If you then look at the front, you see the design in its original form. Keep in mind that you print the design in mirror image, if you stick the design on the acrylic, you can trace it on the back of the sheet. You can make your own design on the computer and print it out. The choice of design is entirely up to you, you can engrave a drawing, lettering, or an image in the acrylic. Engraving can also mean that the entire surface is roughened, for example by evenly sanding the back with a fine grain sandpaper(600-1000). Therefore, the surface must be engraved for the best effect, do this on the back of the sheet. VATĪs previously mentioned, transparent acrylic will only light up when the light hits an unevenness in the surface. This thickness captures all the light from the LEDs so that the lighting effect is maximised.Ĭlear cast (GS) acrylic sheet 8 mm £ 91.95 excl. However, for the best result, we recommend using a sheet thickness of at least 8 millimetres. LED strips have a very wide beam angle, so in principle, you can position the LED strip on the acrylic however you like and you can even use relatively thin sheet thicknesses. This does not apply to opal white sheets as when they are illuminated from the top side the sheet will light up evenly. To make the sheet ‘light up,’ an unevenness must be created either in or on the material. This applies to both clear and coloured acrylic. Different sheets, different lighting techniquesĪcrylic has excellent light-conducting properties, the light flows effortlessly through the sheet. The great advantage of these LED strips is the possibility of mounting the LEDs directly on the acrylic.
The best result, however, is obtained with LED strips on a roll, these strips are often provided with a self-adhesive backing. There are several LED strips on the market, there is a distinction between LED strip on a flexible roll, and LED strips that are mounted in a plastic housing: the latter are often available in the hardware store.
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