I want to do some "small" mini trees (like 2' tall or less) next year. I have looked all over but have not really found any instructions for making small mini's. Any advice out there? I want to do a couple of little "mini tree forests" so to speak. Thanks very much in advance!!
"Small" mini tree
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mborg10
Michael Borg
I'm going to steal this design for my show next year. Coro hexatrees. I think fast eddy has some in his 2012 show. There are mini versions and large versions
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c2PrZYjFU0
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c2PrZYjFU0
AlexB
New elf
I guess it depends on the look you're going for.
I went with something simple - a garden pot trellis which had spiral wire around it for about $12 at my local discount store, with a 50 bulb RGB string cable tied to it - something like this:
They're about 3 feet tall, but the legs can be pushed into the ground for stability about 6 inches, which would get you down to about the 2 1/2 foot mark.
I went with something simple - a garden pot trellis which had spiral wire around it for about $12 at my local discount store, with a 50 bulb RGB string cable tied to it - something like this:
They're about 3 feet tall, but the legs can be pushed into the ground for stability about 6 inches, which would get you down to about the 2 1/2 foot mark.
I've made a few dozen trees of around that size. The post I made about them is at http://auschristmaslighting.com/forums/index.php/topic,1419.msg11553/topicseen.html#msg11553 .
I had to lol at Alex's "but the legs can be pushed into the ground". The ground around here is so hard that I bend about every 4th peg which is made of about 6mm steel rod.
I had to lol at Alex's "but the legs can be pushed into the ground". The ground around here is so hard that I bend about every 4th peg which is made of about 6mm steel rod.
DeeJai
Is that Magic Smoke?!?
really wish there was someone in Australia selling those hexatree's, wink wink.. they look great
mborg10
Michael Borg
If we had access to something that can cut coro. CNC maybe we draw our own plans and get a bulk lot cutMatt said:
Karob
Let there be Light!
I updated my mini trees from being wrapped with AC Rope Light to being strung with 90 pixels in a 270 degree tree design. The pixels are spaced at 40mm, 5 strings of 10 up and 4 strings of 10 down giving me a the ability to control the tree in the same way as my Mega Tree.
The frame was handmade by another member containing 6 5mm Steel Rods welded at the top and welded to round ring at the bottom, so far from my testing the 1 tree I have had on is very bright.
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The frame was handmade by another member containing 6 5mm Steel Rods welded at the top and welded to round ring at the bottom, so far from my testing the 1 tree I have had on is very bright.
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mborg10
Michael Borg
Next year I will be selling my 16 blue led trees. They are 12vdc and I could sell the dc lor controller with them.
