Jaynee Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) This year I'm hoping to make some Christmas tree "statues" using lattice. My parents' church had them set up in the sanctuary last year during their Christmas Eve service and they were VERY COOL. They were triangular, made of trellis and what looked like a thick vellum on the inside. Like a super-thin coroplast that was weather- and wind-proof. Then they perched RGB floods inside, aimed straight up and lighting up the trees from the inside. The lattice is copious at my nearest big box store, but I can't think of the type of product I need to use for the inside liner. Coroplast is too thick and (I don't think it comes in rolls), but I can't find sheets of vellum either. Any recommendations? I've emailed my dad to see if he can talk to the designer at his church to get details, but there's no guarantees he'll find the answer. Edited July 13, 2016 by Jaynee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Jaynee, Maybe this will work. http://www.tapplastics.com/product/plastics/plastic_sheets_rolls/led_ligh_panel/598 Tom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Arch Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 3 hours ago, Santas Helper said: Jaynee, Maybe this will work. http://www.tapplastics.com/product/plastics/plastic_sheets_rolls/led_ligh_panel/598 Tom Nice find Tom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynee Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 16 hours ago, Santas Helper said: Jaynee, Maybe this will work. http://www.tapplastics.com/product/plastics/plastic_sheets_rolls/led_ligh_panel/598 Tom You rock. Plain and simple. That's PERFECT!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Great find Tom! I bookmarked that for future use! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Thanks guys. I ran into this a while back as I have an upcoming project and was looking for something similar to what Jaynee was looking for. I haven't ordered any yet but plan to here pretty quick. Jaynee, keep us posted on if you get some and how it turns out and I'll do the same. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdNetman Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Tom, Awesome find! I was looking for something like this as well but only found more rigid plastic. I'm bookmarking and ordering. -Ed Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 On 7/13/2016 at 4:46 PM, Santas Helper said: Jaynee, Maybe this will work. http://www.tapplastics.com/product/plastics/plastic_sheets_rolls/led_ligh_panel/598 Tom Okay, I just placed an order for a 25" x 50" panel. Gotta check this stuff out and see what it is and how it does with LEDs. Hopefully we'll have results next weekend. I'll keep you all posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinkagainagain Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Okay, I just placed an order for a 25" x 50" panel. Gotta check this stuff out and see what it is and how it does with LEDs. Hopefully we'll have results next weekend. I'll keep you all posted. Can you post a picture or two showing how it diffuses light? Really curious to use on my columns! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Absolutely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynee Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 I won't be ordering mine until mid-OCtober when I'll have the budget to purchase all the supplies I need for my project. Looking forward to seeing the light diffusion as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I here ya Jaynee. One thing I noticed when I placed my order was the shipping cost. For one sheet, the shipping was $11.00 But when I selected 6 sheets, the cost only jumped up to $13.00 total ($3 higher) I only ordered one sheet for a test. We will hopefully see how it is this weekend. It's scheduled to be delivered Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmienLightFan Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 6 hours ago, Santas Helper said: For one sheet, the shipping was $11.00 But when I selected 6 sheets, the cost only jumped up to $13.00 total ($3 higher) Check your maths there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 37 minutes ago, EmmienLightFan said: Check your maths there. oops. $2 higher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 So, it comes in a roll. Like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Then it lays out like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Then we use a 10w LED RGB flood (sitting inside and aimed towards the camera) to try different colors. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 So then we have a video. Time for a relaxing moment so kick off your shoes, sit back, relax and enjoy the music. And I don't mind sharing the music. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzAz Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Looks very good, have you decided on a particular use or prop Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 That does look great. Can you do a little test for me. Take a strip (CCR, dumb or smart - does not matter), and light or with this material an inch or do in front of the strip. If you don't have any strips you can test with, even a string of mini- lights will do. Then take and post a photo and include information about what the strip spacing is (i.e. 30, 48, 60 pixels per meter), or what the string is if a string, and the spacing from the light source to the plastic. My interest is how well the individual lights are diffused. For my purposes, I want the light to be a completely even diffused light source rather than a bunch of individual light sources. Thanks. Sent from my Droid Turbo via Tapatalk, so blame any typos or spelling errors on Android Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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