Comments on: Christmas 2009 – Progress is Slow http://www.frontdorr.com/2009/06/28/christmas-2009-progress-is-slow/ Random musings from Tim Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:49:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: tim http://www.frontdorr.com/2009/06/28/christmas-2009-progress-is-slow/comment-page-1/#comment-2136 tim Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:41:09 +0000 http://www.frontdorr.com/?p=155#comment-2136 Sorry for not responding earlier. You are absolutely correct. I had planned for three guy wires from the center stalk to the ground, but when we had some 35 mph winds come through, the tree was swaying at the middle. So I added a 4th guy wire from the stalk to the ground, and then some internal fixation. That quieted things down. My big concern now is the weight of the thing. With almost 16,000 lights on the tree, plus the garland, plus strobe lights, plus the 3D star on the top, there is a lot of weight bearing down on the bottom tier. I estimate that the top tier weighs around 50 lbs. And then there will be snow and the cold that will add to everything. Just hoping it will hold together throughout the Christmas season. Thanks for your interest in our display. Sorry for not responding earlier. You are absolutely correct. I had planned for three guy wires from the center stalk to the ground, but when we had some 35 mph winds come through, the tree was swaying at the middle. So I added a 4th guy wire from the stalk to the ground, and then some internal fixation. That quieted things down.

My big concern now is the weight of the thing. With almost 16,000 lights on the tree, plus the garland, plus strobe lights, plus the 3D star on the top, there is a lot of weight bearing down on the bottom tier. I estimate that the top tier weighs around 50 lbs. And then there will be snow and the cold that will add to everything. Just hoping it will hold together throughout the Christmas season.

Thanks for your interest in our display.

]]> By: reinhard http://www.frontdorr.com/2009/06/28/christmas-2009-progress-is-slow/comment-page-1/#comment-2086 reinhard Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:52:56 +0000 http://www.frontdorr.com/?p=155#comment-2086 Just a short reminder to be aware of any windage in your area as your tree may be moving during a stormy night or even fall over! You might have to tie you construction to concrete pints in the ground or have a pole in the middle which is paced into a sleeve that is 'underground'. Just a short reminder to be aware of any windage in your area as your tree may be moving during a stormy night or even fall over! You might have to tie you construction to concrete pints in the ground or have a pole in the middle which is paced into a sleeve that is ‘underground’.

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