How To Build Leaping Light Arches For Your Christmas Display

[dinomagic]

wow damn the end is amazing too

[SpeedyChevy72]

wouldent u need a fuse to go in your extention cord ? or dose it mader

[BirdOfParadise777]

I love this! Great tutorial:o) Thank you so much for this video!!! :)

I've bought lights on sale after Christmas for a few years now! But, now I am wondering how much this costs on the electric bill, since I wouldn't know for a month! How "bad" does it get for yours? I don't want to put in all of that work, only to find out that I can't afford the "super bill!" LOL!

How do you decide how many "times" and how many "hours" to run it?

Thanks:)

BOP

[jeffostroff]

@BirdOfParadise777 The LEDs cost very little since they use only 1/5 the power of regular lights. Also, the display since it is dancing to music, the the lights are on even less time than a static display so you save more that way too. Electric bill goes up about $100 for December. I run it from 12/1 to first week of January. It is on a timer from 5:30 pm to 10:30 PM.

[BirdOfParadise777]

@jeffostroff Wow! Thanks for the info! So, I think I can manage that:) Now, the only thing left is "storage!" LOL

[nathan12345toto]

do you use the wood jigs to help you know what zone is what

[Bman8862]

Whats your electricity bill after you take ALL of that stuff down?

[mikeee54]

Or,, you can just Re-solder the original pass thru plugs that you originally cut off back on once you have your lead wire lengths cut

[pez162]

On tv

[pez162]

How do u sync the lights with music?

P.S. I saw ur house at 9:00-9:15 nice

[jeffostroff]

@pez162 I used 144 channels of lighting on nine 16-channel LightOrama controllers

[actionadventures]

Brilliant work : )

[lflmyl]

is there a reason you don't use one 20' pvc pipe instead of making a joint in the middle?

[jeffostroff]

@lflmyl

Yes, at the time I could not find 15 or 20 foot lengths at Home Depot or Lowes. You have to go to some other professional plumbing supply place. I plan to-build my arches because they have fallen apart.

Jeff

[geordiemark1991]

Amazing display. Do you know if they make Light O Rama for the UK Market? Cheers, Mark

[johnson8ryley]

hey what are the bright led lights inside the big man made tree. It's the one's that are white and flash whenever there in. Please tell what they are (we want some for our show this year but have no clue what they are) and possibly where to buy them. THXS!

[baylor42]

Excellent tutorial!

I'm having trouble finding the extension cord in green and plugs you mention... where did you order/buy them?

Thanks!

[jeffostroff]

@baylor42

You can look at creative displays dot com under Installation Supplies. You'll see all sorts of plugs, and zip cord. You have order your stuffy by August or all the places sell out online. This is where everyone goes to buy all their stuff. Beware to make sure you get the right plug for your job. Plugs in my video you cannot plug other lights into so it makes it hard to share an outlet. I like to cut plugs off dead strings and solder them onto my arches and poles now. - Jeff

[drshizon]

wow! nice video. I saw some strobe lights, where did you buy it?

[homeboy1004]

Wow, thanks. I didnt think I was going to be doing an arch for a long while, but I them saw this and I'm now thinking I'll do it for my first year! man I'm a teen with lots of money so I can buy all the channels I want lol. I'm building my controlers for the cheap though Anyways thanks.

[dgajr93]

could you please get back to me and tell me where you buy the spools of cord. thankyou

[Tritonmac251]

what`s the name of song which is at the 0:01

[jeffostroff]

Tritonmac251, That song at the beginning of the video is called "Wish Liszt (Toy Shop Madeness" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra. It's a rock and roll version of Franz Liszt 's famous classical masterpiece known has Hungarian Rhapsody #2.

[MaStAdJcHaD]

Thanks, this was helpful.

[thelightguy1]

Thank you so much! I was planning on making leaping arches for next year. Your video helped me out so much.

[hammerfister]

Do you use that tripod to hold your arch up or is the rebar enough?

[ramjet67]

That was cool, thanks for the tips.

[EltonBob]

Thank You So much for all your help. I am going to add the Arches in my 2009 display.What I would like to know is if you are planning to make an Instructional DVD on how to make the arches and Mega Tree?

[papitored]

how did you program the lights to move like that its like a light choreagraphy

[1msprissy]

i want to know how much your power bill was after all these lights??

[jeffostroff]

My power bill for December 2007, with 49,000 LED lights was only $95 more than normal.

[stnapruoyoop]

you can get 20 foot lengths of schedule 40 pipe and theres some good glue called weld-on that is made for connecting pipes with moisture

[4r2c5ter]

can any one help me out on where I can Buy a light-o-rome

[3swelldogs3]

look up light-o-rama

[shylo966]

thanks