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I finally completed one of the many Christmas Display Projects I have going on!!

These are my 12 arches in the VERY crude Storage Unit I made for them and several other Display Elements (not shown). The poles in the Unit are for my Mini Trees and the one with the winch is the mast for my Mega Tree.

I also used the Storage Unit (before I added the vertical 2x4's) to string my arches. I wanted to string them while they were bent so as not to stretch or pull the wires out of the sockets when I bent the PVC.

The 4 Mega Arches (but no where near as big as some of you guys' arches) are 3/4" PVC and are 12'-6" long with 9 segments each.

The 8 Mini Arches are 1/2" PVC and are 6'-6" long with 5 segments each. I had to use 1/2" as opposed to 3/4" becasue it was just to tight of a bend for the 3/4" to bend at a smooth radius...it tended to get pointy in the middle.

Each segment on both the big and small arches are 100 ct 5m's LED's.

For the Big arches I folded each string in half, then folded it in half again to string them.

For the little arches I divided the string into 5 equal folds...so basically into 20 light lengths.








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What kind of winch are you using on your mega tree? Last year I pulled mine up by hand and it was a pain in the rear. You start getting all those lights on the lifting collar and it gets very heavy.

BTW nice storage area, keeps everything neat and tidy. What's keeping the bend in the arches?

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kzaas wrote:

What kind of winch are you using on your mega tree?

**It's just a boat winch (about $35) that is attached to the mast with two Muffler Clamps that are welded to the winch.**

You start getting all those lights on the lifting collar and it gets very heavy.

**Yeah, I figure my 80 strings of C6's weigh about 150 lbs.**
What's keeping the bend in the arches?

**It's hard to see, but there are 4x4's at each end and one in the middle with 3/4" holes drilled in them at an angle. Holes are about 1-1/2" deep.**
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kzaas wrote:

What kind of winch are you using on your mega tree? Last year I pulled mine up by hand and it was a pain in the rear. You start getting all those lights on the lifting collar and it gets very heavy.

BTW nice storage area, keeps everything neat and tidy. What's keeping the bend in the arches?

If you have a Harbor Freight in your area, they have a nice 1200 lbs winch for 25 bucks. That's where I got mine.
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Sorry Jim didn't mean to hijack your thread but thanks for the info on the boat winches guys, I will certainly be looking into one of those this year.

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kzaas wrote:

Sorry Jim didn't mean to hijack your thread but thanks for the info on the boat winches guys, I will certainly be looking into one of those this year.

Hey...no worries. I didn't think you hijacked it...you had a question and asked, that's what this forum is all about.

Now me...I am sure I have hijacked quite a few threads with my smart-ass remarks!!! :shock:
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Terry Hurrle wrote:

I am glad I only have a 10' tree. Easy to set up and string after it is up.

Ah...come on Terry..."branch" out and do more so you can experience the same "Christmas Rush" the rest of us do!!

The "rush" to buy more LOR stuff during the After Christmas Sale...

The "rush" to buy more lights after Christmas...

The "rush to get our 12 new sequences done before Thanksgiving...

The "rush" to build those 12 arches, 5 mini trees, Mega Tree, and Weber Tree before the weather turns on us!!

Come on Terry!! Join the fun!!! :P
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Jim, Are you doing any "Rush" songs?? You need to slow down and smell the controllers.

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First year , give me time. I have my Elvis, Penguins and Roudolph I made out of coro, 5 mini trees 3 arches and my mega tree. I also have Alvin and the chipmunks but they were gifted to me. Hit both sales. I will expand again next year if I get more circuits put in. Oh and I have 6 songs done and three more in started. I am just way behind lol.
Terry

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shfr26 wrote:

Jim, Are you doing any "Rush" songs?? You need to slow down and smell the controllers.

Did Limbaugh record a Christmas Album? :shock:
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