PVC Light Stand. I made this for $12-15 from HD PVC Class 200 and Schedule 40 pipe. The lights are two, 2-bulb fluorescent shop lights, mounted side x side on a sheet of plywood, flipped over and mounted from the Jack chain.
My stand accommodates four flats of seedlings.
PVC LIGHT STAND
LIGHT FRAME
MATERIALS & CUT LIST
1" Sch 40 PVC Pipe
6 pcs @ 24"
4 pcs @ 20"
6 pcs @ 5"
1" PVC Couplers:
Eight (8) 90ยบ elbows
Four (4) Tees
One (1) 4-way Cross
Hardware
Four (4) Eye Bolts w/Nuts
Four (4) "S" Hooks
18" length of Jack Chain
Fluorescent Light Kit / Shop Lights
I use regular T12 shop light kits. Two mounted side x side gives me four suspended light bulbs. My plants do fine.
NOTE: You can make your frame any height and any width. Mine is 19" high, to fit a certain space. The original design uses a height of 20".
My stand is 15" wide. Adjust your width (+)(-) via the short pieces, top and bottom. I can cut 4 more short pieces to 8" each to widen my stand to ~ 21" width.
The whole frame is customize-able.
Here's my materials shopping list:
1 in. x 10 ft. PVC Schedule 40 Plain-End Pipe (thick-walled)
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unb...
1 in. x 10 ft. PVC DWV Plain-End Pipe (thin-walled)
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unb... in. x10ft. PVC DWV Plain-End PIpe#
Mueller Streamline 1 in. PVC Slip x Slip x Slip Tee
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Mue...
Mueller Streamline 1 in. PVC Pressure S x S x S x S Cross
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Mue...
Mueller Streamline 1 in. PVC 90-Degree Slip x Slip Elbows (5-Pack)
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Mue...
Cobra PST002 Ratcheting PVC Cutter, 1-5/8-Inch
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000HSAPR8/
Godspeed, and Good Harvest!
