Individual Candy Canes

[edtrac]

Hi, I am looking to build one of those 16 candy cane pinwheel devices.  They look really neat from the few videos I have seen.  Only issue I am having is sourcing the actual candy canes.  Most sets come with 4-6 connected canes.  I suppose I could cut them and switch out the bulbs for higher voltages but I would prefer just to buy 16 individual ones.  Does anyone have a link to a site that sells them like this?

[Mega Arch]

13 minutes ago, edtrac said:

Hi, I am looking to build one of those 16 candy cane pinwheel devices.  They look really neat from the few videos I have seen.  Only issue I am having is sourcing the actual candy canes.  Most sets come with 4-6 connected canes.  I suppose I could cut them and switch out the bulbs for higher voltages but I would prefer just to buy 16 individual ones.  Does anyone have a link to a site that sells them like this?

Bought all mine at Walmart. 

[edtrac]

Just now, Mega Arch said:

Bought all mine at Walmart. 

They look good?  Got a model number?

[Mega Arch]

They're in a box on end cap. Don't see them online. 

Here's one online at Ace http://m.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=71587176

Here's a 55" one at Lowes - MEGA SPINNER - sorry - wasn't lighted. 

Edited November 14, 2016 by Mega Arch

[Brian Mitchell]

Got mine at Walmart also.

[robongar]

Found 48,  55" on the side of the road, back in the summer. All in working condition. 

[jerrymac]

I have used canes from sets of 3 for 6 years now.  I cut the tree into singles.  Yes you end up over powering each of the canes.  Out of about 125 canes I have only lost one.  Since the canes are powered for such a short period of time each the bulbs do not fail.  I have done this with double and triple strings.  The one that actually failed (after a couple of years, I just pulled a pair of 12 bulb strings though it.

DON'T leave the canes on for an extended period of time.