You did a great job. I do six arches on the steps at front of my house. I have very large silver bells that I hang from each arches. I sanded down the writing on the pvc. I bought 10 feet reebar and cut them in half. I put 18 inches in the ground and the rest above ground. It help to be make it a bit more stable. This year, I'm doing six arches on two sides of my patio stones behind my house. It'll look great. We already have the reebar in the ground before the ground freezes.
How we did ours is 1/2 in pvc but no screw fittings, they slide together. At every joking I drilled a pilot hole and run a self tapping screw, been working for over 5 years of use! Also on the driveway we run 3- 10 foot sections slid together, so 10 foot to a T or + than 10 foot to another T or + so 2 sections of stabilization bars. Even in high winds they are pretty solid. Just food for thought :)
Use sdr 21 pipe vs sch40. The 40 is more likely to bow and move in the wind. Its thicker pipe, but thats not always a good thing. I use 21 on my arches, and 5ft rebar to have at least 3.5 to 4ft of rebar to slide the pipe onto for extra stability. Just a option for those other Griswold's out there.
You will need quite a thick pipe to get over a 3 car garage, I'm not sure if its even doable. Maybe 1 1/2 inch or even thicker? And I would do at least 3 cross pieces. If you attempt it Id love to hear how it works out!
I make a "program" called a sequence on my computer that tells the lights when to turn on/off with the music. During the show my computer sends those commands over a long cable to some Light-O-Rama light controllers in my yard. Each string of lights is plugged into one of the controllers. Then the controllers receive those commands and do the work of actually turning the lights on and off and dimming. You can check out my show here joyorama.com eventually I will be adding a behind the scenes page that gives a more detailed look at exactly how my show works.
I make a "program" called a sequence on my computer that tells the lights when to turn on/off with the music. During the show my computer sends those commands over a long cable to some Light-O-Rama controllers in my yard. Each string of lights is plugged into one of the controllers. Then the controllers receive those commands and do the work of actually turning the lights on and off and dimming. You can check out my show here joyorama.com eventually I will be adding a behind the scenes page that gives a more detailed look at exactly how my show works.
I use Light-O-Rama controllers. There is a behind the scenes page showing how my show works at Joy-O-Rama.com the controllers cost somewhere from $130 to $300 each depending on how much assembling you do yourself. And that can control 16 channels of lights.
@@RandomakerYT okay, been wanting to try something like that myself, but afraid it would cost a lung, some hands and feet.. luckily i got a big family if it comes to that 😅
@@AFatRandomDude Haha it is a bit of an expensive hobby, but you can get started with a small show for a few hundred, maybe $500 or slightly less assuming you are not planning on assembling your controller.
I do put a quick spray of silicone lubricant on before I put it together. The biggest thing is to have someone lift up the other side while you screw it together so they are perfectly parallel. If it's even a little off it will bind and be hard to screw or unscrew. Of course just put them hand tight and I did still needed to grab them with a pair of channel locks just to start loosening. Thanks for watching!
@@RandomakerYT sweet thanks. When you hand tighten, does your thread sit all the way to the bottom or does it get stuck about 3/4 of the way? I tried using silicone grease, maybe the spray is better.
@@sperez7527 Zip ties probably hold better than my clips, but then I would need to cut all the zip ties to take them off, where here I can just grab one end and pull and they come right down.
@@RandomakerYT I don't remove my lights. I hang the pvc with the light on my fence behind my house under the tree where there is barely any sunlight. It's one way to save time the following year.
Why doesn't anyone ever show how they string the lights in these videos? Building the arches is pretty straight forward. I want to see how to string lights without running them along the ground or doubling back on themselves and having five extension cords.
In my show, each arch needs to be connected to a different channel on my light controller, so I run a separate extension cord to each arch. I found some strings of lights I had lying around that were almost the perfect length with only maybe a foot extra.
@@RandomakerYT Thanks. I don't have a light controller. We don't do big light shows outside our house...we do decorate inside fairly heavy. This year I was thinking of making a 20' tunnel leading into where we park the cars. Building the tunnel itself isn't an issue for me I just haven't been able to figure out how, if, I can run the lights without either running some along the ground or doubling them back over each other. I keep seeing "DIY" tunnels where they don't seem to do either of those. They must have equipment I don't have...but they never mention how they do it in the videos.
It's great to see someone young, outside, being creative and utilizing their practical skills! Great job on the Christmas Decorations!!!
You did a great job. I do six arches on the steps at front of my house. I have very large silver bells that I hang from each arches. I sanded down the writing on the pvc. I bought 10 feet reebar and cut them in half. I put 18 inches in the ground and the rest above ground. It help to be make it a bit more stable. This year, I'm doing six arches on two sides of my patio stones behind my house. It'll look great. We already have the reebar in the ground before the ground freezes.
Thanks for the brief cameo and shoutout! Looks good man!
How we did ours is 1/2 in pvc but no screw fittings, they slide together. At every joking I drilled a pilot hole and run a self tapping screw, been working for over 5 years of use! Also on the driveway we run 3- 10 foot sections slid together, so 10 foot to a T or + than 10 foot to another T or + so 2 sections of stabilization bars. Even in high winds they are pretty solid. Just food for thought :)
Use sdr 21 pipe vs sch40. The 40 is more likely to bow and move in the wind. Its thicker pipe, but thats not always a good thing. I use 21 on my arches, and 5ft rebar to have at least 3.5 to 4ft of rebar to slide the pipe onto for extra stability. Just a option for those other Griswold's out there.
What measurement were your arches . They sell those 21 at 10f each .
Do you have the STL available for the clips you printed?
how many pcv for 1/2” ? and how many short pvc connect above? i have 3door garage , what do u sugguest?
You will need quite a thick pipe to get over a 3 car garage, I'm not sure if its even doable. Maybe 1 1/2 inch or even thicker? And I would do at least 3 cross pieces. If you attempt it Id love to hear how it works out!
Hello, nice job, how did you do the light show?
I make a "program" called a sequence on my computer that tells the lights when to turn on/off with the music. During the show my computer sends those commands over a long cable to some Light-O-Rama light controllers in my yard. Each string of lights is plugged into one of the controllers. Then the controllers receive those commands and do the work of actually turning the lights on and off and dimming. You can check out my show here joyorama.com eventually I will be adding a behind the scenes page that gives a more detailed look at exactly how my show works.
How are you making the lights flicker like that ?
I make a "program" called a sequence on my computer that tells the lights when to turn on/off with the music. During the show my computer sends those commands over a long cable to some Light-O-Rama controllers in my yard. Each string of lights is plugged into one of the controllers. Then the controllers receive those commands and do the work of actually turning the lights on and off and dimming. You can check out my show here joyorama.com eventually I will be adding a behind the scenes page that gives a more detailed look at exactly how my show works.
Whats the price for something that controls the lights and music like that ? Greetings from Norway
I use Light-O-Rama controllers. There is a behind the scenes page showing how my show works at Joy-O-Rama.com the controllers cost somewhere from $130 to $300 each depending on how much assembling you do yourself. And that can control 16 channels of lights.
@@RandomakerYT okay, been wanting to try something like that myself, but afraid it would cost a lung, some hands and feet.. luckily i got a big family if it comes to that 😅
@@AFatRandomDude Haha it is a bit of an expensive hobby, but you can get started with a small show for a few hundred, maybe $500 or slightly less assuming you are not planning on assembling your controller.
Does your pvc screw and unscrew easy? Do you use any lubricant? Mine do not screw easily at all.
I do put a quick spray of silicone lubricant on before I put it together. The biggest thing is to have someone lift up the other side while you screw it together so they are perfectly parallel. If it's even a little off it will bind and be hard to screw or unscrew. Of course just put them hand tight and I did still needed to grab them with a pair of channel locks just to start loosening. Thanks for watching!
@@RandomakerYT sweet thanks. When you hand tighten, does your thread sit all the way to the bottom or does it get stuck about 3/4 of the way? I tried using silicone grease, maybe the spray is better.
@@dweckk5343 Yeah it usually doesn't go in the whole way, but most of the way in should be good enough.
Where did you get those clips that clamp on the pipes for lights?
They are 3D printed. Here is the file - www.thingiverse.com/thing:5547441
Other ppl just used zip ties every couple feet. I'd probably wrap the lights around in a spiral and then use the zip ties
@@sperez7527 Zip ties probably hold better than my clips, but then I would need to cut all the zip ties to take them off, where here I can just grab one end and pull and they come right down.
@@RandomakerYT I don't remove my lights. I hang the pvc with the light on my fence behind my house under the tree where there is barely any sunlight. It's one way to save time the following year.
Cover it no shovel Snow
We were joking about letting it up all year and throwing a tarp over it for an extended carport type thing😂
@@RandomakerYT etc escape ua-cam.com/video/fpy3XhWQQfg/v-deo.html
Cool lights move too fast
Why doesn't anyone ever show how they string the lights in these videos? Building the arches is pretty straight forward. I want to see how to string lights without running them along the ground or doubling back on themselves and having five extension cords.
In my show, each arch needs to be connected to a different channel on my light controller, so I run a separate extension cord to each arch. I found some strings of lights I had lying around that were almost the perfect length with only maybe a foot extra.
@@RandomakerYT Thanks. I don't have a light controller. We don't do big light shows outside our house...we do decorate inside fairly heavy. This year I was thinking of making a 20' tunnel leading into where we park the cars. Building the tunnel itself isn't an issue for me I just haven't been able to figure out how, if, I can run the lights without either running some along the ground or doubling them back over each other. I keep seeing "DIY" tunnels where they don't seem to do either of those. They must have equipment I don't have...but they never mention how they do it in the videos.
My arches we twist the lights around the pvc. I run 5 30ft driveway arches and 30 something sidewalk arches that are 20ft.