DIY 72" MH Light Under $300

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  1. speartheman

    speartheman Plankton

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    Parts list: 3 M57 Ballast @$37.00 each from Fox Electric wood 23/32 roof sheathing $20.00 Home Depot reflectors $19.00 roll roof flashing Home Depot fans 2@$5.00 each Radio Shack (store closing) broken piece of paneling $3.00 Home Depot scrap bin Mogul sockets 3@3.95 pluse shipping from ebay seller frwoodworking 19580 lamps total $46.00 plus shipping ebay seller greatdel11182 L brackets 3@1.00 each Ace Hardware wire 18/2 90 feet $30.00 Home Depot white rouge buffing compound $3.00 buffing wheel $7.00.
    First thing is to tape down flashing apply rouge to wheel and start buffing until mirror like finish ( if you can buff your car you can do this ) Next cut wood to size glue refelctors on wood I used 500 degree silicone and braids.
    Next drill holes for wires, L brackets and T5 socket I used my old 36" bulbs maybe i"ll upgrade later mount sockets cut holes for fans and mount them wire up everything install bulbs and it"s showtime.
     

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  2. Matt Rogers

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    Great job, way to go! 8)

    I love that you bought broken stuff and scrap and made it work. That is serious DIY.

    Are those fans pretty quiet?
     
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  3. speartheman

    speartheman Plankton

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    no not at all might change them
     
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  4. 90_Berlin_joe

    90_Berlin_joe Fire Shrimp

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    That sounded like a VISA commercial. ooh ooh i have the end to this one.

    300.00 dollars out of pocket "SEEING YOUR FRIENDS FACE WHEN THEY JUST SPENT $1500.00 " PRICELESS! For all other things there's "DIY"!

    Very nice job, please post more pics when complete.
     
    90_Berlin_joe, Jul 21, 2006
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  5. chetrod

    chetrod Peppermint Shrimp

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    looks good man. I got the metal, need to polish it like that get the mirrored look. I was trying with a sander didn't quite work out.
     
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  6. bigtex52

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    Car buffer with some jeweler's rouge would probably do the trick!

    Ted
     
    bigtex52, Jul 24, 2006
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