DIY Lumenarc Kits

[fooseball08]

no one has the lumenarc template saved anywhere do they?... the link doesnt work anymore

 

[ERICinFL]

fooseball: I still have it. PM me your email address and I'll send it along.

 

[cccapt]

ok so i googled spectral aluminum, and still couldnt find anything for sale to make the pendant. What material are you guys using and where are you purchasing this ffrom?

Here ya go. I used this to make mine.
http://www.specialty-lights.com/reflective-sun-sheets.html

 

[toddanddaneen]

Does anyone have a dxf file for the lumenarc 14" reflector they could pm me. Also how much materail do i need for it?

 

[kungfuchan2000]

http://thebrian.net/reflector/

 

[frezel12]

seem like either hammer toned sheets or solar tubes, what you wanted just reflective flat sheet metal where do we get this? i cant find it thanks luv this thrread

 

[cccapt]

what you wanted just reflective flat sheet metal where do we get this?
http://www.specialty-lights.com/reflective-sun-sheets.html

 

[chernandez]

Built mine i used some angled aluminum around the side to keep it squared and also built a rail for them to slide left or right

 

[1badbrd]

can someone refresh my memory what size sheet i would need to make a 16" reflectror, looking to get http://www.horticulturesource.com/product_info.php?products_id=1134 and want to know how many can i make out of each 2'x4' sheet

Also what about this stuff http://www.naturallighting.com/web/shop.php?crn=809&rn=3771&action=show_detail, what exactly is micro-4 curious what % reflective ability is this stuff

 

[usmcpfc]

could some one pm me or email me the plans fr the 19" one or the 14" one preferably the 19 my e-mail is a.d.c.inc@hotmail.com thanks in advance.

 

[ebonline]

can someone refresh my memory what size sheet i would need to make a 16" reflectror, looking to get http://www.horticulturesource.com/product_info.php?products_id=1134 and want to know how many can i make out of each 2'x4' sheet


You can probably make at least one and some of another per 2' x 4' sheet and below will give you an idea of how many I got out of the 4 - 2'x4' sheets of this stuff. I had enough to actually make 1 19" x 19" lumenarc style and 3 20" x 20" lumenbright style out of one order of this hamertone stuff. I also used a plasma cutter and layed everything out to get the most out of each sheet though. I had a little left over and it was enough to make more corner pieces for a lumenarc style with the main part being polished aluminum. I did have to make the tops seperate and rivet them on due to a 19" or 20" reflector being too wide for the 2'x4' sheet but was not that hard or a big deal just add a 1/4" lip to the top and bend it over. Hope this helps and gives you some idea.

 

[1badbrd]

if i scale it down to 14" can i get two per sheet? Tryingt o figure out how many i can build casue someone else and i are splitting the cost of the 4 sheets. So trying to figure out how many we can build each.

 

[ebonline]

if i scale it down to 14" can i get two per sheet? Tryingt o figure out how many i can build casue someone else and i are splitting the cost of the 4 sheets. So trying to figure out how many we can build each.

You should be able too but might have to make the top all separate like I was talking about in the above post. It is not hard just leave about 3/8" longer so you can fold over and rivet to top. That is how I did all mine and came out great just a few more rivets. You can also lay the patterns out on the sheet so you get the pieces as close to each other as possible and you might have room for more or at least extra pieces in case of screw ups. I did mine on a computer program on a friends plasma cutter so I was able to move pieces in all different angles so there was only minimal waste.

 

[Antonais1391]

wow this is cool stuff. if i ever need to do a frag tank all il need is my ballast and socket. what it the better reflector tho luminarc or luman bright? im also wondering if the comanies will get grumpy about this. not that im with them at all i think this S&*t is great

 

[crooks]

IMO luminarc has a better spread and lumenbright is better for depth. For a frag tank I would use a luminarc to cover a wider area, frag tanks usually arent deep. If I was going to light the bottom of a 30" or deeper tank I would use a lumenbright.

 

[tate1]

Great thread with a lot of great info. Thanks to everyone that posted.

 

[Antonais1391]

Hey i was wandering if there is a thread like this for T5 DIY reflectors. getting a new frag tank and dont want to spend 21 bucks a reflector

 

[Nammy]

http://thebrian.net/reflector/

What size to I have to expand the pic.

 

[dahenley]

i dont know, but i sent it to a buddy to print for me, and he opened it with CAD, and it showed up in the right size. (just throwing that out there if you have access to CAD)

 

[Nammy]

Got these from and old tanning bed.

This one is 40"x70". Hoping to make some reflectors out of it.

I have 12 of these. 70" long.