NeonFlex, but more flexible?!

[gareth]

Anyone know of a product that produces the same effect as NeonFlex or Non-Neon, but which will do sharp (close to right-angle) corners rather than the curves which NeonFlex has to follow to get around a corner?

[Ynot]

Not sure how thick you can get EL (Electro-Luminescent) wire these days, but the stuff I have knocking around (about 2mm, I think) certainly can...

May very well not be big enough for any large scale project though...

[Don Allen]

You can cut neon flex How to cut Neon Flex  , you need to find the internal wire and solder at each corner.

[DrV]

1 hour ago, Don Allen said:

You can cut neon flex How to cut Neon Flex  , you need to find the internal wire and solder at each corner.

Love the reference to the positive and negative anodes in that page!

[xllx]

If your neon is against a black background, you can form a loop outside the figure you are making. Where the non neon crosses itself you get a right angle, then cover the loop in black tape. 

[musht]

Neon is mostly strip in a silicone sleeve, the strip will bend 90 , can mitre notch the sleeve get a tighter turn, may involve tugging strip into tension.

[IRW]

I put this together out of flexible neon for Curve's production of Chicago back in 2013...I can't really remember, but I think lots of end caps, black cable, and black wrap were all involved...it also lit up 'VELMA' in blue, but under show conditions and the right lighting, you couldn't see whichever wasn't on:

Credits:
DIrector: Paul Kerryson, Set Design- Al Parkinson, Lighting- Phillip Gladwell

Side note: This production was nominated for 'Best Musical Production' at the 2014 UK Theatre Awards. Awkwardly, it was beaten by the National Youth Music Theatre's production of 'Brass', for whom I was working as a technical co-ordinator and tutor to their young tech team at the time! 😁
 

Edited February 9, 2022 by IRW