Ron, do most DIY stores carry the type of aluminum framing you used in your case, and if so, how hard is it to work with?

Hi Friend,
You can get it at DIY stores - I ordered it on line at a considerable savings. I cut it where needed with a hacksaw and a simple mitre box. I didn't find it at all hard to work with.

is framing with it pretty strait forward?

i imagine it's just drilling holes and bolting it together.

Yes, that's really all that's required, though you should use aluminum bolts. As I understand it steel bolts will react with the aluminum.

That looks really cool, wow!

Thanks for looking, Rosie.

Thanks for all the help Ronald

No problem, friend. Hope you find the time and means to make one for yourself.

I should have mentioned that I started with eight HO bulbs but found that too many for the space - have switched off one bank and am now operating with four bulbs. Some of the plants were actually "sunburned" by the eight bulb setup.

HI Ronald,

Wow really cool.....

2 question:
Your cooler growing orchids I saw on your list on your blog....

I have an odontoglossum. Can I grow this in a growing case with warmer orchids eg Vanda or will it do it no good....

I was thinking of a 1.2m high x 1m x 600 growing case, you mentioned that you wished you had built yours a little higher. Do you think 1.2m is too high for the light to get all the way down to the bottom?

Thanks in advance...