My Horizontal Light for under $45

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After particupating in another AG thread about horizontal lighting,I came across something that Bunky (Al) had psoted:
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Thank You Al for laying the ground work for my simple idea! :)


I decided to run up to the local hardware store and pick up some item's to make my own version.

I already had a base I wasn't using that had a perfect (for me) base for me to put together my idea.
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With a few band clamps it came together just as I had planned.I also used a 2x4 piece of wood for back support:
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The band clamps were trimmed after these photo's were shot,but it show's the idea:
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I put the bulbs in and pulled the on/off string to see if it would work:
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WaaLaa:
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I shut off all the other shop lights to see how it would illuminate the side/horizontal vehicle panel's:
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closer:
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and up close and very personal:
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this creation works like a charm:
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and BTW,I still have function of over 6' of telescoping useability:
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Hey,I never said it was pretty but for less than a $50 bill,I have exactly what I was looking for on a portable horizontal light source and under a 1/2hr to do so. :props:
 
I like it! Necessity is the mother of invention. :props:

I made a little wheeled set up before but it ended up being too top heavy. I think I have a few stands like that not being used around here too.
 
I was thinking about something like this the other day, but I don't know that my HF halogen stand could hold the weight. But, it is worth a shot. Especially since making a setup like this has got to be way cheaper than buying one of the paint and body setups that I have seen; plus one of those with 4 or more bulbs may be over kill for polsihing in a one car garage. Wonder if there is anything available to mount a fluorescent fixture to be used vertical or horizontal?...
Heading to the garage now!:)
 
Great idea. Always in search of better lighting!!
 
OMG yes!!!, i have a very similar stand with crappy halogens on it that i never use. Ill be making myself one of these very soon.

I wonder if there is something that can be made with a ball type mount to allow different angles and rotations?

Shawn
 
So simple, but oh so effective.

Great job...

Bill
 
I've been contemplating doing the exact same thing but using a 6 bulb T-8 fixture like the ones I installed in my shop.

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tuscarora dave said:
I've been contemplating doing the exact same thing but using a 6 bulb T-8 fixture like the ones I installed in my shop.

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those 6 bulb units are really nice, but from what i find, theyre like 5x the price of a 2bulb unit.

Shawn
 
That's cool! Nice trans am too, I'm surprised at how many people own fbodies on here.
 
im going to assume hes using t-5's

Ill be making something like this soon, im currently looking into some sort of swivel/rotate/angle small LCD mount that can mount to the pole and hold the light to allow for different angles.

Shawn
 
Joe Edelman has it set up pretty well.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBPDSBCoN2c&feature=relmfu]DIY Fluorescent Photography Studio Lighting - Part III - New T8 Bulbs - YouTube[/video]

You can skip through some of the modeling stuff and he shows all of the parts.
 
Here's a stand that I found last night at the big box. The light fixture should mount right to the flat part and allow for plenty of light angle and height adjustment.
 
Now that's what I call some good ole fashioned iniquity!! :dblthumb2:
 
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