Bhewson Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Hello all I am new to the computerized lighting. This my first of two almost 7' spiral trees. I dont have a controler yet but I have asked Santa for one. I was told i couldnt buy one till after christmas. I did however purchase the advanced S3 license. Dont look at the mess in the garage. Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan.a Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 very nice tree, forget about the mess.... your wife might be upset with the ring of paint you left on the floor. might have to leave it right there where it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeH Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Bhewson wrote: Hello allI am new to the computerized lighting. This my first of two almost 7' spiral trees. I dont have a controler yet but I have asked Santa for one. I was told i couldnt buy one till after christmas. I did however purchase the advanced S3 license. Dont look at the mess in the garage.A messy garage shows a hard working man. Nice tree, too.MikeH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhewson Posted October 30, 2011 Author Share Posted October 30, 2011 LOL The black ring is on my side of the garage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeH Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Bhewson wrote: LOL The black ring is on my side of the garageGood deal....I see the lawn mower is on her side? LOLMikeH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubado Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 MikeH wrote:Bhewson wrote: LOL The black ring is on my side of the garageGood deal....I see the lawn mower is on her side? LOLMikeHGood eye for catching that! You gotta be careful of the pics you post around here, you never know what someone will take notice of, such as the mower or purple panties...:shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Boros Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Bhewson wrote:LOL The black ring is on my side of the garageOh, so her side is the messy one...haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LORi P Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Bhewson wrote: This my first of two almost 7' spiral trees. I like it!I'd be interested in your plans for making this support structure if you are willing to share! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ Hvasta Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Waaaay kewl!! Thats an amazing idea for mini-Webbers!! I LIKE IT!!Now, I just gotta figure if I have enough 1/2" pvc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Boros Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Are those little hooks on all your verticles? And curious as to what the top looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Polenchar Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 LORi P wrote:Bhewson wrote: This my first of two almost 7' spiral trees. I like it!I'd be interested in your plans for making this support structure if you are willing to share!Lori, Check out this link.Hope this helps out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Leonhardt Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Great video, can you give us a list of the parts, length of the pipe and what size pipe you used ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Rise Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Ok, spiral tree on my wishlist for next year. 7ft which would be very doable and would look awesome.What size pipe did you use? Would you be willing to share the demensions? Perhaps a simple set of instructions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Polenchar Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Larry Leonhardt wrote:Great video, can you give us a list of the parts, length of the pipe and what size pipe you used ?First let me say that the video I supplied the link for is not mine. It belongs to a fellow by the name of Jerry B 721. He was kind enough to hook me up with it about 3 months ago. If you play the entire vid he tells you all of the measurements and all of the parts you need to make the tree. Jerry is also a member of the light o rama forums. I posted the link so as to help those people that asked how do you do that. Hope this clears things up for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhewson Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 Thanks Joe for posting jerry's video over here.I used 1/2" sch 40 pvc. For the bottom you need 16 @ 8.75"8 "45's" and 8 "T". The middle 16 @ 4.50" 8 "45's" 8 crosses and 8 caps. Top 8 @ 1.75" 8 "45's" I put screws in the uprights every 6". I have 8 100ct multi-color strands on the tree. I will post pic later on what i did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lester Stone Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I too made 2 of the 7ft. spiral trees. I used the 1/2 inch electrical gray conduit. It is the same diameter as the pvc tubing and can utilize the same elbows t and crosses. 2 reasons why I use this is it is a bit cheaper than pvc and you don't leave black paint rings on my side of the garage. I made them about 6 weeks ago and they have been outside and are completly self supporting wit no anchors at all.. this is a very sturdy and well thought out design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireMedic4Christ Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I would love to see this with 8 spiraling channels. I was going to make an 8 channel but go vertical up and down to take up more space. I just wasn't sure if 8 channels was enough to spiral effectively.Thanks for sharingBrianBhewson wrote: Thanks Joe for posting jerry's video over here.I used 1/2" sch 40 pvc. For the bottom you need 16 @ 8.75"8 "45's" and 8 "T". The middle 16 @ 4.50" 8 "45's" 8 crosses and 8 caps. Top 8 @ 1.75" 8 "45's" I put screws in the uprights every 6". I have 8 100ct multi-color strands on the tree. I will post pic later on what i did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerryb721 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 FireMedic4Christ wrote: I would love to see this with 8 spiraling channels. I was going to make an 8 channel but go vertical up and down to take up more space. I just wasn't sure if 8 channels was enough to spiral effectively.Thanks for sharingBrianHey Brian,If you look at one of my videos you can see it with 8 channels. I made mine with 8 channels of Red, 8 white, 8 green and 8 blue.8 work at this height but I think more than 8 channels is better the taller you go.This one shows it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerryb721 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Anyone interested in a list of how I made mine, here is a word doc you can download.It has graphics of how I assembled it (as best as I could draw)https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VlcMiPDv_6OCFpF0bv9n15bubqLShSzEY0GybUyZDrM/edit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Rise Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 These are nothing short of amazing everyone! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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