Sharing a moment, Made another CFL reflector

Ringsixty

Ringsixty

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Got up this morning and thought, I need to make a new reflector/ hood for my clone area.
So, ran around the house looking for parts and tools. Then off to the store for 60% of the stuff I didn't have...$25 later...LOL

I started out thinking small. But, after a bowl that all changed.:roll:
Ended up building a larger unit. Able to take large CFLs or more CFLs in different configurations with Y splinters etc. Use your imagination..:eyesmoke:
Yep, added one of those On/Off switch and outlet combo...Haha
Never know when you need another outlet ! yah, know what i mean?

Here's some picture. Maybe, it will inspire someone out there..LOL :peace:


Oh' I will add some vents later and never mind the small Test CFLs.
First bulbs I found laying around.

Plus, I'm still stoned..bongsmilie
 

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Ringsixty

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Nutes and Nugs said:
That's nice.
You're pretty handy with sheet metal.
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Thanks, for the complements Guys. But, I have no idea what I was doing.. I was just doing it, making up the design and reflector as I went alone...LOL
Lucky, I don't have a Job as a Sheet Metal Worker... I would be fired...!
It was fun making it. I just noticed some of the pictures I took, looks weird.. :eyesmoke:
It sure looks like a Big square box with straight up sides,weird. Bad picture angels.

Here is a better picture so you guys can see it does have angled sides.
 

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intenseneal

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Not too badbongsmilie. You should have gotten the sheet metal that is polished on one side. That is a good hood but as a reflector it is ok at best. The more reflective the surface the better a reflector works. You can always get some metal polish and have at it.
 
sdf

sdf

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looks friggin swaggerific, where do you get sheet metal from? does home depot or lowes sell it?
 
Ringsixty

Ringsixty

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intenseneal said:
Not too badbongsmilie. You should have gotten the sheet metal that is polished on one side. That is a good hood but as a reflector it is ok at best. The more reflective the surface the better a reflector works. You can always get some metal polish and have at it.
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Would love to have had a high reflective metal to work with. But Hey, I live in Hawaii were things are expensive and not much selection. Just , take some Mothers Metal polish and polish away or just spray some High Temp white paint inside. But, I will just leave it as it is. :mrgreen: It will do it's intended job. ;-)
 
ExileOnMainStreet

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Ringsixty said:
Maybe, it will inspire someone out there..LOL
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Lol, inspired me to get off my arse and actually put together the materials that I bought to do one myself. As far as the metal goes, check out aluminum 'roll flashing' at the big box store - it's common in widths to 24" and you can buy it by the foot or by the entire roll (50' IIRC). This one's for either 3 or 5 lamp holders and I'll probably use 3 Ys in each holder. My actual cash outlay was $6 for a box of pop rivets and about $20 for the flashing, so it's pretty close to what you've spent. I do need to get more lampholders when I go into town tomorrow but they're only a couple bucks each. Eventually, it'll get an HPS with the ballast mounted on top, that's why I put the aluminum rails in now.

Anyway...the flashing comes brown on one side and flat white (primer) on the other. It's light enough that it's dead simple to work with with but it's still heavy enough to take a rivet without dimpling.
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Ringsixty

Ringsixty

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ExileOnMainStreet said:
Lol, inspired me to get off my arse and actually put together the materials that I bought to do one myself. As far as the metal goes, check out aluminum 'roll flashing' at the big box store - it's common in widths to 24" and you can buy it by the foot or by the entire roll (50' IIRC). This one's for either 3 or 5 lamp holders and I'll probably use 3 Ys in each holder. My actual cash outlay was $6 for a box of pop rivets and about $20 for the flashing, so it's pretty close to what you've spent. I do need to get more lampholders when I go into town tomorrow but they're only a couple bucks each. Eventually, it'll get an HPS with the ballast mounted on top, that's why I put the aluminum rails in now.

Anyway...the flashing comes brown on one side and flat white (primer) on the other. It's light enough that it's dead simple to work with with but it's still heavy enough to take a rivet without dimpling.
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Sorry Guy, your link is broken...Post new pix. i would love to see what others construct.:peace:
 
justanotherbozo

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...this ain't so clean a job but this is something i put together in about 20 minutes and the cost was under $10.00, ...it's just a piece of duct work from Lowes that is made to wrap to make a connection so it was braindead easy to just screw a board to the top and spread it open a little and make a few cuts with my tin snips.



...i originally made it to sit atop this DIY cooltube that housed twin 150HPS's.



...and here's a shot of it in use over one of my CFL light bars.



...btw, reflectors provide very little benefit with CFL's as they just aren't intense enough so reflected light is almost useless.

peace, bozo
 
ExileOnMainStreet

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Clicking the link works for me, not sure why it didn't show up as a thumbnail tho...

Let's try this:



As far as reflectors with CFLs, it seems to me that ANY lumens you're wasting by throwing upwards are going to be better off projected downward, especially when one is dealing with a light source that's already limited, no ?

When it's done, I'll have to check it both ways with the light meter - the hood will just be bolted to the aluminum bar stock so it should be easy enough to test it with and without.
 
ii dP ii

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wow man that's pretty intense, I actually AM a sheet metal worker (UNION YES!) lol and the hood I made for my stuff is nowhere near as complex! good on you bro.

BTW, if you're looking for reflectivity, just paint the inside of it white, no?
 
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