SSGrower
Well-Known Member
OK so throwdown is a bit strong, but I want to make a creative competition for the best looking and best integrated DIY light builds. The one thing I have noticed is that although there are lots of great minds and ideas (although some may differ from the way I or you would do things) at work in this world of DIY lighting and such but your stuff looks like CRAP for the large part. I want to see what you have, provide a forum for people to receive practical application feedback on their builds in progress, and mostly I want to push the DIY crew to think beyond individual projects and integrate the system. Those using Arduinos and whatnot will have an advantage on me, but I see getting one real soon.
Innovate, think how does this design improve my situation, make it look good. Ask yourself, Would I hang this in my living room? If YOUR answer is yes then I want to see it even if its just because that's where your garden is.
First off the objective is to make something functional look cool.
Guideline 1 - To be an entry it must work and function to the needs of the USER. It dosen't matter if it is finikey and needs constant attention and adjustment but it must serve a purpose and work. DIY projects outside lighting are welcome (not sure where the post will go but I'll leave it to the administrators to decide)
Guideline 2 - Purchased lighting may be used in the form of unmodified supplemental light to support overall garden health, however the DIY light should be the centerpiece(s). Purchased lighting that has been operationally modified by the end user (not the end user's friend of coworker....)
I will be posting pictures of my progress soon but to wet your appetite think about fans that automatically come on for LED cooling only when needed. Why? cause although functional multiple fans running all the time or heatsinks with the thermal capacity don't fit the objectives - budget, function, and aesthetics.
Innovate, think how does this design improve my situation, make it look good. Ask yourself, Would I hang this in my living room? If YOUR answer is yes then I want to see it even if its just because that's where your garden is.
First off the objective is to make something functional look cool.
Guideline 1 - To be an entry it must work and function to the needs of the USER. It dosen't matter if it is finikey and needs constant attention and adjustment but it must serve a purpose and work. DIY projects outside lighting are welcome (not sure where the post will go but I'll leave it to the administrators to decide)
Guideline 2 - Purchased lighting may be used in the form of unmodified supplemental light to support overall garden health, however the DIY light should be the centerpiece(s). Purchased lighting that has been operationally modified by the end user (not the end user's friend of coworker....)
I will be posting pictures of my progress soon but to wet your appetite think about fans that automatically come on for LED cooling only when needed. Why? cause although functional multiple fans running all the time or heatsinks with the thermal capacity don't fit the objectives - budget, function, and aesthetics.
