ItsMeBobO Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 10 feet off the ground from end to end of the house. Planned to be 100 feet but the CCB strings were longer than I expected. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Now that is something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMassey Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 You should run a little model cable car along underneath.......... lighted of course. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Arch Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Now that's a MEGA ARCH! Can't wait to see it in action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 I like it Bob. Can't wait to see a video of it in action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcktpwrd Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 WOW that should look amazing lit up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynee Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 That is awesome! Can't wait for video of it - I'm sure it'll be a huge WOW factor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMeBobO Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 A friend who has a fish-eye lens shot this for me. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Very cool Bob. Now you need to explain how it's built. I figure out at least part of it from the video, but more detail would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMeBobO Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 13 minutes ago, k6ccc said: Very cool Bob. Now you need to explain how it's built. I figure out at least part of it from the video, but more detail would be appreciated. 12 pieces of PVC pipe coupled together. 2 sets of CCBs which is 200 pixels. First I made 4 sections each 30 ft, glued and attached the lights. I thought the strings were 25 feet but turned out closer to 28 feet. I trimmed a few feet off the ends for the middle two sections to match the extent of the lights. For the ends which attach to the house I left the unlighted part about 2 feet long to slide into a block of wood to firmly hold to the house. There are three joints which are not glued. When disassembled they will fit in my storage shed. My house has trees in the corners and middle so I was able to string wire all around to hold it up. I used a laser to get the height. What I did was put the laser leveler on a ladder and it shown a red line on the house and trees. It was lower than I wanted so I measured up to the spot. I marked the trees where the red line was and attached the wires up from there the same distance I measured on the house. I bought really strong aircraft cable and all the parts to tighten including links, thimbles, and turnbuckles. Mostly the arch is hanging from support wire with cable ties. In just a few spots I had to adjust the height using rigid wire which normally is used for drop ceilings. Its very strong but also hand bends and holds its shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownTown Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Way cool, Bob. I'd love to see it in action! Can you tell us about how much it weighs? D.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LORisAwesome Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Hey, you invented something new. I think you should get the honor of naming it. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 (edited) That's a nice fish-eye photo right there. Ditto on wanting to see it in action (video). Edited December 2, 2016 by Santas Helper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMeBobO Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 (edited) You can see about a third of the elevated whole house arch in this video at the top. Edited December 7, 2016 by ItsMeBobO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Very nice Bob!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougd Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Very good Bob, my favorite so far. How many pixels on those vertical poles? Are those CCR's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMeBobO Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 1 hour ago, dougd said: Very good Bob, my favorite so far. How many pixels on those vertical poles? Are those CCR's? Thanks Yes 8 CCR poles on rigid conduit 5 meters high plus around 2 feet off the ground. 4 CCRches and 4 CCR matrix in the windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMeBobO Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 This is the brightest and shortest song in the show. EHMA seen well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.Y.R.G. Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Where are my shades? ..................WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynee Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 I love the idea of doing a CCR matrix on the windows - I had thought about doing a Santa projector in our bay window in the future, but now I'm envisioning a matrix across all three windows.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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