875-in-x-3-875-ft-x-7-875-ft-R-Expanded-Polystyrene-Foam-Board-Insulation/3365568
any idea how this would hold up outside in a hot humid environment?
Good question. I don't know for sure, but, we didn't have the air on in our room from meeting week to meeting week and ours was fine. Thanks for watching.
You may have had a problem with it melting and having to wipe it frequently because of the silver backing. You are supposed to remove it before cutting.
I had to go back and watch the video, but I am pretty sure I removed the backing. I probably should have shown that part as well. Thanks for watching.
Paul Turner 6:52 the silver on the back of the "L" is what I'm referring to. There is a clear seal on one side and a silver on the other. Both are supposed to be removed. Just mentioning it because I hadn't had the melting problem you had and everything we (you & I) did was exactly the same other than the silver backing being removed.
Kim Gibbons Gotcha! You are correct.
How did u remove the backing?
Very helpful. Thank you!
You're very welcome. Thanks for watching.
Great Video!
Thank you and thank you for watching!
This is great! Thanks for sharing.
You're very welcome. Thanks for watching!
Awesome thank you
You are very welcome. Thanks for watching.
whats the name of the Styrofoam you used and where did you get it?
Hey Angels, thanks for watching. I bought.it at Lowes and I am almost sure this is the stuff I bought www.lowes.com/pd/Common-1-in-x-4-ft-x-8-ft-Actual-0-9375-in-x-3-875-ft-x-7-875-ft-Expanded-Polystyrene-Foam-Board-Insulation/3365576
This was a great video.
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.
I'm curious, where did the name LIFT come from? does it stand for something? Great video!
You know, we asked our students what they wanted to get out of our weekly meetings, and one of the students said, "I want to be lifted" and there was another comment that said almost he same thing. We looked at what students said and we went with LIFT. Our goals is tow fold If we LIFT Jesus up, all men shall be drawn to him and we are to lift one another up. We streamlined why we meet and now everything revolves around those two things. Thanks for watching!
That's awesome! I ask, because I came on as a youth pastor at my current church late last year, and early this year we renamed ours as well. LIFT is also or name, and along with the meaning you ascribed, be also use it to outline our goals as a group.
L.I.F.T.
Love (each other and God)
Inspire (lead by example and show what a life lived for Christ can be)
Fellowship (hangout with and encourage other believers)
Train (teach them what it means to live for Christ, to worship Hom, and to be His church)
We are revamping our youthroom as well, and I would love to share some of the design stuff we've done for LIFT in case any of it is useful.
That's awesome man! Send some pics/graphics to thedproject@me.com and, with your permission, maybe I could share them in a future video.
no problem, and glad to!
Love it!
Thanks! And thanks for watching.
What kind of foam did you use
Regular styrofoam from Lowes.
Instead of Lift it should be Life. God is Life
Do you create an number 1 giant letter?
It’s a capital i but it could a number 1. Thanks for watching.
Where did you get the letter template from?
Hey Melissa, I cut them out of cardboard.
I may have said it wrong, sorry I was talking about the letters did you have a stencil of some sought to trace the letters on to the board to cut out?
I used a measuring stick and measured out the letters on to the cardboard and then I took a straight edge to connect my points. The good thing is that the foam cutter cuts straight even if my lines are a little messed up.
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How do you make them stand without tipping over?
Hey, I have my letters on the wall but In the cover picture they are leaning up agains the stage. Thanks for watching!
Add a couple triangles in the back as a support stand
King Charmes thanks!
Where did you get this thickness styrofoam
Bepsi Sutaria I bought it at Lowe’s . Thanks for watching!
very accurate plans for something like that I found on the Stodoys website.
Could I put these in the pool for a bridal shower?
Kmw2 WH70 Good question. I don’t know how absorbent or not absorbent the foam is. Once you cut it I would think it would becomes more absorbent. You might could spray it with a sealant but I don’t know how that would interact with the foam. Sorry, I wish I had an exact answer.
Where did you purchase the white styrofoam?
I bought it at Lowes. Thanks for watching.
Thank you and God bless you!
Where’s part 2?!
There was a link at the end of the video, but for your convenience, here ya go th-cam.com/video/DTuSJaqyFoI/w-d-xo.html
So much talking
Talks to much
It's so annoying when the music is twice as loud as the voice.. I gotta keep chasing the volume up and down,, So irritating..
Sorry about that. It's an older video and i was working on my editing skills at the time.
Terrible measurements
That stupid background music just got you another thumbs down.