5) Now is as good as a time as any to fabricate the two posts you will be mounting your sockets onto. Start by cutting out two rectangular pieces of sheet metal. Each will be 2 inches wide and 4.5 inches long as shown in figure 5.
Once again, my crappy ass diagrams make this thing seem like way more headache than in reality. After you cut out your strips, drill the two holes on each strip. Then, make the inch long cut (shown with the dotted line) on each of the two strips. Fold both strips the long way at 90 degrees. Next, where you made the inch long cut at the bottom, fold the two flaps inward at 90 degrees so that they end up on top of each other. Lastly, once both of these flaps are folded in and make a sort of base for the post, drill a hole (the size of your machine screws) right through the center of both folded flaps. The result should be a post with a 1â? squared base and a hole drilled through the center of the base. Paint both posts with white spray paint.