Start at one end, pulling off the adhesive backing and sticking it to the bottom of the groove. The LED strip I used had a DC barrel jack already soldered to the strip - if you don't have one, solder one on before you go any farther. Make sure to cut it only at the specified locations. Measure out the amount of LED strip you need by placing it in the groove and eyeballing it. Next, cleanup the groove so there's no dust or stray wood fibers.

I used a router table so I could do stopped grooves (so you don't see the groove on the ends, and it keeps the epoxy in). I cut the groove slightly oversize so I had plenty of space. In my case it was around 3/8' wide and around. Determine the width and depth of your LED strip. But if you don't you may have to get creative on how to cut the groove.įirst you'll want to detach your handrail from the wall in your house. I build all my own furniture, ( Detour if you want to see some) so I have a well equipped wood working shop. This is the only part that will take some specailty tools. If you don't feel confident in your wiring skills, have an electrician do this for you, burning down your house or electricuting yourse for some new lights isn't really worth it Also, make sure you size your wire, switch, and outlet appropriately for the existing wiring and circuit - most likely if you're in North America and tapping into a light circuit you're going to find 14 gauge wire, or a 15 amp circuit. You'll have to evaluate your own wiring to figure out what to do. I had a 3-way switch that was supplied by constant power, which I could just branch over to my new single pole switch for the outlet that fed the new outlet mounted just below the railing in a single gang 'Old Works' box. I originally had an 'New Works' single gang box, which meant I had to cut off the nails, cut a larger hole in the drywall and install a double gang 'Old Works' box (which clamps on the drywall rather than screws to the studs). This part is pretty straightforward, there's a lot of great resources on how to wire new outlets, so I won't cover it here.

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