Rotating platform for tents/small grows?

tstick

tstick

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You know how mannequins in window displays are sometimes set on rotating platforms? I was wondering how feasible it would be to apply that idea to a tent grow so that the few plants in the tent (or small space) can get the most exposure to the light I was pricing a few....They are either cheap or they are expensive depending on how much weight they can hold.

Kind of an alternative to a light mover, I guess.....


Good idea? Anyone tried it already? Thoughts?
 
Billy the Mountain

Billy the Mountain

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tstick said:
You know how mannequins in window displays are sometimes set on rotating platforms? I was wondering how feasible it would be to apply that idea to a tent grow so that the few plants in the tent (or small space) can get the most exposure to the light I was pricing a few....They are either cheap or they are expensive depending on how much weight they can hold.

Kind of an alternative to a light mover, I guess.....


Good idea? Anyone tried it already? Thoughts?
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Sounds like a fun DIY project; it's quite feasible, but how is it beneficial besides the inherent coolness of watching plants rotate?

The best use of the available space would be to let the plants fill it naturally.
 
DeadHeadX

DeadHeadX

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Guy at a local shop showed me his rig, which is exactly what you describe. Homemade circular panel that rotates on wheels. He had the trellis netting set up to rotate with everything else. Pretty clever. Def diy.
 
420AD

420AD

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I could use one of those 360° spinners, but I'd just use it to have it easier watering my plants.

With that mannequin stuff, you're spinning around a vertical axis which doesn't really change much considering where your light goes, but maybe I'm missing something here.

Unless you're spinning so fast you create a centrifugal force that pulls out your branches, this doesn't make much sense to me.
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tstick

tstick

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420AD said:
I could use one of those 360° spinners, but I'd just use it to have it easier watering my plants.

With that mannequin stuff, you're spinning around a vertical axis which doesn't really change much considering where your light goes, but maybe I'm missing something here.

Unless you're spinning so fast you create a centrifugal force that pulls out your branches, this doesn't make much sense to me.
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I see what you mean about the exposure of the plants not really changing. You'd have to have separate turntables on the main turntable....but now that I think about it, it's a kind of pointless idea. Sometimes, I just get high and think I'm onto something good. Oh well. Back to the drawing board!
 
Nutty sKunK

Nutty sKunK

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tstick said:
You know how mannequins in window displays are sometimes set on rotating platforms? I was wondering how feasible it would be to apply that idea to a tent grow so that the few plants in the tent (or small space) can get the most exposure to the light I was pricing a few....They are either cheap or they are expensive depending on how much weight they can hold.

Kind of an alternative to a light mover, I guess.....


Good idea? Anyone tried it already? Thoughts?
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I did something similar one year. Brought in outdoor plants (oh the taboo) that had no side branching. So I dropped the light at a 45 degree angle and placed the pots on electrical rotating cake stands xD
 
Jimski

Jimski

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Why not let the plants remain stationary and rotate the tent? Now that would be a broject!
I followed a thread about moving lights on a tram and how it gave high and low dli and it gave me sad face. That problem could be fixed with a stopwatch and a voltage timer. The things we do to overcomplicate stuff is kinda the point. It engages the mind
and keeps our brains young. I say carry on 20 wires and pipes guy going into a tent.
( imagine real american hero playing in background). You might burn down the house but you showed those guys on rollitup whats up!
 
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