MH Hood 2x175w

[kwirky]

looks real nice. is that plywood? You've got some moulding (sp?) around the edge. Would have been great to see it built with MDF or the likes.

I like the design and the way you integrated the fans to blow directly on the bulbs.

What I would do is grab some scrap alluminum and cut it to line the inner edges of the canopy to act as reflective material. I have a feeling that black paint's absorbing a lot of light from those parabolic-style reflectors.

[BlondNasoTang]

Originally Posted by kwirky

looks real nice. is that plywood? You've got some moulding (sp?) around the edge. Would have been great to see it built with MDF or the likes.

Yes it is plywood but only on the top, the frame is built with treated spruce 1''x8'' and the rim is baseboard mouldings.

This was my first hood I ever built kinda like a prototype and I learned a lot from it, the next one I build is going to be far more effeient and elaborate and I plan to build a frame with a finished MDF shell.