How to Build ARCHES for Your Light Show! | What The Prop?! EP.1

In today's video, we're starting off a new series called "What The Prop??!!". This series is all about how to build props for YOUR show. In each episode, we'll take a look at a separate prop and everything about it. We'll look at how it works, what materials were used to build it, and how you can build it yourself! This should hopefully help you from saying "What The Prop?!" whenever you see these items in a light show! For this first episode, we're starting off with something simple, arches. They're super easy to build, a great element for new shows, and look really cool!


MATERIAL LIST:
1 - 10 foot 2x4in board (preferably pressure treated)
1 - 10 foot piece of 1/2in PVC pipe
~8 - nails or screws
Something to hold your lights to the pipe (I used coro from Boscoyo)
Zip ties depending on what you use to hold your lights
Some amount of lights/pixels for your arch

TOOLS RECOMMENDED:
Tape measure
Pipe cutter
Some type of saw
Drill/hammer/screwdriver (for putting nails/screws in the board)
7/8in or similar size spade drill bit


Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - New series info
02:41 - Different types of arches
03:41 - Different arch sizes
05:01 - Materials needed
06:59 - Thinking about storage
07:49 - Building the base
11:53 - Cutting and adding the PVC pipe
15:09 - Adding the coro to hold the lights
19:09- - Finishing up


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