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There are many different Megatrees but this one is mine.
My megatree started life with 24 - 50 pixel strands spaced 2" apart. It was nice and looked awesome from down the street but was a little harder to see details when someone was fairly close on the sidewalk or in front of my house. This worked well for two years but I decided to upgrade it for this year.
![Megatree1.JPG Megatree1.JPG](https://auschristmaslighting.com/data/attachments/17/17915-06f74f0a1331660275afb164b5bad985.jpg)
![Megatree1Wiring.JPG Megatree1Wiring.JPG](https://auschristmaslighting.com/data/attachments/17/17914-2f6964f89689a94316fb02241bea6956.jpg)
My first year I made a jig of sorts to help push pixels into strips. There are different ways but this one worked out for me. I clamp the 2x4 to my desk to keep it from moving.
![01-Jigs.jpg 01-Jigs.jpg](https://auschristmaslighting.com/data/attachments/17/17910-2d91000b773f5b9520f0482599b19b09.jpg)
I'd load up the jig and push the pixels into the strips.
![02-Setup.jpg 02-Setup.jpg](https://auschristmaslighting.com/data/attachments/17/17911-83e602ed1901592cfddc1862a3e40f4f.jpg)
![03-Start.jpg 03-Start.jpg](https://auschristmaslighting.com/data/attachments/17/17912-f6e807153e0a93ad60490dc9db2aa603.jpg)
Now I had a strip of 50 once I was done with the original strands.
My megatree started life with 24 - 50 pixel strands spaced 2" apart. It was nice and looked awesome from down the street but was a little harder to see details when someone was fairly close on the sidewalk or in front of my house. This worked well for two years but I decided to upgrade it for this year.
![Megatree1.JPG Megatree1.JPG](https://auschristmaslighting.com/data/attachments/17/17915-06f74f0a1331660275afb164b5bad985.jpg)
![Megatree1Wiring.JPG Megatree1Wiring.JPG](https://auschristmaslighting.com/data/attachments/17/17914-2f6964f89689a94316fb02241bea6956.jpg)
My first year I made a jig of sorts to help push pixels into strips. There are different ways but this one worked out for me. I clamp the 2x4 to my desk to keep it from moving.
![01-Jigs.jpg 01-Jigs.jpg](https://auschristmaslighting.com/data/attachments/17/17910-2d91000b773f5b9520f0482599b19b09.jpg)
I'd load up the jig and push the pixels into the strips.
![02-Setup.jpg 02-Setup.jpg](https://auschristmaslighting.com/data/attachments/17/17911-83e602ed1901592cfddc1862a3e40f4f.jpg)
![03-Start.jpg 03-Start.jpg](https://auschristmaslighting.com/data/attachments/17/17912-f6e807153e0a93ad60490dc9db2aa603.jpg)
Now I had a strip of 50 once I was done with the original strands.