Permanent J-Channel RGB Pixel Soffit hangers

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3D printed clips to attach WS2811 Pixels in J-Channel to the soffit for Permanent LED Lighting. This was designed for the Ply Gem 5/8 in. x 1-1/2 in. x 12.6 ft. White J-Channel from Home Depot. For me the 7mm clip was the main one I used for going across the front of the house. Where the other heights came in is if your gutters drop on one side you can use the different height clips to drop the J-Channel so the lights are visible. To attach slide the front tab in between the soffit and the lip it rests on and then use some small gutter screws (can get them in where you find the gutters at Home Depot or Lowes) to screw the back in. The Clip setter is a tool I made to make it easy to put the clips 12 inches apart (screw to screw). you adjust the spacing of the first clip so it in the center between your first and second pixel in the J-channel once you have it figure where your starting point is. The 7mm Joiner is double wide to give support where J-Channels meet on long runs. I put another J-channel with the small side curl cut off on the back side to box all the wiring in to give it a cleaner look. Once you have all the Clips for a section up you can slip the J-channels in the clips and push a ziptie in the two rear slotts to hold them in place, then go back trough and fasten them and trim the tails off. Be careful you don't tighten the ziptie too much or it will break the clip. Also make sure you are using UV stabilzed ties. Included is my J-Channel Drill guide and Pin as some of the others I found out there were not the correct size for the J-Channel that I purchased from Home Depot. I recommend printing about 1 mm of the drill guid standing on end then test it to see if it will work with your J-Channel.