It took me a while to find a hurricane glass that fits just perfect to a 6" duct and around my MH bulb. Well tonight while connecting my fan to the ducting and glass...I lifted the glass into my ceiling fan...glass shards everywhere and a new search for a hurricane glass... Anyone know where to find a glass tube/hurricane glass thats about 10-12" long, with a diameter of around 5-6" on each side? The store I bought this one at is a flea market type place...they dont get restocked as this one was used to begin with. Maybe I should just make a cool tube out of the aluminum ducting...
I have heard of people making cooltubes out of "A Bake Round"... Pyrex Bake-A-Round | eBay OR Just get a Hydrolux Cool Tube Reflector - $75.00 The Hydro Source has the them cheap!!
I'm all for cheap.... But you can cut glass with lighter fluid, string and a ice bath But jakester has a much better idea, purchase one done already
Hard to justify even paying 75 bucks for something you can make for less than 10. But I may have to consider gas money and time wasted messing with this. I recall seeing the hurricane glass a long time ago in Hobby Lobby, but am not sure. I couldn't find anything on their website about them. The pyrex would probably work for a HPS, but my MH will block a lot of airflow as its at least 3 inches on its own. I really want to be using a 6" tube. The hurricane glass I had was perfect fit for both bulbs, and fit snugly into the 6" ducting. GAHH such an idiot..fuck me and my low ceilings.
Pyrex bake-around our else try an arts & crafts shop like Michael's or Hobby Lobby. Even Walmart has hurricane lamps.
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