diy light mover

kochab

kochab

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im brainstorming some ideas for making a light mover but i cant think of anything that i could use that isnt chain driven or where i wont have to mount the motor myself.......any suggestions.

hell id settle for buying one if i could find a kit for under $300.
 
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bearo420

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dude named mattso i think used a fan. he took fan off and light moves left to right like a circulating fan. but thats not really moving it much.
 
LoganSmith

LoganSmith

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I was looking at one and foregot about the auction and it sold for like $80 with out the rails.shittttttttttttt.:)
 
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bearo420

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diy mover questionable. a giant glass dome thats 150 degrees hanging on a motorized thing I built would have me a bit worried to ever leave the room. all for diy but safely
 
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Puffin Afatty

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kochab said:
running a light mover instead of another light will save you tons on energy cost like you wouldent believe folks.
this is more of what im looking for. thank you!



but also I think i could diy one out cheaper than this probably if i can think of a design.....
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the ocilating component from a fan sounds promising....I think you could use a string and pulley system to move light side to side...probably wont move as far as a lightrail(6' of horizontal movement)but sounds promising...

Have you ever noticed the trich production is highest facing the light??? I've seen light movers give a higher yield and potency in others grows...if you are groing for headstash, a light mover is a great addition...I am gonna try the fan idea in my small area...I think I'll hook a n eyelet to each side and a string to my fan, then ocilate it and see how much movement I can get...

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bearo420

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yeah if you rigged pulleys you could turn the 6 inches the fan turns into 6 feet technically. but make sure its safe, when I say a big glass dome, I was thinking of my 400 MH light hanging. its like 4 inch dome
 
kochab

kochab

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so you guys are proposing what? i hang my light by the chain as normal and hook a fan to it so it swings back and forth? thats all everyone can come up with?????
 
kochab

kochab

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Sublime757 said:
A rotisserie cooker motor is all I can think of. But no sure how to make it stop and go the other way.
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yeah if i could make a big circle disc i could hang lights on that and put a christmas tree spinner thingy upside down attached to the circle and lights would be more productive.
but i didnt wanna use that type of setup thingy.
 
LoganSmith

LoganSmith

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just go by one. You know it will work and you have no worries. It like $200 and you will see results and get what you put into it 10x.

Good luck
 
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