Stand Mount and Cable Management

As good as work lights are, only the $35 ones come with some sort of stand you can mount them on. Fortunately, there are other methods to get lights on stands. Right now, the cheapest option is the Smith-Victor 525a Stand Mount. This will mount onto a standard 5/8" light stand and has a hole on top to drive a bolt though.The L bracket comes off. Here I have used this adapter on a work light:

500w to 1000w Work Light Mod

If you have ever tried using halogen work lights as low budget film lights you may have noticed that the light output is not as much as you'd like, especially after you diffuse it. Well, I have a solution for you. What I have done is take a 500w work light from Lowes and converted it to use a 1K bulb found in the Mickey-Mole and other pro film lights. While the beam spread may not be as good as the name brand lights, it gets the job done for a fraction of the cost. The total cost for this project is $25.