portcity_gt Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I decided to make a spiral tree because i cant leave well enough alone.But this may be different or maybe has been done.I bought a cone tree from big lots for $39 to use the frameAnd bought some 1/2 pex and put 5050 rgb ribbons in it. Then started putting it on the frame.I ended up using 6, i hope it will work ok.Now to figure out how to sequence it and put it in 35 songs lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaeolien Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 (edited) I think that will work j just fine. Looks great. I keep debating whether to buy a couple of those or not. Did you use pex with rgb strip in it for the spirals? Edited December 4, 2014 by Aaeolien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 Yes,pex and dumb strips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaeolien Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Awesome. I may have to pick a couple of those up after Christmas this year and get them ready or next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 That looks really cool. I've never been that much of a spiral tree fan, but seeing the last photo with all six strips just might change my mind... Looking forward to video of it in action. If it were me, I suspect I would use smart strips. Is each spiral just the right length for a 5M strip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 I bought a roll of pex so it would already be in the spiral shape, and just cut it to fit the strips. One 25'roll was perfect to fit 6 strips for this 7' tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 I will add, 3/4 pex wouldnt be a bad idea, the strips are pretty tight getting them in.....infact i bought a tube of ky to do it lol A little bit of progress today, i wired the pig tails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I bought a roll of pex so it would already be in the spiral shape, and just cut it to fit the strips. One 25'roll was perfect to fit 6 strips for this 7' tree. That fails my sanity check. A 25 foot roll into six strips would be just over 4 feet long. Can I assume it really was a 100 foot roll? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 Yea sorry, 100' roll lol It was $25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 The more i think about it,i want to add a seventh strip to fill in a slight gap, and that way i can put a one channel rgb star and use a complete cmb24d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulXmas Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I like it!Love to see a video in action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Arch Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Looking great. Good info on assembly tips. Hope it comes out looking great in your display as well. So that's what ky is for. More good info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Yep, lube it up and shove it in! Or pull in this case lol.I got the controller assembled for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Well its now obvious i have no idea how to sequence a spiral tree and make it look good, so i guess this project is scrapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983ss454 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Well its now obvious i have no idea how to sequence a spiral tree and make it look good, so i guess this project is scrapped. What's the issue your having?? Spirals trees are easy to program, might be a little harder with only 7 sets but it can be done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 It still has 6 on it now, but it just dosnt look right, dosnt really have a "spin" to it. A half second on each channel spins but its too slow, .05 is a good speed but no spin, im wondering if the pex is too horizontal.Also i dont know if i have the right pex.....its very solid white it dosnt let much light through and turns white green. I would think a frosted clear would be better but i didnt see any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull11 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 I am just starting to research rgb but ...if using rgb strips on a spiral tree - wouldn't you need to be able to see the wraps from 360*if the wraps are only facing outward then the illusion would be lostI may be wrong - - like I said - I am at the research stage only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 No thats true. But thats the reason for the pex....it kinda makes it more like a neon tube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 I got some video, using 1,2,and three rgb channels. It just doesn't look right to me,if you squint it looks like its spinning.Spiral 1: Spiral 2: Spiral 3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Arch Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 (edited) Too many wraps maybe? I don't have a spiral tree , so just observations. Seems like most are only 1.5 wraps. Still looks good, but does look to be jumping a little bit. Edited December 7, 2014 by Mega Arch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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