Building a Light Stand
This year build a simple light stand for starting vegetable and flower seeds in late winter. Grow the seedlings under lights until they're ready for the garden. This easy design will hold four flats of seedlings and two fluorescent shop lights that are hung from chains so the height can be adjusted as the seedlings grow.

To build the stand you will need a hacksaw, PVC glue, and about $30 worth of 3/4 inch PVC piping and fittings (see materials chart bottom below).

The vertical pipes are not glued so the stand can be taken apart for storage.
Step 1 – Cut and Assemble the Stand
 Start with the bottom section as shown on the left. Two screws in a board will help hold the pipe as you cut (far left inset).
Materials Chart
Step 2 – Glue the Sections
 Spread the PVC glue on pipe and fittings (shown below left). Do not glue the long vertical pipes between the sections.
You will need:
6 –
 Caps
24 –
 Ts
6 –
4-Ways
6 –
Ls
24 –
3" Sections
9 –
7" Sections
12 –
18" Sections
12 –
24" Sections
Step 3– Set up the Stand
Insert the long vertical pipes into the bottom and middle sections, then add the top.


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