flexible strips...

[chrisatpsu]

you have a pic of it?

[sebjsan]

lol

[bassmants]

I too am amazed at the brilliance through PVC.  Wow.  I love this site, I learn something new every day.

[therealbigjim]

It looks like a neon tube. That is a good solution for weather proofing or for building a 2d tree

[jramirex]

Wow they look amazing inside the pipe, I always thought that thin pvc was garbage! I attached the flex strips to grey cpvc with zip ties and then attached the pipe to the wood fascia using broom clips, makes installation and take-down of the lights literally a snap. I will check that thin pvc set up since eliminates the zip ties and adds water protection. Thank you for your discovery.

[RJ]

Wow!!

I am impressed, They look awesome! like giant colored lasers 

RJ

[Rod R]

That looks totally cool   I want, I want.    Looks like it would be a great looking arch.  In the video it looks like a straight on shot of the LED's facing the camera.  Just curious what it looks like from the side.  Happen to take a video of that? hint, hint.

[chrisatpsu]

it looks like that from all around. it seems to light the whole section evenly.

if you're wanting to do this, i'd suggest getting one piece of the pvc, and experimenting with it yourself. i don't think it's use this as arches myself.
i'm still playing around with stuff.  i found clear flexible pvc for about 50cents/foot that i'm going to order in and try.

[Rod R]

Cool thanks for the heads up.  I'm going to order some strips and play around with them.

[chrisatpsu]

spoiler alert!   in my quest for the perfect smart string arch...    i'll have a new video up soon comparing three setups...

after i get the video starting to upload, i'll post pics of the side by side...

[chrisatpsu]

ok, 30min to "process"
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in the meantime...

[NavyGator]

it looks like that from all around. it seems to light the whole section evenly.

if you're wanting to do this, i'd suggest getting one piece of the pvc, and experimenting with it yourself. i don't think it's use this as arches myself.
i'm still playing around with stuff.  i found clear flexible pvc for about 50cents/foot that i'm going to order in and try.

I guess that you are going to try etching or painting the clear pvc. Can you give us a video of what the flex strips look like in the pvc before trying to diffuse it also?

Rich

[chrisatpsu]

yeah, i haven't order the clear stuff yet.  but the more that i look at it in the thin wall, the more impressed i am with it...  i let the sequence run twice in the video, and i started playing with looking down the inside of the tube while it was running, and picking up the tube to look all around it while it was running...

[Ozmin]

Chris - Excellent job with the PVC!!!  The colors have a kind of pastel color quality which looks really cool.

Bill A.

[NavyGator]

yeah, i haven't order the clear stuff yet.  but the more that i look at it in the thin wall, the more impressed i am with it...  i let the sequence run twice in the video, and i started playing with looking down the inside of the tube while it was running, and picking up the tube to look all around it while it was running...

You know the only way to find out if you will truly like it is to make something that you can stick in your yard and watch at night and compare to other items in your display such as a traditional (legacy) arch.....hehehe.

Rich