portcity_gt Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 Im thinking the same thing.You know what that means. .........taller tree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983ss454 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Wraps aren't spread out enough, you need to ends on the top and bottom spread out more, like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted December 8, 2014 Author Share Posted December 8, 2014 I actually just got through doing that before i got on the forum. Ill try some sequencing tomorrow. Im going to have to make the tree a little taller if this works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983ss454 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Maybe it will look better, but I think you misunderstood what I was saying, they need to be more evenly spaced "out. Mark the bottom ring evenly into 8 section, then. That is where each strand should land. You won't get the spinning the way it is, will just look like it's going up and down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted December 8, 2014 Author Share Posted December 8, 2014 I had them close to even the first time about a foot apart but i did have a two foot gap because it only has 6 strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffF Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Here are our 54" tomato cage spirals with 6 strands of incandescent strings. (We went with the right tree design since it looked more spiralling.)I think you need to have them evenly spaced from top to bottom better. They look bunched up at the top.This is the thread that inspired me to make six of these for this year...http://forums.lightorama.com/index.php?/topic/32650-smallest-spiral-mini-tree/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted December 8, 2014 Author Share Posted December 8, 2014 Yea, just having the bottom spaced evenly didnt really work, ill try to space the top, the pex dosnt want to curve that tight im thinking about trying a heat gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983ss454 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Here are our 54" tomato cage spirals with 6 strands of incandescent strings. (We went with the right tree design since it looked more spiralling.) I think you need to have them evenly spaced from top to bottom better. They look bunched up at the top. This is the thread that inspired me to make six of these for this year... http://forums.lightorama.com/index.php?/topic/32650-smallest-spiral-mini-tree/ Yes they have to be equally spaced through out, that's how you get that spinning effect. Like those mini trees a lot nice job jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffF Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Like those mini trees a lot nice job jeffThanks.Yea, just having the bottom spaced evenly didnt really work, ill try to space the top, the pex dosnt want to curve that tight im thinking about trying a heat gun.I really like how the PEX looks... good luck using the heat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 I got the top to twist with heat, its not perfect but its closer than it was.I still cant get the sequence just right though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffF Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Looks way better!Surprisingly to me, the twisting action seems better when I don't use fades... quick on/offs makes it easier to see. Give it a try. Oh, and get at least 10'-20' back when looking at your tree, imho up close it's hard to see the action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 Yea i haven't been using fades, ive tried it with one two and three cells overlapping in se (with a 0.05 timing) and about five cells lit at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffF Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Try without the overlap for 0.10 of "on" time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 I cant remember if ive tried that or not. Ill give it a shot when i have time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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