Single tube vs Double tube Neon

 

The most common mishap usually lies right under your nose, not recognizing a poorly drawn pattern. Tubing bent to a bad pattern often looks haphazard compared to the drawing. That’s because the drawing is not limited by tube stroke or tube diameter. An eye-catching design drawn on paper loses its pizzazz when made into neon for this reason.

 

The letter style has flare that can’t be replicated in a single tube. Attempting to do so results in improper letter spacing and a completely unrecognizable font. So make certain the pattern is “tubed-in” or drawn to look like the tube it will be bent in and with the necessary stroke - single tube, double tube or more that best represents the design.

 

While everyone stumbles at different points along the pathway toward mastering neon, there are some hurdles shared by many. These troubles are easily remedied but only after learning to recognize the demon spot then applying a trick or two.

 

Straight Neon tubes can be bend into single letters and this is when you use one piece of glass to write the word, this stands for single stroke

 

Double tube is when you outline the letter to maintain the font style. The best result is achieved when a back round colur fills the letter you illuminating. This works with the neon to create the visual letter shape you trying to create.

 

Single means one tube per letter, double means two tubes per letter. "Script" means hand writing style.