Cascading Snowflakes

[taybrynn]

Marty's excellent coroplast overview shows how the lights would most easily be attached.  Awesome overview!

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[UncleBuck]

AverageJoeTX - where did you get the plastic netting and do you have a close up pic of the netting?

[AverageJoeTX]

I went to Lowes looking for chicken wire and this heavy plastic netting was with the chicken wire. I'll get some better pictures and try to find out exactly what the name is. Its much stronger and heavier than bird netting.

[UncleBuck]

So I have been to both Lowes and Home Depot and the largest piece of cora I could find is 20"X24". Do they make 4'X8' sheets? I beleive someone mentioned they bought 4X4 sheets. 

[chrisatpsu]

4ft x 8 ft   10 sheets  shipped for free
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(out of stock online)  they had stock last week

36" x 24"  15 sheets  shipped for free
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24" x 18" 15 sheets   ships free if you have an order above $45  (the coro costs $39.96)
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[dpitts]

Also try a local sign shop.

[UncleBuck]

Joe, what size are your snowflakes? (and that's not a personal question)  In the pic of just the snowflake it doesn't look very big but in the pic of them displayed on your roof they look much larger.

[AverageJoeTX]

They are like 18 to 24 inches across, i'm out of town for the week, Sunday I can get more info on the flakes and the netting, there were only 5 last year but they were one of the talked about props. I am hoping to add more this year. Last year I put it all together in the driveway, rolled it up, carried it up the ladder, rolled it out on the roof, done.

[UncleBuck]

Thanks everyone for the idea's. I have now been introduced to the world of "CORO" and the mind is going crazy!  I made 14 snowflakes and plan to make some other stuff.

[taybrynn]

Those look great !! ... good job!

[Jeffl]

WOW.  That is some awesome work.

[duane.mosley]

uncle buck, those look great! how big are they? how many lights did you use? i plan on doing 8 two tone white and blue for my show. i have one more arch to build and then i am starting on my snowflakes.

thanks

duane

[UncleBuck]

24"X24" with 150 lights. I used two 4'X8' sheets of coro and cut them into 16 - 24"x24" sections.

[duane.mosley]

MAN that's a lot of work!!!! i am only doing 8 and i have one done. what did you use to poke the holes ?

duane

[Mike Hill]

24"X24" with 150 lights. I used two 4'X8' sheets of coro and cut them into 16 - 24"x24" sections.

Those look great.  You should sell them.....I would place your first order (x16).

where did you find the pattern for the flakes?