Re: [bolger] Shop Lighting
My shop has about 10.5' ceilings and is lit with fluorescent
lights, they work well. The one thing that I really have going
for me is every thing, including the floor is painted white. This
makes an incredible difference. If I need more light on a
specific spot ,I have a stand set of 2 500 watt Halogens to
bring into play. I have not had to use them since finishing the
house.
HJ
John Ewing wrote:
% Harrywelshman@...
lights, they work well. The one thing that I really have going
for me is every thing, including the floor is painted white. This
makes an incredible difference. If I need more light on a
specific spot ,I have a stand set of 2 500 watt Halogens to
bring into play. I have not had to use them since finishing the
house.
HJ
John Ewing wrote:
> Before I can actually build a boat (I'm thinking June Bug or_ _ _ _ _
> Surf), I must refinish a 16' cedar strip rowing boat. (Existing
> epoxy is cloudy and rough, etc.) But before I can do the
> refinishing, I must get some decent lighting to work by. My
> garage/workshop is 27' long, 10' wide (going to 13' wide near
> the front) and 12 feet high, with 8'-high, roll-up garage doors
> that partially block overhead lighting when open. The area is
> not very warm in winter as yet. How do others on the List light
> similar shops? Fluorescent tubes? Incandescent or halogen
> floods? Recommendations, please. I add that I had a couple of
> the halogen worklights (the enclosed ones with the flat glass
> fronts) up near the ceiling and in one the contact points for
> the halogen tube just melted away. Has this happened to others?
> Many thanksjce
% Harrywelshman@...
I invested in 6 flourescent fixtures to light
my basement shop (exact same dimensions as yours, originally had 2 bare bulbs!),
two rows of 3 fixtures hung from the ceiling covers the length of an 18'
boat nicely. The simplest 2-tube fixtures are 8 bucks each at Home Depot
(not including bulbs). I also use a pair of movable clip-mount incandescent
painter's lamps to help out, especially for side lighting. You can never have
too much light in your shop, 4-tube fixtures would be very nice if you can
afford it! Am now experimenting with wide-spectrum bulbs, the light is
more pleasant but they are not nearly as bright as the blue-white 'high
efficiency' bulbs, so I have one 'blue' tube, and one nice
orangish 'daylight' tube in each fixture, makes an acceptable
compromise between intensity and color.
Paul Lefebvre
From:John Ewing [mailto:j.c.ewing@...]
Sent:Friday, September 29, 2000 2:08 AM
To:Bolger eGroup
Subject:[bolger] Shop LightingHow do others on the List light similar shops? Fluorescent tubes? Incandescent or halogen floods? Recommendations, please.
John,
about 4 fluorescent tubes fixed to wall or ceiling to light the shop and
one or two moveable halogen spotlights to highlite the area where you
actually work should do.
Leo
about 4 fluorescent tubes fixed to wall or ceiling to light the shop and
one or two moveable halogen spotlights to highlite the area where you
actually work should do.
Leo
Before I can actually build a boat (I'm thinking
June Bug or Surf), I must refinish a 16' cedar strip rowing boat. (Existing
epoxy is cloudy and rough, etc.) But before I can do the refinishing, I
must get some decent lighting to work by. My garage/workshop is 27' long, 10'
wide (going to 13' wide near the front) and 12 feet high, with 8'-high, roll-up
garage doors that partially block overhead lighting when open. The area is not
very warm in winter as yet.
How do others on the List light similar shops?
Fluorescent tubes? Incandescent or halogen floods? Recommendations,
please.
I add that I had a couple of the halogen worklights
(the enclosed ones with the flat glass fronts) up near the ceiling and in one
the contact points for the halogen tube just melted away. Has this happened to
others?
Many thanks
jce