Making the simple DIY Xmas lighting frame. (It looks great.)

The frame is now complete (and lit right now) so here's a guide to how it went together. You can help me make the decision about the intensity of the blue LED starfield background. Even whether it should be dimmer than the 1mA level which is the lowest at the moment.
The only major differences between this frame and the type you would buy (or build) for professional use are the frame material - normally aluminium box section with tie bars for supporting the shapes and lights, the shapes would normally be double outlined with tube on either side for higher intensity and built in redundancy if a metre of tubelight fails and the background lights would be either a curtain of straight waterproof strings or one continuous multi-section string. Modern frames also have an earth/ground connection from the junction box onto the frame.

I like the versatility of the grid though. It means my frame can be different every year, and upgraded with new effects and shapes as desired. I'll be making some videos showing proper handling and termination of the tubelight so you can start making your own custom frames. And if it's for home use, even if you do use cheap lights (preferably low voltage) then it doesn't really matter if they fail after a season or two. They're easy to replace at any time.

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