Floodlight on Tripod

I recently acquired an LED floodlight to help shed some light on my projects. I found that it works best when mounted up high. To do this without putting holes in the wall, I used my tripod. It has a quick-release attachment that I find very useful.

This quick-release mechanism is designed to be used with a camera. However, the concept is pretty simple. In the image above, the empty quick-release housing is on the left. Moving the lever upward makes it possible to insert the camera mounting pad shown in the center. The mounting pad is simply a square piece with beveled edges.

Now, how could I mount the floodlight to the tripod? This is where I had the idea of creating another mounting pad that would attach to the floodlight using the existing hardware. I decided that it would be easiest to just 3D-print the part, even though it could have been made from wood or other materials with a little more effort.

As you can see, I simply duplicated the mounting pad and extended it. This allowed the nuts and bolts that hold the legs onto the light to also hold the mounting pad.

Now I can put my light on my tripod with just a flick of a switch.