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You live in an apartment,,,,with no balcony
You live in a house with no trees
You live in a neighborhood that frowns on outside Christmas decorations..
Whatever the sad case is, you can't hang a fully round Sparkleball at your domecile.
Not to fear, with this Instructable, you will be able to make and install a Sparkleball that fulfills all your needs for a fully 'round' light feature, without the hassle...and heartache
So lets get started..
The basics of this Instructable will be fully explained with plenty of links to other great information, but we need to discuss the "concept' behind this style of Sparkleball. This is not as time consuming or confusing as the "Godzilla Sparkleball" in our last Instructable.
You've seen the Magic tricks, and other eye trickery, to make you think your seeing more than you really are, and this is no different. We are going to build 1/2 of a Regular Sparkleball, only it will look like a "Fully" round unit..
We will build our sparkleball, and mount it on a reflective surface, that in effect makes your unit look fully round.
Confused? You wont be....
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I suggest you go to a store like Smart and Final to buy your cups. You are able to buy in bulk, and their cups are heavy duty clear plastic. We do NOT use or recommend the flimsier cups (aka Solo Cups ) as they do not stand up well to the welding method of construction we use.
You will need:
* 25 - 9 ounce 'tumbler' cups
* One 16 inch plastic serving tray (again, from Smart and Final). We bought ones that are bright and shiny. They have both Chrome (looking) ones and Gold ones as well.
* A soldering Iron _ Weller is a decent name brand ( a "Gun" will not work as well)
* A pretty good Hot Glue gun, and CLEAR glue sticks
* A selection of light strings. Some solid strings, some flashing, some with multiple functions, Its your choice! You will need at the most 100 lights in this Instructable
* Electrical cords to power your Soldering Iron, and your Glue Gun
* Good ventilation (outside) or a fan to blow the fumes away from you
* Wooden Clothes Pins
* Lots of elbow room to work
You will need:
* 25 - 9 ounce 'tumbler' cups
* One 16 inch plastic serving tray (again, from Smart and Final). We bought ones that are bright and shiny. They have both Chrome (looking) ones and Gold ones as well.
* A soldering Iron _ Weller is a decent name brand ( a "Gun" will not work as well)
* A pretty good Hot Glue gun, and CLEAR glue sticks
* A selection of light strings. Some solid strings, some flashing, some with multiple functions, Its your choice! You will need at the most 100 lights in this Instructable
* Electrical cords to power your Soldering Iron, and your Glue Gun
* Good ventilation (outside) or a fan to blow the fumes away from you
* Wooden Clothes Pins
* Lots of elbow room to work
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Great idea about the platter. Never seen that before!