portcity_gt Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 All i can get out of this mega tree is a big ass knot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75redman Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Pull all the strings out away from the pole then raise it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Arch Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 OUCH!!!That stinks. Buy new lights as running outta time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 If you just call it a fire stick, you won't have to worry about it. J/K Redman has the right idea BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncledan Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 That looks like me first year. I tape or zip tie the male end of all the strings to the ring at the bottom. I typically use new lights on it every year. I found it much easier to space lights accordingly on bottom ring and zip tie with equal distance between light strings. My 100 ct strings generally have 2 sets of 50 lights that are individually tied together. I undo the first 50 with the female end and connect to hook head. I don't untie the second half of the string until the tree is on its way up. (About 8-10 feet) I found by only having half the string untied it saved me a lot of headaches and don't end up with what you've got. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted November 22, 2014 Author Share Posted November 22, 2014 Thats how i started out, then raised the hook head but i couldnt separate the strands to attach each strand at the bottom.These damn high dollar lights are the biggest problem,they're twisted so bad they knot up with everything they get near, the vender was awesome bit i hate the lights. Ill stick to the big lots lights that just fall into a straight line when you take them out the box.I wanted to do all 72 strands separate at the bottom to fill the tree,but after this theyre going in 24 groups of three colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 On all my strands, I take the twist out of them first.Lay each string out. Grab one end with both hands and just run you hands down the string with a little grip. You can see the strands untwisting as you do it.It helps from getting tangled up and you get the advertised length that way. It does make a big difference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted November 22, 2014 Author Share Posted November 22, 2014 Wow, i just went to McDonald's to get a late lunch as im in line im watching a woman in the back door of a bmw suv bent over by a toddler but she was there a while as i was 8n line, so i went over to check on her and shes very impaired, so i called the sheriff, they get there and got her out the car she started throwing up and it smelled like alcohol and she said she took some valium, i think i might have just save her and that little boys life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted November 22, 2014 Author Share Posted November 22, 2014 Well despite the knots and drama, i got it up. Ill have to add controllers tomorrow. We have some storms coming tonight so i guess ill see how this pole-less mega holds up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Congrats!!!And lookin good.Sometimes hitting the reset button and just take one minute at a time really helps.It does for me at times.I get overwhelmed of a certain thing, Then I refocus, hit that reset button and go at it in a different frame of mind. Good job!!!Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffF Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Sometimes hitting the reset button and just take one minute at a time really helps. Couldn't agree more. That and a couple/few beers does wonders! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 I guess ill have to go bigger next year, its 16' plus a 4' snowflake and it looks kinda small lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Couldn't agree more. That and a couple/few beers does wonders! Cheers to that Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I guess ill have to go bigger next year, its 16' plus a 4' snowflake and it looks kinda small lol.That's what it's all about. You gotta start some where. I started with a 16' tree years ago. Then 20', then 33' and now 35'.And it doesn't matter the size of tree. It's what you do with it.And as long as people are smiling and enjoying your show, that's what really counts. So don't write off that 16' tree. I think it will look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Thanks, heres a build thread for the tree.http://forums.lightorama.com/index.php?/topic/33742-my-50-mega-tree/?view=getnewpost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Arch Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Wow, i just went to McDonald's to get a late lunch as im in line im watching a woman in the back door of a bmw suv bent over by a toddler but she was there a while as i was 8n line, so i went over to check on her and shes very impaired, so i called the sheriff, they get there and got her out the car she started throwing up and it smelled like alcohol and she said she took some valium, i think i might have just save her and that little boys life.Way too many people would look the other way - you saved their lives for sure!And fixed your tree without buying new lights.Call it a day - -no, call it a great day!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Way too many people would look the other way - you saved their lives for sure! And fixed your tree without buying new lights. Call it a day - - no, call it a great day!!! +1 one on that!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Im thinking what i did wrong was pull the hook head up until the lights just hung straight down, i should have stopped when they were still swooped out onto the ground, attached them to the base and THEN raised the head all the way. Thats what i did the second time and it worked much better.And for the woman in the bmw, we went to a birthday dinner last night and her suv was still there so i guess the emt hauled her off, but when we came back it was gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Arch Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) Im thinking what i did wrong was pull the hook head up until the lights just hung straight down, i should have stopped when they were still swooped out onto the ground, attached them to the base and THEN raised the head all the way. Thats what i did the second time and it worked much better.And for the woman in the bmw, we went to a birthday dinner last night and her suv was still there so i guess the emt hauled her off, but when we came back it was gone.So you ate at McD's twice in 1 day?You may need emts next. Edited November 23, 2014 by Mega Arch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 No, we drove past there on the way to a bbq restaurant lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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