Recent content by djgra79

^ This. I have 5mm Boscoyo Chromotrim that I use for roof outlines that is 6 season old and just starting to become brittle. I also have some 10mm props that are similar vintage that are not looking brittle as yet but are also painted. I store all my props under cover out of direct sun and rain...

I responded to the poll. Its also not even 24hours since the OP. Allow some time for people to actually see it :)

nope, we need to know what suits most, pick a date

Looking to guage people's interest of preferred dates if the Melbourne Mini is to go ahead this year. At this stage our venue is only available on these 2 weekends, so please vote your preference *IF* you would be willing to attend this year. We'll collate responses from FB & ACL over the next 2...

Good idea. When I started I cheaper out to save a couple of $ on shorter pigtails. Ive since replaced all of them with longer ones as they are much more versatile. Sometimes it pays to spend a little more up front in the long run. And yeah, id be staying well away from adding screws not meant...

Welcome to the madness! Keep an eye out on the Mini expo section as most states plan a weekend of presentations & demos each year, would be great to see new faces and you can ask questions directly with other members.

PI at every 50 pixels for 5v is a common piece of advise but as RolyT suggested this is assuming running at 100% brightness, which in reality many people (myself included) do not do. Everyone's milage will vary based on vendor of pixels, pixel type, cables used & their length, quality of PSU and...

Feel free to start a dedicated thread here, or a wiki page that others can contribute to ;)

I love my garage matrix. It just fills a large area that was previously blank and dark. Basic details are 2in spacing of 5v nodes run off he123 controller and expansion. Its ok for large basic text and some images

I must have scared 50 away :(

You don't plan to add anything to the end of the prop... NOW... but may do in the future. Future Gooliez will thank you later ;) Alternatively I just add some heatshrink and fold it over to form a weatherproof(ish) seal that is easy to undo and add more pixels or connector in the future.

This is why I always will email Ray directly with links to the pages and ask for a quote, makes it simpler (imo)

Check out the megatree database of previous builds form members to get an idea of sizes and materials used https://auschristmaslighting.com/threads/acl-megatree-database.14503/

Hey Santa, turn everything off! (Ask Ben about that one ;) )

Thanks to @ryanschristmaslights for keeping the lights on and us mods in line each and every year. Merry Christmas to all, and best of luck for the remainder of your 2025 season and for the year ahead.