Tim and Kim
New elf
I’m wanting to make my own leaping arches for this year!! This is my first foray into pixel lighting.. so it would be helpful to know all the different items to make this arches work!!
The plan is to making 8 (maybe 9) arches, the hose and pixel strips will be 2.5mtrs per arch - going with 70cm high, and the cross bar will be around 1.8mtrs.
So the items I know about:
Air seeder hose for the tubes - will need approx. 20mtrs, so will probably need to buy the 30mtrs and planning on the 32mm tubes (although wouldn’t mind knowing of a cheaper alternative, is there one??)
Pixel strips: WS2812 Rgb strips ip67or68 for the waterproof- is this the best option??
Cross bar: this shouldn’t be to hard a metal pole from Bunnings should cover it...
Legs/feet: I’m thinking on designing something up and get it 3D printed..
But I think where I missing knowledge is on what gear needed to make the pixel lights to work - I’ve read about pigtails and controllers.. definitely a novice when it comes to this.. so any advice on what gear I need to make the pixels too work??
Is there anything else I’m missing on the build side of things??
Any advice would be much appreciated!!
The plan is to making 8 (maybe 9) arches, the hose and pixel strips will be 2.5mtrs per arch - going with 70cm high, and the cross bar will be around 1.8mtrs.
So the items I know about:
Air seeder hose for the tubes - will need approx. 20mtrs, so will probably need to buy the 30mtrs and planning on the 32mm tubes (although wouldn’t mind knowing of a cheaper alternative, is there one??)
Pixel strips: WS2812 Rgb strips ip67or68 for the waterproof- is this the best option??
Cross bar: this shouldn’t be to hard a metal pole from Bunnings should cover it...
Legs/feet: I’m thinking on designing something up and get it 3D printed..
But I think where I missing knowledge is on what gear needed to make the pixel lights to work - I’ve read about pigtails and controllers.. definitely a novice when it comes to this.. so any advice on what gear I need to make the pixels too work??
Is there anything else I’m missing on the build side of things??
Any advice would be much appreciated!!