DIY HMI #1. Sean McVeigh - Small Pony Pictures - December 2008 This page loosely details my first attempt at building a 400W HMI fixture using off-the-shelf parts.
Once again, I have taken photos after the fact, so naturally, I don't have any in-the-making images for you, and in fact if I did, they would be quite boring anyways. Please accept this overly verbose document instead! Why build your own HMI light? Cool Lights USA News & Information » Blog Archive » Build Your Own Metal Halide (Low Cost “HMI”) Fresnel – Part II. I got into this “Cool Lights” business of mine because I thought prices were outrageous on pro level fluorescent fixtures.
You can see all over this site the manifestation of what I decided to do about it; starting with the Cool Lights video and ending with low cost fluorescent fixtures. Well, I’ve gotten the same feeling again on another lighting technology: HMI. MicRo personal fabricating center - mill, drill, engrave, 3D print and more.