Falling Stars made with Fiberglass Rod and Ropelight

[DrByte]

Thought somebody else might get some use of this technique. I was on my way out of the big box store with oak dowel rods when the thought of these fiberglass driveway markers hit me. They're under 2 bucks each and are approx. 4 feet long. I cut them down to 3 feet for my falling star display this year. I can make about 2 in a short evening. I epoxy two rods and one plexiglas piece as a sub-assembly. I let those set up over night then the next evening combine two of the subs and one more rod together with 3 more plates to make the full star. I put a small dab of epoxy at each rod crossing also. I sanded the rods lightly on the ends to give the epoxy a little better gripping surface also. It is a relatively simple process and they seem plenty strong. They should last forever. I might paint them black but they don't show up much n the dark anyway. Will have at least 7 of these for the falling/shooting star this year. Way cheaper than steel wire-frames and probably about the same weight. I cut the rope at the bottom of the star after the las pic was taken and taped the end. They seem to work fine.

Edited August 6, 2013 by DrByte

[Andy Anderson]

Good idea.  Thank you for sharing.

[TonyD]

+1

[Dave Batzdorf]

Yep.  Didnt think of those.  I do use the green plastic plant stakes for some stuff.

[TheUltimate]

Thank you for the falling stars idea. That is just what I was looking for.

[davensj]

Thanks! This is a great idea. I'm looking to build a star for my CCRs.

[NWSanta]

Love it when somebody builds something simple! Nice!