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Just finished the Prototype coro star. I Plan on making 19 more for the 2015 display.

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49 pixels total.
7 strings of 7 pixels
Center poll: 3' long piece of 2"x3"
Base: 18"x16"

Hardware needed
~30' pallet strapping (I used 3/4" wide stock)
2 @ 3" drywall screws
14 @ cup hooks
14 @ zipties

Optional hardware:
1 @ 2" hinge
4 or 6 @ 1/8" eyelets
4 or 6 @ additional zipties

Assembly of pixels to pallet strapping:
1. Measured height of string of pixels. Cut pallet strapping to length and added 12" extra
2. Folded each end of the pallet strapping 3" over itself and taped edges together, leaving room for a loop at the end.
3. Created a template strip by taping down the second node on the first pallet strap, leaving the first node free for soldering. Continued taping only on side of each node so that adjustments could be made if necessary.
4. Use first strip as template and create the rest of your pallet straps, affixing the pixels to the strap.

Building the stand:
1. Cut your tree base (plywood) at 18"x18" for a 36" center post. (you base width should be roughly 1/2 your total height.
2. Find the center of the board by draw straight lines connecting the corners of the board to make and "X"
3. Stand a piece of 2"x3" over the center of the X and outline with a pencil. The X should be dead center. (I eye-balled this, it was not exact)
4. Pre-drill 2 holes that will hold the center poll in place
5. Use 2 3" drywall screws insert through bottom of plywood and attach center poll (may need help for this step)
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for a collapsing center poll you can purchase a 2" hinge and attach it to the base board and the 2x3. Adding some eyelets on the opposite side of the 2x3 and to the base board you can ziptie the center poll so it stands straight up... then cut the zipties and collapse it for storage.

Attaching Pixels to Center Poll
1. Align the pixels on floor or work surface in order of installation
2. insert zipties into top and bottom loops of pallet strapping and Zip one or 2 clicks(enough to close the loop... DO NOT TIGHTEN)
3. On the top of the center poll, insert your 7 cup hooks evenly spaced into the top with the hook facing the center of the poll
4. On the base board, find the center of the outside of each length then insert a cup hook.
5. Repeat for the front and right side of the board, finding the center.
6. Find the distance between the centers of the cup hooks and divide by 2. Space them accordingly from the center poll and insert 2 more cup hooks.
7. Repeat for the other side to completing installation of the last 2 cup hooks.

8. Beginning at the top, start with your first pixel strand and insert the looped ziptie to the to of the board. Stretch the pallet strapping to the base board and hook the looped ziptie into the corresponding base cup hook.
9. Repeat steps for the other 6 strips of pixels
10 Tighten the top zipties and insure the top row of pixels are aligned
11. Tighten bottom pixels only enough to put tension onto the pallet strapping.
note... if just enough pressure is used, the pixel straps can be un-hooked and stored during the off season. Or, you can cut the zipties and readjust for the next season.
12. Align the pixels to taste
13. Solder on pixel board pigtail connector and program.

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My new mini pixel tree fading from one solid color to another.

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I found this RGB flood light on MCM's website. I receive their email specials and this items was listed for $30 with $5 shipping. I was able to get the flood light to be controlled by both X-Lights/Nutcracker, and Light o Rama S3 software. Pretty happy with the results. This is very bright and I know the video doesn't do it justice.

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Quick test from my laptop on this little prop. 7 channels of LOR with 1,400 multi incandescent lights. Deciding whether I should make this fan/domino into a 6' tall element. I like how it turned out.

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Par 38 Stellar Labs 555 11411 RGB Flood Blinder

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***Update Spring 2015...
These have been disassembled and rebuilt using RGB bullet pixel nodes. See new video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCrtGR...

Using 1/2" PVC cut to 22" and connecting 2 "T" connectors together with a bolt, I made the spinner. Each leg on the spinner has 5 pixels (RGB Pixel strips), with a total of 40 pixels. This was the prototype and took about 5 hours to build. The next one will be much easier now that I have it all written out and measured. These spinner legs store (collapsed) in an 18 gallon tote.

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Assembling of my new radio sign for the display. Thanks to David Sayers who inspired the design 🙂

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Very easy project completed today. Pixel spiral tree. I used 2 rolls of 5 meter 50 pixel WS2811 strips purchased from Ray Wu. Strips were $30 each, but I didn't use every pixel, maybe 43-45. The star is made up of 5 bullet-node type pixels (WS3811s) that were hot-glued into the star. Used some GE Silicone II to seal up all the unprotected connection. The spiral tree used to be lined with incandescent mini lights. It was used for 5 seasons before I began animating the show. The whole grove of spiral trees were retired in 2008, and now this year they will be re-introduced. What an awesome effect!

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