Makevember : Wire Frame Christmas Trees

11 Nov 2019

For a contribution to the Makevember topic I decided to make some wire frame Christmas tree decorations. I wanted to make them to look good and to have some LEDs on them. I didn't quite (yet) manage this although I have made something, see below.

I aim to try and improve more on the wire frame trees and then I will have to work out some way of attaching LEDs and getting them to light up nicely.

Dubbie

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jw0752 over 5 years ago +7

Hi Dubbie, I got curious and decided to run my own experiment with some 3.16 mm ( 1/8 inch ) aluminum ground wire that I had in the shop. Here is the initial shape of the wire: I put the wire in the vise…
fmilburn over 5 years ago in reply to dubbie +5

I have not tried it but have seen several times where people used a drill to straighten copper wire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meZRMNF-6tQ. A good idea to have eye protection and gloves while doing…
jw0752 over 5 years ago in reply to fmilburn +5

I do a lot on things with wire as a structural material. I usually put one end of the wire in a secured vise and the other end in a drill chuck. I pull the wire as tight as I can and give it about one…

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dubbie over 5 years ago

I can see all the text and thew photographs now. I wonder what happened. Maybe it is something to do with Internet Explorer. Or something. I often find that something is the cause of many problems.

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I can see all the text and thew photographs now. I wonder what happened. Maybe it is something to do with Internet Explorer. Or something. I often find that something is the cause of many problems.

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