gawf4fun Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I recently purchased a used metal halide/T5 light fixture which I'd intended to mount over a frag tank, underneath a cupboard in our laundry room. There isn't quite the amount of room between the light and the tank that I expected, so I'm thinking I want to put it on retractable rails of some type so I can move it back out of the way when I want to service the tank, take pictures, etc. I'm having a tough time finding the extending rails, that need to mount underneath the cabinet, allowing for the light to retract when necessary. I'm looking for suggestions from anyone who might have done a similar thing in a canopy or otherwise. Thanks in advance for your suggestions. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Mark, I think Danik might have done something similar to that with his big in wall tank, you might ask him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 What about just using drawer sliders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeFit Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 how about file cabinet sliders, just need to take them out of a cabinet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gawf4fun Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 Mark' date=' I think Danik might have done something similar to that with his big in wall tank, you might ask him.[/quote'] I just read his build thread (which is awesome!!) but his lights go up and down, whereas mine need to go in and out. Thanks though. I'm glad i saw his build. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gawf4fun Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 "how about file cabinet sliders, just need to take them out of a cabinet" "What about just using drawer sliders?" Both good ideas. I checked out the possibility of using the components from a keyboard tray, but the rolling mechanism was so tight it would allow the wire mounts for hanging the light. I'll go check out a kitchen/cabinet store for a top mount drawer slider this weekend. Neither Home Depot nor Lowes had them. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeFit Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 try chown hardware near 405 downtown portland.http://www.chown.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackaninny Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Winks Hardware. I'd be shocked if they didn't have or point you to something that would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gawf4fun Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 try chown hardware near 405 downtown portland.http://www.chown.com/ i'll do that, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gawf4fun Posted October 31, 2010 Author Share Posted October 31, 2010 So, while picking up some things from Fred Meyer yesterday, I happened to be in the storage section when suddenly, there they were. Telescoping wardrobe rods. And on clearance even! Perfect for extending and retracting. Down from $ 30.00 each to under a ten spot! More $$ for frags...(clap) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Nice, let us know how they work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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