goduke21 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 I want to build a 8 arm PVC pin wheel that is only 1 ft long per arm. I know home depot sells a 4 way adapter but I need to have 8 arms. Any suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGabriel Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Use two 4 way adapter mount one on top of the other at a 45 degree angleBolt throught the middle to hole in place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Check these: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goduke21 Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 You guys did not crack the PVC when you drilled through it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyD Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Check these: Great idea! Did you ever consider bolting/zipping another "layer" of pipe to the back layers so that the lights are all the same distance from the viewers? Or, is the difference unnoticable from a distance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 You guys did not crack the PVC when you drilled through it. The PVC didn't crack while drilling, but I DID manage to crack one by tightening the bolt a bit too much. Great idea! Did you ever consider bolting/zipping another "layer" of pipe to the back layers so that the lights are all the same distance from the viewers? Or, is the difference unnoticable from a distance? Completely unnoticeable in the dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Mitchell Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 That is exactly how I did it too. You don't notice the difference from a few feet away let alone from a distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron1414 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 That's also what I am planning , 2x4 PVC with LED mini's like arches. But... What type of lights are George's, in his above pictures, RGB's ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 They're one of the many flavors of dripping snowflake bulbs. 13" length, C7 base. I got them at Menards three seasons ago. Great starburst effect, but they start losing synch in the second pass. Kind of a one-trick pony, but nice eye-candy for only costing one channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goduke21 Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 Thanks for all the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-Paul Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Wish I had seen this a few years back. Although my arms are more like 3' long and have installed individual LEDs, 16 per arm. I ended up making a wooden hub and pipe clamps (two hole type). I like how you guys did it. Wont have to worry about the wood rotting out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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