From: "Mitch Bruntel" <mbruntel@home.com>
To: <Tebby2@aol.com>, <balloondeco@balloonhq.com>
Subject: RE: Outdoor Arches
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 12:14:37 -0400

Hi Debby (dear), long time no speak.

Personally, what I do, whenever possible outdoors is rig
to lightposts, trees, apartments, whatever is within 50 feet.

NOT having the arch touch the ground is (imho) always better than risking
little kids, or big athletes ruining it.

SO, if there are trees, I will look for a branch to secure on end, If
there's a telephone pole reasonably close I will secure the other end.

Usually I do Just 6-8 feet off the ground.
I will take the fact that it is higher by making the arch taller than
normal...

and I (almost always) use 1/4 inch clothesline rather than 120 lb or greater
test.  It's cheaper, looks better (I think, and is sturdier...)

Mitch Bruntel
Fanwood, NJ
(still searching for a new name)

Debby said
> I have searched the archives but need a little more info.  I
> would like to do
> a spiral arch outdoors over the starting line of a marathon.  We will be
> using 16" balloons and dacron line.  Are we best off having the
> arch go over
> the whole start, or would it be more stable to do 8' columns at
> each side and
> attach an arch to the tops of the columns?  If I do attach the
> arch to the
> ground, is rebar knocked into the ground the best way to go, and
> how long a
> piece of rebar should I use?  If I do columns, I will also use
> rebar and put
> the conduit over it.  Should I thread the archline through the
> conduit, or
>