Great job! Thanks for posting. I have a planning question. How did you get the star positions for the constellations up there? Did you drill from underneath? Also, how did you expand a small star plot out to the full size of the ceiling? I am putting in a 4'x8' panel, but the plot expansion problem still applies. Great song too!
@gbisaga- Thanks for your compliments, gbisaga! To answer your first question, after going in our attic and removing the insulation, I began measuring the star points from a live constellation map (however, it took too much time so I just did certain constellations with random stars around them! LOL, but that worked out just fine!) Secondly, I drilled down from the top of the attic where I had placed the constellation points with a black permanent marker.
@gbisaga- ....it would of been too difficult to find all the holes from the top of the attic if I had drilled upwards from the ceiling area. And as for your final question...like I said, originally, I wanted to do a real life representation of the stars on one given night, however it was way too time consuming so I gave up and just spaced out the CONSTELLATION stars. Hope this helps. Any questions are more than welcome. That's why I made the video...so others can enjoy! I am here to help!
@nin29nin- The size of the bedroom ceiling in the video is 12x13 square feet. Unfortunately, the longest Fiber Optic stands that I purchased could not reach the far corners of the ceiling, but I fixed that problem by placing the "stars" farther away from each other in the far areas...this way it looks as if there are fewer stars visible in the far corners.
Also, I used the 288 Star LED Fiber Optic 3 Size product that I purchased from ebay...its a bit expensive (Around $270) but is worth it.
Thankyou so much for posting this vid,its the only 1 i've come across that shows fibre optic stars on a solid ceiling(one you cant take down to add stars too)
any tips you can give would be much appreciated :-D
@lilmisspoledancers- As far as tips are concerned, I suggest doing the project during winter months (If you live in a hot weather state like Arizona) because even during the winter, my attic was hot!
Also, start from the corners of the ceiling first. This way, you get the hard part over with and don't trip on the fiber optic cables while your in the attic.
Great job! Thanks for posting. I have a planning question. How did you get the star positions for the constellations up there? Did you drill from underneath? Also, how did you expand a small star plot out to the full size of the ceiling? I am putting in a 4'x8' panel, but the plot expansion problem still applies. Great song too!
gbisaga 1 day ago
@gbisaga- Thanks for your compliments, gbisaga! To answer your first question, after going in our attic and removing the insulation, I began measuring the star points from a live constellation map (however, it took too much time so I just did certain constellations with random stars around them! LOL, but that worked out just fine!) Secondly, I drilled down from the top of the attic where I had placed the constellation points with a black permanent marker.
ziyadkahid928 1 hour ago
@gbisaga- ....it would of been too difficult to find all the holes from the top of the attic if I had drilled upwards from the ceiling area. And as for your final question...like I said, originally, I wanted to do a real life representation of the stars on one given night, however it was way too time consuming so I gave up and just spaced out the CONSTELLATION stars. Hope this helps. Any questions are more than welcome. That's why I made the video...so others can enjoy! I am here to help!
ziyadkahid928 1 hour ago
Looks really nice.
How many strands of fiber did you use and what is the size of you room?
nin29nin 7 months ago
@nin29nin- The size of the bedroom ceiling in the video is 12x13 square feet. Unfortunately, the longest Fiber Optic stands that I purchased could not reach the far corners of the ceiling, but I fixed that problem by placing the "stars" farther away from each other in the far areas...this way it looks as if there are fewer stars visible in the far corners.
Also, I used the 288 Star LED Fiber Optic 3 Size product that I purchased from ebay...its a bit expensive (Around $270) but is worth it.
ziyadkahid928 7 months ago
@ziyadkahid928 Thank you
nin29nin 5 months ago
Thankyou so much for posting this vid,its the only 1 i've come across that shows fibre optic stars on a solid ceiling(one you cant take down to add stars too)
any tips you can give would be much appreciated :-D
lilmisspoledancers 1 year ago
@lilmisspoledancers- As far as tips are concerned, I suggest doing the project during winter months (If you live in a hot weather state like Arizona) because even during the winter, my attic was hot!
Also, start from the corners of the ceiling first. This way, you get the hard part over with and don't trip on the fiber optic cables while your in the attic.
ziyadkahid928 7 months ago