I'm looking for a mounting for garden floodlights, so that I can adjust
the height and angle according to the season etc.

I'm thinking of two tubes a couple of feet long, one of which can slide
and rotate within the other. At the end of the outer tube is a
hand-wheel to lock the inner tube in the desired position. Think of a
microphone stand and you've got the right idea, roughly, except that
mine would be bolted to a low wall.

This a widely-used type of mounting but does it have a name and where
might I buy some, suitable for outdoor use? I'm thinking of possibly a
chandlery, but I don't know what to ask for.

I'm ready for a bit of bodging if necessary.

--
Mike Barnes
Cheshire, England

Mike Barnes wrote:

I'm looking for a mounting for garden floodlights, so that I can adjust
the height and angle according to the season etc.

chandlers = £££

How about some cheapo 'selfie sticks' via AliExpress?

Andy Burns wrote:
Mike Barnes wrote:

I'm looking for a mounting for garden floodlights, so that I can adjust
the height and angle according to the season etc.

chandlers = £££

How about some cheapo 'selfie sticks' via AliExpress?

Adjustable tent poles?

F Murtz wrote:
Andy Burns wrote:
Mike Barnes wrote:

I'm looking for a mounting for garden floodlights, so that I can adjust
the height and angle according to the season etc.

chandlers = £££

How about some cheapo 'selfie sticks' via AliExpress?

Adjustable tent poles?

Excellent! I never knew there was such a thing.

These...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-Extend...-/390012835043

.... or something like them look good to me.

--
Mike Barnes
Cheshire, England

On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 09:42:52 +0100, Mike Barnes wrote:

I'm looking for a mounting for garden floodlights, so that I can adjust
the height and angle according to the season etc.

I'm thinking of two tubes a couple of feet long, one of which can slide
and rotate within the other. At the end of the outer tube is a
hand-wheel to lock the inner tube in the desired position. Think of a
microphone stand and you've got the right idea, roughly, except that
mine would be bolted to a low wall.

This a widely-used type of mounting but does it have a name and where
might I buy some, suitable for outdoor use? I'm thinking of possibly a
chandlery, but I don't know what to ask for.

I'm ready for a bit of bodging if necessary.

How about a paint roller pole?

http://www.screwfix.com/p/harris-met...-paint-roller-
pole-2m/12639

I have an alloy one with a big plastic 'turn for friction' grip - the
Harris one looks like steel so perhaps less durable.

Cheers

Dave R

On 01/07/2014 09:42, Mike Barnes wrote:
I'm looking for a mounting for garden floodlights, so that I can adjust
the height and angle according to the season etc.

I'm thinking of two tubes a couple of feet long, one of which can slide
and rotate within the other. At the end of the outer tube is a
hand-wheel to lock the inner tube in the desired position. Think of a
microphone stand and you've got the right idea, roughly, except that
mine would be bolted to a low wall.

This a widely-used type of mounting but does it have a name and where
might I buy some, suitable for outdoor use? I'm thinking of possibly a
chandlery, but I don't know what to ask for.

I'm ready for a bit of bodging if necessary.


Maybe more than you want but under £25

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Trip...+Double/p57748

bin the bits you don't need!

Peter

If you don't want it to corrode then why not saw up a roach pole type thing
and just put a clamp around it where you want the flood.

Brian

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"Mike Barnes" wrote in message
...
F Murtz wrote:
Andy Burns wrote:
Mike Barnes wrote:

I'm looking for a mounting for garden floodlights, so that I can adjust
the height and angle according to the season etc.

chandlers = £££

How about some cheapo 'selfie sticks' via AliExpress?

Adjustable tent poles?

Excellent! I never knew there was such a thing.

These...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-Extend...-/390012835043

... or something like them look good to me.

--
Mike Barnes
Cheshire, England

Andy Burns wrote:
Mike Barnes wrote:

I'm looking for a mounting for garden floodlights, so that I can adjust
the height and angle according to the season etc.

chandlers = £££

How about some cheapo 'selfie sticks' via AliExpress?

You can get little wall brackets with ball and sockets. They are meant
for mounting small CCTV cameras.

Bill

In message , Peter Andrews
writes

bin the bits you don't need!

BIN??? Most of us would put the left over bits in the shed, just in
case :-)
--
Graeme

"News" wrote in message
...
In message , Peter Andrews
writes

bin the bits you don't need!

BIN??? Most of us would put the left over bits in the shed, just in case
:-)

And 5 years later chuck them out.
Then 2 weeks later find that you need them.

On 08/07/2014 13:00, Mr Pounder wrote:
"News" wrote in message
...
In message , Peter Andrews
writes

bin the bits you don't need!

BIN??? Most of us would put the left over bits in the shed, just in case
:-)

And 5 years later chuck them out.
Then 2 weeks later find that you need them.


2 minutes, more like.

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Tciao for Now!

John.

Mr Pounder wrote:

wrote in message

Peter Andrews writes:

bin the bits you don't need!

Most of us would put the left over bits in the shed, just in case

And 5 years later chuck them out.
Then 2 weeks later find that you need them.

Even more annoying is when you buy something for one job, end up not
using it but hang onto it just in case. Meanwhile pondering how to do a
different job you remember the item, and it would be perfect, you know
you saw it recently but can't remember whether or not you decided to
chuck it out at that point, so you spend ages looking for it...

On Tuesday, July 8, 2014 11:37:39 PM UTC+1, Andy Burns wrote:
Mr Pounder wrote:



wrote in message



Peter Andrews writes:



bin the bits you don't need!



Most of us would put the left over bits in the shed, just in case



And 5 years later chuck them out.

Then 2 weeks later find that you need them.



Even more annoying is when you buy something for one job, end up not

using it but hang onto it just in case. Meanwhile pondering how to do a

different job you remember the item, and it would be perfect, you know

you saw it recently but can't remember whether or not you decided to

chuck it out at that point, so you spend ages looking for it...

No No No! Buy an item. Don't use it. Store it. Later buy same item again before remembering first purchase.

On 2014-07-08, Andy Burns wrote:

Mr Pounder wrote:

wrote in message

Peter Andrews writes:

bin the bits you don't need!

Most of us would put the left over bits in the shed, just in case

And 5 years later chuck them out.
Then 2 weeks later find that you need them.

Even more annoying is when you buy something for one job, end up not
using it but hang onto it just in case. Meanwhile pondering how to do a
different job you remember the item, and it would be perfect, you know
you saw it recently but can't remember whether or not you decided to
chuck it out at that point, so you spend ages looking for it...

....and then it's not *exactly* what you thought it was...