Soda Bottle Planters

[dcarch]

I will post pictures and instructions on how to build your own 400 watt metal halide grow light when I have time.

With a 400 watt light, I will be able to grow many more plants and start seedlings much earlier.

They are quite expensive if you buy them with an electronic ballast.

dcarch

[louise]

what did you use to cut the curved edge with out making it jagged.
exacto-knife ,scissors?

[dcarch]

Originally Posted by louise

what did you use to cut the curved edge with out making it jagged.
exacto-knife ,scissors?

I used a Rofin Sinar Blazer FlexScan CO2 Sealed high power 350 watt Laser beam cutter.





A toe nail scissors was what I used.

dcarch

[neoguy]

dcarch,

A couple of questions, early in the thread you said you were growing under compact fluorescents, later in the thread you mention metal halide, did you switch over MH or did you start under MH?

Out of curiosity, are you a commercial photographer? It appears that you used a sweep table for the photos and I think I see a reflection of a softbox in the pop bottle photo. Also, you make reference to Sinar, a highly respected Swiss manufacturer of view cameras.

[dcarch]

Originally Posted by neoguy

dcarch,
A couple of questions, early in the thread you said you were growing under compact fluorescents, later in the thread you mention metal halide, did you switch over MH or did you start under MH?
Out of curiosity, are you a commercial photographer? It appears that you used a sweep table for the photos and I think I see a reflection of a softbox in the pop bottle photo. Also, you make reference to Sinar, a highly respected Swiss manufacturer of view cameras.

Indeed, I switched from CP fluor. to MH. I got myself a cheap electronic ballast, so I built myself a MH/HPS fixture. I will post DIY pics sometime when I have time, hopefully before the next seed starting season for you guys.

No, I am not a photographer. The pics were taken with my inexpensive pull down white window shade. (with silver bounce light umbrella)

I do have a large old view camera made by Rambrant with a Goerz lens.
By the nature of your questions, I take it you are in graphic/photo related work.

dcarch

[neoguy]

I used to manage a retail operation that catered to commercial and industrial photographers. We sold all the high end equipment, Sinar, Broncolor, Hasselblad.... We were the first in the region to carry all the high end digital cameras and digital backs. When the Leaf back was introduced it had a 40K price tag on it. We became Apple resellers so we could sell the whole package. Cameras, lights, computers, we were selling packages for over 100 grand. Many early adopters were commercial printers.

Have been out of the industry about 8 years now.

[tarpalsfan]

So COOL!!!!! What an awesome idea!