spiral tree mystery?

[Darrell]

I also have a 16 strand spiral tree. To get the spacing even, before I put up the cables I put a zip tie every 4 1/2" down half of the cables. I got the spacing from the spiral tree calculator on one of the other posts here. I also had to put a little hot glue on the zip ties to keep them from just sliding up and down the wire. Once the cables are up, you use the zip ties to keep each light string coming down with even spacing. I used the small bull dog clips from Staples to clip the light strings to the wire supports vs more zip ties. The clips are quicker to put up and take down, plus they let you easily adjust any light strings to need to adjust to the spacing. This is the 2nd year for this tree and putting it this time was significantly faster and easier.