Too early for Xmas scrolling?

[martinka]

=D> I quite like that, and it'd make a nice little bird hours too.

 

[Claymore]

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[NazNomad]

...Ruth asked where are the stained glass windows? 9-)

The pikeys had them away while they were nicking the lead off the roof.

 

[tricksterdude]

nah, made a start on some festive tealights....

I like these, what type of wood is it if you don't mind me asking? I was going to try and make some out of old oak barrel staves that are no good for anything else, not sure if inch thick oak is the ideal wood though.

 

[NazNomad]

Couple more... Getting bored with these now, roll on Easter.

 

[bodgerbaz]

Brilliant, just love 'em. Well done.

 

[beganasatree]

Hi Naz,
Do you use the complete string for each house or can you shorten them??I should not have let Janette see these.

Peter.

 

[Claymore]

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[NazNomad]

Do you use the complete string for each house or can you shorten them?

I only have one string and I'm swapping it between houses for the photos.

I presume the LED's are wired in parallel ( I think the voltage drop across each LED would be unworkable for series-wired LED's). So I can see no reason why you couldn't shorten them providing you insulated the wire ends after cutting.

 

[bodgerbaz]

If you want short lighting you could do a lot worse than this sorta thing http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8-Color-5M-35 ... jJdCIsgN5A
They are 'cuttable' every three LEDs. You just need to get some 240v /12v transformer plugs and you can make up any length of strip light you like in multiples of 3.

 

[bodgerbaz]

We had a good discussion about lighting a while ago, but to save you having to find the thread, here are some links.

As an update to the using the 5m strip of LEDs. As I say, they can be cut into multiples of 3 (ie 3, 6, 9 etc) and you'll need to wire up the individual strips to a mains transformer plug. You could cut some wire and solder them onto the LED contacts but I came across these brilliant solderless snap connectors.

http://www.banggood.com/Solderless-Fema ... ds=myorder

These 240v/12v transformer plugs will attach to the solderless connectors or the small press fit wired connectors (shown in the link below). There are lots of pictures here so you should be able to see how it all fits together.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291085358157? ... EBIDX%3AIT

Barry

 

[NazNomad]

I have been 'instructed' that I should use mains-powered lights rather than the 4.5v battery pack ones. those links will be invaluable, cheers.

 

[linkshouse]

Barry,

those links will be dead handy and they are really well priced.

I'll add them to my wish/watch/favourites.

Phill

 

[bodgerbaz]

You're extremely welcome. There appears to be several people selling this type of stuff but at least we know what the bits are called and how it all fits together.

Barry

 

[beganasatree]

Hi Naz,
I was going to make one of your pallet wood houses with the lights inside.I have bought the lights and have the wood but now I am not so sure ,after a visit to ALDI and was confronted by dozens and dozens of boxes of the same houses priced at £9.99.There goes my idea of something different for the next Christmas fair.THERE IS SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN YOURS AND THEIRS.

Peter.

 

[Claymore]

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[NazNomad]

The difference between these ... https://www.aldi.co.uk/white-christmas- ... 7077828400 ... and mine, are that mine are as cheap as anyone deems necessary (without lights). :-D

 

[NazNomad]

The difference between these ... https://www.aldi.co.uk/white-christmas- ... 7077828400 ... and mine, are that mine are as cheap as anyone deems necessary (without lights). :-D

Looks like theirs only have a 3 year warranty, whereas mine are guaranteed for life (either mine, the customer's or the life of the wooden house).

 

[beganasatree]

I think that Naz has an ALDI in the camp,

Peter.

 

[NazNomad]

I have the monopoly around here too, our nearest Aldi is 45 miles away. :-D