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hoppycalif · 03-19-2008, 08:52 PM

I found that Blue Collar place in the phone book, but I already visited Emigh Hardware. They had little or no aluminum, but lots of iron bars. I quickly found out that aluminum bars wouldn't be strong enough, since the iron was just about the right strength. So I bought a 4 foot piece of 1/8" by 1/2" weldable steel bar. That will make the 4 parallelogram links.

My wife objected to my MDF fixture box, so she "persuaded" me to cover it with oak veneer. That will likely be the job for tomorrow. I'm up to $29 for materials now, but very little else to buy.

03-19-2008, 08:52 PM	#16 (permalink)
hoppycalif Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA Posts: 5,208 iTrader Ratings: 20 iTrader Positive Rating: 100% Plant Points: 227345	Re: DIY Cantilevered Light Fixture I found that Blue Collar place in the phone book, but I already visited Emigh Hardware. They had little or no aluminum, but lots of iron bars. I quickly found out that aluminum bars wouldn't be strong enough, since the iron was just about the right strength. So I bought a 4 foot piece of 1/8" by 1/2" weldable steel bar. That will make the 4 parallelogram links. My wife objected to my MDF fixture box, so she "persuaded" me to cover it with oak veneer. That will likely be the job for tomorrow. I'm up to $29 for materials now, but very little else to buy.