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BSJ
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Re: How high should i make my light shield
      07/01/09 06:00 AM

I made mine 5'x6'. With three pieces of 10' 1 1/2" PVC. Four 90° elbows. Two 4-way T's.

One piece of PVC cut in half. The other two cut 6' long. The 4' sections are cut in half to act as feet for the frame.

I used a 10'x12' heavy duty tarp (brown & silver) and bungee cords for the for the covering.

I have 4 of them built. Light enoguh to drag two around at the same time. Strong enough that they can get blown around the yard without damage!

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Brian S. Johnson
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* How high should i make my light shield Javier 06/29/09 06:29 PM
. * Re: How high should i make my light shield Pedestal   06/29/09 06:45 PM
. * Re: How high should i make my light shield Javier   06/29/09 07:32 PM
. * Re: How high should i make my light shield Gunner   06/30/09 03:30 PM
. * Re: How high should i make my light shield Pedestal   06/29/09 09:59 PM
. * Re: How high should i make my light shield Bob Griffiths   06/29/09 08:39 PM
. * Re: How high should i make my light shield Javier   06/29/09 09:04 PM
. * Re: How high should i make my light shield mikey cee   06/29/09 10:13 PM
. * Re: How high should i make my light shield Jaxdialation   06/30/09 12:47 PM
. * Re: How high should i make my light shield CarolG   06/30/09 04:51 PM
. * Re: How high should i make my light shield BSJ   07/01/09 06:00 AM
. * Re: How high should i make my light shield Javier   07/01/09 12:06 PM
. * Re: How high should i make my light shield BSJ   07/01/09 09:29 PM
. * Re: How high should i make my light shield Javier   07/04/09 07:57 AM
. * Re: How high should i make my light shield JayinUT   07/06/09 09:23 AM
. * Re: How high should i make my light shield wb9sat   07/06/09 09:37 AM
. * Re: How high should i make my light shield Project Galileo   07/08/09 01:41 PM
. * Re: How high should i make my light shield CarolG   07/01/09 08:00 PM
. * Re: How high should i make my light shield csa/montanaModerator   06/29/09 09:20 PM

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