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Old 03-19-2008, 08:18 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Default Re: DIY Cantilevered Light Fixture

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Originally Posted by hoppycalif View Post
What is "blue color"? No, I just visit Emigh's Hardware on Watt, where they have a nice selection of aluminum, both sheet and extrusions. I considered making the "box" out of aluminum sheet, just for the experience, and as an excuse to buy a pop rivet tool, but that seemed wasteful, to say the least. I knew I could make a nice one with MDF, so that's how I went, at a cost of $4 for the material.
Sorry should have been blue collar. Has lots of misc. stuff. Like already cut plexi-glass. You don't have to buy a whole sheet. Take a long strip.
I got aircraft aluminum piece for making my brake bracket on my electric scooter.
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