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When I got the the O, I realized the 5mm plywood wouldn’t bend as much as I hoped. The LVE were easy to put the trim around. However most of the time the brad nails worked fine.) (I think a stapler may work better, because sometimes the small brad nail head would go through the plywood. After I cut each piece, I marked the center, applied wood glue and used a brad nailer to attach the strip to the plywood letter edge. Cut the strips to fit your letters, but the following diagrams will give you a guide. If you cut it the short way (48″) you’ll need about 11 strips. I cut the 5mm (~1/4) underlayment sheet in strips that are 5 1/4″ wide. I added trim around the plywood letters to give them a marquee look. The letters can be used like this, if you don’t want to add the trim around the edges. I used a drill and 7/8″ spade bit to drill the holes. Measure the diameter of the light sockets, mine with the clip needed a 7/8″ diameter hole. You can space the lights however you want, but this is how I placed mine. Next is to drill holes in the letters for the lights. Letters cut from the plywood, they are starting to look cool. To cut out the center of the O, drill a hole in the O center large enough that the jigsaw blade will fit, and cut out the donut hole. Use a ruler and mark straight lines on the edge of the half circles. Change the screw to the other compass location and repeat. Place a pencil in either the 10″ or 18″ hole and mark a half circle, change to the other hole and mark another half circle. Use a screw and place the end of the ‘compass’ in one of the two marks on the plywood. Drill a hole the size of a pencil near one end, a hole 10″ from the first hole and 18″ from the first hole. To mark out the O, I used a piece of scrap wood to make a compass of sorts. On the sheet of 3/4″ plywood, measure and mark the location of the LOVE letters.
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Table saw or circular saw (for optional trimming).7/8″ spade bit* or whatever size fits your lights.1 – 5mm (~1/4″) underlayment plywood sheet.
#LIGHT UP MARQUEE LETTERS HOW TO#
How to Make DIY Love Marquee Letters from Wood This post contains some affiliate links noted by *. They are really big, 40″ tall, and definitely make a statement. Either way the letters look really cool and are pretty easy to make, just take a little bit of time. My Aunt needed the letters freestanding, so I opted to trim the letters. When my cousin, her youngest daughter, got married earlier in May I was asked to make some huge LOVE marquee letters like seen in this cool LOVE picture via Rebecca Douglas – isn’t that stunning! From the dark picture, I can’t tell if the letters are flat or are trimmed out like typical marquee letters. My Aunt Becky is a wedding planner extraordinaire, or should be! She has helped with mine, my sister’s and cousin’s weddings, so to say I owe her a big favor would be an understatement.