ChromaWords MERRY CHRISTMAS

[cdjazman]

Looking to get the Merry Christmas for next year. What I need to know is how wide it is once set up.

Thanx.

 

[brando]

That's mounted on a Bunnings temp fence panel with the C & S overhanging, so ~3m when stacked. You could roughly work it out if side by side

 

[djgra79]

Mine is pretty much 5m wide all in one row (3x seperate frames.) I guess it depends on how much gap you want between each letter and the words.

 

[thewanderingpine]

Mine is just over 6m

 

[Katekate]

depends on your kerning

 

[thewanderingpine]

(I was aiming for 10cm between each letter)

 

[B4IGO]

(I was aiming for 10cm between each letter)

That’s quite a bit. My CHRISTMAS is 3m with about 1cm between letters. Like brando, I have mine stacked.

 

[thewanderingpine]

That’s quite a bit. My CHRISTMAS is 3m with about 1cm between letters. Like brando, I have mine stacked.

I had a space to fill. I did eventually adjust that "i"

 

[Adsy]

Mine is just over 6mView attachment 22207

May I ask how you have mounted these ?

 

[thewanderingpine]

So each letter is attached to a aluminium channel (MERRY, CHRIST, MAS). For the front of the house - I built a structure using steel angles from Bunnings - so the weight is just on the ground - with small brackets to hold it up against the wall. (Main advantage - they pack up really tiny).

And from there - the pieces of aluminium are just zip-tied to the steel.

I might look at adding a second support element to it next year -- letters like H are great - mounted in two places and really sturdy. But "I" and "s" in particular had real issues keeping straight.

Here's the behind the scenes vid I did to remind myself next year how it all works:


View: https://youtu.be/HSefAoEcJdw?t=505