Socalham Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I have seen many ideas for mounting smart and dumb RGB strips and Pixels. But never really anything on how or where to mount floods. I have seen tests of how they look at different distances, but never any discussions on how people mount them ie. under the roof over hang or just on the ground for best effect. Thanks for all your inputDavid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caniac Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 depends on the type of floods, wall washers are wide and I have seen most try different distances/angles from the house for max coverage. Most likely something you will need to play with based on how your house is laid out and how much coverage you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilmoney Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I was trying to find a cheap adjustable way to mount my 10w on the ground. I waited until telescopic paint rollers were on sale. I just bolted the flood to the hole in the handle and made plywood stands that the threaded end of the roller could thread into. This allowed me to have the floods the desired distance from my house and the height I want.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983ss454 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I was trying to find a cheap adjustable way to mount my 10w on the ground. I waited until telescopic paint rollers were on sale. I just bolted the flood to the hole in the handle and made plywood stands that the threaded end of the roller could thread into. This allowed me to have the floods the desired distance from my house and the height I want.... Any pictures? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstorms Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I'll be mounting mine soon and am also interested in seeing pictures of the paint rollers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilmoney Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I just seen this, been off the forums for awhile, I'll try to get a pic up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arw01 Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 I am guessing you have a square plywood base, the threaded end of the pole screwed into the plywood (tapping it yourself? or using a pvc mount that screws to the board and takes the pipe threads of the handle?) and then you use the hole in the handle end for the bracket to bolt to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcroc Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Was a little surprised to see that they have no "stand" what-so-ever. A simple yard stake would have been a cheap add. I have a bunch leftover from the malibu lights I pulled out last year. Will try to adapt them to the floods. Shouldn't be too hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godman Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 (edited) I likes this idea, it was posted by Ron Boyd a while back..........very simple and cheap to make.........Flood Mount.pdf Edited May 23, 2015 by godman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilmoney Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 I am guessing you have a square plywood base, the threaded end of the pole screwed into the plywood (tapping it yourself? or using a pvc mount that screws to the board and takes the pipe threads of the handle?) and then you use the hole in the handle end for the bracket to bolt to?Exactly, square plywood with 2x4 legs and bolted to the hole in the handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_b Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 I bought some Conduit Hangers for less than a buck at Home depot and drove some left over PVC pipe in the ground like a stake and hung them a couple feet off the ground facing the house. You just bolt the Spot Light Bracket to the Hanger and make sure to angle it how you want and tighten everything down. I actually hang my controllers for the Mega Tree to the Pole the same way. Here's an example of what I'm talking about. www.homedepot.com/p/Halex-1-1-4-in-X-1-1-2-in-Conduit-Hanger-67830/100152234 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrock_at_rons Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 (edited) I bought the 10W RGB floods at the sale this spring. I've been puttering around with ideas and last night (after a trip to Menards) I came up with this. Living in Wisconsin, I need to keep everything off the ground (rain, snow, dog, etc.), so I want to mount them to steel fence poles (that I can remove at the end of the season). The materials:2 double-wide corner brackets ($1.09 each)1 rafter support ($.59)11" x 2" (1x) scrap wood (free)Screws, wingnuts, lock-nuts, etc. to assemble. The pictures aren't great (and if there are questions/interest I'll draw up clearer plans later), but the design allows me to adjust the horizontal and vertical angles while mounted to the fence pole to get the maximum coverage. Yes, the flood is mounted vertically (I have 6 across the front of a two story so I want to disperse the light up more than across)... this could be changed pretty easily. Let me know if you have any questions/comments. Thanks. Edited May 27, 2015 by jrock_at_rons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilmoney Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 These would work well too! You could just zip tie the light to them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjflory Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) I know this is overly simple... I drive a wooden stake into the ground. Install a wood screw with a washer thru the center bracket hole into the top of the stake. Walla! full gimbal pivoting spotlight. A 1 dollar can of flat black spray paint for the stake finishes the job. T Edited May 31, 2015 by tjflory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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