How To Make An Outdoor Christmas Tree Made Of Lights

So we got to work to make a simple diy christmas tree made using only firefly lights.

How to make an outdoor christmas tree made of lights.

Second lay down your materials and pick up the metal pole and the mallet. Bend a metal coat hanger into a loop about 3 inches in diameter through which each of your light strings will pass. From here you will feed the lights down to the ground insert a landscaping staple pull the strand 1 along the circle insert another staple feed the wires up and into the same notch you came out of then out the notch next to it. And after we dropped by the christmas tree lot and saw how much a tree would cost we knew we could do better.

32 strands 40 watts 120 volts 10 6 amps so far so good i will tell you that next year it is going to be leds 4 watts per strand. First you need a sledgehammer a mallet a good spot in the yard a yard stick and the threaded metal pole part f that is 1 yard in length. Step 2 dig a hole in the ground about 18 inches deep and a foot wide where you d like to set up the pole for your christmas tree. They come together in 3 outdoor surge protectors and then into a heavy duty 12 guage 100 foot extension cord capable of up to 15 amps and then into an outdoor plug on a 20 amp circuit.

For each pole tree you wish to construct purchase a 25mm or. We had gotten inspired by beautiful outdoor light displays and alternative christmas trees we saw in high end resorts and hotels. This is a really quick project that anyone can do in about an hour. Duct tape the loop to stand up on the top of the pole.

They are really coolfor my main channel go to. You ll need another for the stake to hold them upright. For these trees here are the dimensions used. Third stand your metal pole upright on top of your desired location.

Command outdoor light clips. Nov 15 2014 pole trees are really simple to make and create a great effect in your christmas light display all you need are 16 small tent stakes and a piece of 25mm or 40mm pvc and several strings of m5 or 5mm super bright lights.