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You can do virtually the same thing with a 2x4 and the $3.50 sockets. The end of the socket has a 1/8" pipe-nipple thread (where the lampcord exits the socket, of a clamp-on reflector, for example). My Lowes store sells a 32" length of that threaded nipple for $3.50. I cut the necessary length with a hacksaw.
Technically speaking, you need the 1/4 NPT nuts to bolt to the opposite side of the 1x4 you drill 3/8" holes into. Ace Hardware has those nuts. But, realistically: just wrap the nipple in some tape and thread it into the 3/8" hole you drill in the 2x4. It doesn't have to be properly secured. As long as a socket won't fall out.
That would be a lightbar (like what you're thinking of buying.).
You can make a "UFO" from a 16" piece of plywood the same way. You could use hinges to make angled wings (so the "UFO" is more curved around the plant). You're limited only by your imagination. One idea can morph into another (just toss the 1x4, reuse the sockets with the plywood).
They also make floodlamp holders:
5 of those mounted into a 1x4 board. Five boards for a 4x4 tent. Light bars! You could adjust the angle; twist the housing to adjust direction.
Those lampholders can be too deep for a ordinary light bulb. Cut the housing off with a hacksaw. Or, use a socket extender sold at the hardware store:
If you get into this stuff, there's a lot of interchangeable pieces. It's like Legos. Limited to your imagination.
Technically speaking, you need the 1/4 NPT nuts to bolt to the opposite side of the 1x4 you drill 3/8" holes into. Ace Hardware has those nuts. But, realistically: just wrap the nipple in some tape and thread it into the 3/8" hole you drill in the 2x4. It doesn't have to be properly secured. As long as a socket won't fall out.
That would be a lightbar (like what you're thinking of buying.).
You can make a "UFO" from a 16" piece of plywood the same way. You could use hinges to make angled wings (so the "UFO" is more curved around the plant). You're limited only by your imagination. One idea can morph into another (just toss the 1x4, reuse the sockets with the plywood).
They also make floodlamp holders:
5 of those mounted into a 1x4 board. Five boards for a 4x4 tent. Light bars! You could adjust the angle; twist the housing to adjust direction.
Those lampholders can be too deep for a ordinary light bulb. Cut the housing off with a hacksaw. Or, use a socket extender sold at the hardware store:
If you get into this stuff, there's a lot of interchangeable pieces. It's like Legos. Limited to your imagination.