DIY Light Stand

Firstly some materials from Bunnings:

These bottom 2 pieces I will join to make a lip for a splash back cover and also a lip for the LED plate to sit on. The top sheet was a thin flat piece of aluminium with fins that I noticed while looking at the stand frame. Thought to myself that they would be much better for the LEDs to attach to instead. A pic of how those 2 bits should stick together:

They didn’t have the 3 way that I needed so grabbed a 4-way and hacked it. LOL

All the pieces cut to size. I only had a cheap saw so the cuts were not straight. Rather than cutting again, anyone know if I can putty and paint the gaps? Also, those stickers are a PITA to take off, I gave up and will come back to them later. Didn’t want to use metho in case it damaged the paint.

I filled the base with some gravel substrate that I had leftover. I think I needed crusher dust though as it’s not heavy enough to weigh it down:

This is where I stopped. It’s not clicked in fully as I just wanted to see how it looked. I still need to cut the other strips to house the LEDs.