That's cute. Mine's 52' tall, with a 6' angel on top & 7200 lights. I post this as a warning as my first one 16 years ago was 24' tall. Once you get the bug, it can be hard to shake!
This is brilliant. Are the lights powered by solar or a generator? This idea could definitely be used in local councils for their displays. Getting the power to the lights would be the biggest hurdle but they do it in town centres for their trees so I guess there's a way. That winch that moves the strings of lights up reminds me of the retractable Hills Hoists washing lines. The Hills' is an old type of rotary washing lines that were pretty much in 85% of backyards in Australia in the middle of last century and onwards. As backyards became smaller in the 1980s (mostly due to people using up the space for entertaining or pools) Hills developed washing lines that could be lifted out of their hole in the ground and taken away when not in use. The top part would fold down (a bit like an umbrella) and the winder would tighten the line to hold up the freshly laundered clothes. Even on the old, much larger, steel Hills, the hoist in the centre didn't retract the line but it did move the hanging part up and down so it was easier to reach and then it was lifted to give it more space off the ground to catch the wind and sun. There's a different kind of washing line used these days but as kids, we loved to hang from the line and swing around and around until we got yelled at by mum or dad. It was like having a playground in your backyard. There's a video about the Hills Hoist here. Look up 'History of the Hills Rotary Hoist' if you're interested. There are also some videos on the removable hoist I think. Anyway, great job. Merry Christmas to the Christmas House and its inhabitants and visitors.
You should gather from the amount I've written, I don't go to parties. In fact, I barely ever go out. I tried going out my back door to do some gardening this week but it was either too hot (over 40C) or bloody raining again. I can't win! @@bigmikeobama5314
Thanks for the compliment. I get the majority of my lights from Holiday Lights Express. If you buy on their preseason buy and pre pay, you save about 20%. If you buy $1k or more, it’s freight prepaid.
Great video and tips. Looking forward to more. Curious, are those 12" pins also sold at the local home improvement store in the black pipe section? I don't recall seeing them.
We make them, I say in the video the pipe id is 1-1/4”, but it’s actually 1-3/8”. We purchase 1-3/8” round stock from our local metal supplier, I cut a 1” section of black pipe, drill a 1/2” hole place on the 12” round stock and use a stick welder to fill in the hole that was drilled. Hope this helps.
The fellow that made them has gone out of business. My brother is a welder, so we plan to get together after the first of the year and make a few of these ourselves.
That's cute. Mine's 52' tall, with a 6' angel on top & 7200 lights. I post this as a warning as my first one 16 years ago was 24' tall. Once you get the bug, it can be hard to shake!
Yeah, that’s why we have so many on our property. 😂
This is brilliant. Are the lights powered by solar or a generator? This idea could definitely be used in local councils for their displays. Getting the power to the lights would be the biggest hurdle but they do it in town centres for their trees so I guess there's a way.
That winch that moves the strings of lights up reminds me of the retractable Hills Hoists washing lines. The Hills' is an old type of rotary washing lines that were pretty much in 85% of backyards in Australia in the middle of last century and onwards. As backyards became smaller in the 1980s (mostly due to people using up the space for entertaining or pools) Hills developed washing lines that could be lifted out of their hole in the ground and taken away when not in use. The top part would fold down (a bit like an umbrella) and the winder would tighten the line to hold up the freshly laundered clothes. Even on the old, much larger, steel Hills, the hoist in the centre didn't retract the line but it did move the hanging part up and down so it was easier to reach and then it was lifted to give it more space off the ground to catch the wind and sun. There's a different kind of washing line used these days but as kids, we loved to hang from the line and swing around and around until we got yelled at by mum or dad. It was like having a playground in your backyard.
There's a video about the Hills Hoist here. Look up 'History of the Hills Rotary Hoist' if you're interested. There are also some videos on the removable hoist I think.
Anyway, great job. Merry Christmas to the Christmas House and its inhabitants and visitors.
youre that woman at parties everyone keeps walking away from because you never stop talking, arent you?
You should gather from the amount I've written, I don't go to parties. In fact, I barely ever go out. I tried going out my back door to do some gardening this week but it was either too hot (over 40C) or bloody raining again. I can't win! @@bigmikeobama5314
Absolutely Perfect
Hi, where did you get a 25’ strand with 70 bulbs? I am going to do this in the front of my house. Great job on the explanation and the result!
Thanks for the compliment. I get the majority of my lights from Holiday Lights Express. If you buy on their preseason buy and pre pay, you save about 20%. If you buy $1k or more, it’s freight prepaid.
Great video and tips. Looking forward to more. Curious, are those 12" pins also sold at the local home improvement store in the black pipe section? I don't recall seeing them.
We make them, I say in the video the pipe id is 1-1/4”, but it’s actually 1-3/8”.
We purchase 1-3/8” round stock from our local metal supplier, I cut a 1” section of black pipe, drill a 1/2” hole place on the 12” round stock and use a stick welder to fill in the hole that was drilled.
Hope this helps.
This is awesome! Have you ever considered making and selling kits?
We are discussing the possibility of doing that.
Looks nice where did you purchase hook head and the pulley system on top
The fellow that made them has gone out of business. My brother is a welder, so we plan to get together after the first of the year and make a few of these ourselves.
@@TheChristmasHouse1973 yes I know if y’all make enough to sell one I would be interested
Fabulous! What kind of pipe did you use for the center support?
The pins that connect the pipes together is 1-3/8” dia x 12”.
Hello it’s a great tips how many lights it needs?
It’s a great tree
Typically I do 48 strands, 70 bulbs per strand for a total of 3,360 lights.
I like to know the tree topper size is that made or purchased.
The topper on this tree is two 24” snowflakes zip tied back to back to a 24” 5 pointed star topper.