![]() ![]() You’ll need to put some pressure on the board to make it bend easily back and forth, you’ll want it to sit naturally somewhere around this angle:Īssembling the Lamp Kit And Connecting To The Board Take a knife and score along the lines as deep as possible without cutting through to the other side… We’re doing this first because it’s easier to do before connecting the light. How To Assemble Your DIY Tabletop Light Score A Poster board in thirdsīefore anything, get the poster board scored into even thirds, then mark a spot in the center where the light will go. The Closest LED equivalent to the Lowell 5200k CFL light I’ve found is by Phillips and about 5 bucks cheaper, It’s 5000k but if you white balance correctly in post, it doesn’t seem to make a difference. Total Cost: additional $30 Note on the Light Replace Wax paper with a couple yards of Diffuser Material – $9.99/yard Replace 1 Poster board with Coroplast Sign board – $5.99 Total Cost: Roughly $30 If you want a more rugged build (costs a little more): Philips 100W Equivalent Daylight 5000K LED Light Bulb – $9.99 (2) 20 x 28 Foam Poster boards – $2.99 each Note: I found the light and kit at home depot, but am providing links in case you can’t find it (amazong affiliate links, obvi.) Base Items To make this super simple, I’ve provided a list of items to start with, if you feel you want something that will last longer I’ve provided some rugged “upgrades” What you Need to build your won DIY tabletop light Now that I’ve been using it for about a month I decided to share how I built it for anyone curious on how this was put together. So after seeing how exactly the Lowell EGO was put together I tried to find out how I could pull the same thing off without spending close to the same money for it. Sauteed Chicken and Mushrooms with my DIY Lowel EGO Tabletop Lightīeing on a budget, especially when saving up for a new camera, it was hard for me to justify spending the money on the light when I could buying good 50mm for the same price of buying 2 Lowel EGOs. So I decided to put something together myself for about 1/3 the cost (even more depending on where you buy it!) ![]()
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