Peace Stakes

Yeah -- I'm liking the idea of the seed pixel path for aesthetic reasons. But I'm kinda dreading the amount of soldering/joining. Maybe I do joiners in sets of 4 or so. And compared to basically any other prop - these should be relatively simple to field repair.
merryoncherry said:
For a denser cube I was wondering how many bicycle spokes I could salvage from the transfer station this summer.
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Thankyou for this comment. I'm not sure I'll use them for my stakes - but I was after something similar for a fenceline and bicycle spokes is about the perfect size.
 
I wonder if we could just skip the joining and leave a few pixels between stakes. A few seed pixels is cheaper and a lot easier than a connector, and we could probably use a script to generate the xLights setup.
 
Yes you would have to attach it to the PI every few stakes so that you were within 50-60 of a power point. But (with an amp) that could also be your data return to the start, for the next row of stakes.
 
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These are the stakes I got from Ray, 2m spacing, with 1/4" aluminum extrusion rods and clips I got from Wizard of Wire. I assembled them but didn't field them in 2022... chickened out because I kept walking around in that part of the yard fixing water intrusion issues with the tree tubes above and didn't want to end up impaled.
 
merryoncherry said:
These are the stakes I got from Ray, 2m spacing, with 1/4" aluminum extrusion rods and clips I got from Wizard of Wire.
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Don't suppose you've got the url for those ones from Ray Wu ?

So the pixels come with that mounting board already, and you just bought the rod to stake it in the yard then ?
 
The pixels - 12V regulated - a string of 10 12-node stakes with 2m spacing between.

Pixel clips:
www.wizardofwire.com

Wizard Pixel Clips - Wizard of Wire

Our "original" pixel clips are for attaching 12mm bullet pixels to 1/4" wireframes or round stock. *Note - the clips may rotate slightly once the pixel is attached. The type of coating on your frame will determine how easily they rotate.
www.wizardofwire.com www.wizardofwire.com

Aluminum bar - many suppliers such as:

Aluminum Rod | Round Bar | OnlineMetals.com®

Buy aluminum rod from OnlineMetals.com®. We carry a wide variety of aluminum round bar alloys in a range of standard sizes as well as custom-cut lengths.
www.onlinemetals.com www.onlinemetals.com

You want the cheap extruded aluminum... gives the clip more to grip on.
 
thanks for those links.... might try and 3d print them myself if I can find a stl for it.

I'm thinking the aluminium rod myself, 6mm (which is close to 1/4 inch).
 
I just used common tent pegs and a bit of aussie duct I think 25x25mm from memory and drilled 5 holes in it bought ray's standard strings which have 10 sets of 5 leds 1 metre apart, was about the easiest and cheapest way to do it , I'll get a photo of them tomorrow
 
My implementation this year will be something like this:
I have 5 - 100 pixel string, some leftover ChromaTrim from Boscoyo, plenty of wire and will be buying some fiberglass stakes.
Extend the distance on the strings every 7 pixels by about 3 feet. Put them into the ChromaTrim (1,3,5,7,6,4,2) alternating holes up and then back down and off to the next stake. Attach the ChromaTrim to the fiberglass stakes, they will be about 18" tall. I think with xLights you can use the cube model and zigzag, as long as all zigzags are the same length, same number of stakes.
Kind of rudimentary, but I think it should work. And I'm planning on placing them unevenly and see what it will look like
Just my future thinking - any pitfalls I do not see??
 
jollyzee said:
Kind of rudimentary, but I think it should work. And I'm planning on placing them unevenly and see what it will look like
Just my future thinking - any pitfalls I do not see??
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uneven placement is going to make them harder to model for whole yard / group effects.
 
jollyzee said:
My implementation this year will be something like this:
I have 5 - 100 pixel string, some leftover ChromaTrim from Boscoyo, plenty of wire and will be buying some fiberglass stakes.
Extend the distance on the strings every 7 pixels by about 3 feet. Put them into the ChromaTrim (1,3,5,7,6,4,2) alternating holes up and then back down and off to the next stake. Attach the ChromaTrim to the fiberglass stakes, they will be about 18" tall. I think with xLights you can use the cube model and zigzag, as long as all zigzags are the same length, same number of stakes.
Kind of rudimentary, but I think it should work. And I'm planning on placing them unevenly and see what it will look like
Just my future thinking - any pitfalls I do not see??
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I think it would work. Take a good look at my peace stakes. The are in chroma trim and zip tied to rebar.
 

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