Let There Be Light

[mmayo]

After suffering with two aging LEDs that blinked enough to drive me crazy, I saw these at Home Depot and pulled the trigger. I added two 100 watt equivalent LED lights and I have amazing light now. The total draw is 25 watts. I added the plastic bags to keep them clean (sort of) when using micro mesh. They ran $25 each.

 

[thewishman]

I think I saw their cousin in a Pixar movie.:wink:

More light is a wonderful thing.

 

[mmayo]

Maybe that's why I like them.

They come with heavily weighted bases that I skipped.

 

[jttheclockman]

Add them to any tool in the shop. Makes for safer working conditions. I was working on a project today and had my router and stand set up under the air cleaner and there is no light or at least nothing direct and I could have used that. Had to use a flashlight to see my finnicky setting on the router. Did not want to move the table because I was routing ebony and that dust is murder. Did everything I could to control it with the dust vac and air cleaner. Using a shop vac helped but it is murder but I love that stuff for accent pieces. I am sure you will enjoy the change.

 

[Rick_G]

Good deal. Couldn't get the bulbs for that around here let alone the entire lamp. They will be useful in the shop.

 

[bmcclellan]

That is a slick idea!

 

[mmayo]

Bulbs are from Amazon. Great light and color temperature.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01F...F8&qid=1482788344&sr=1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65

 

[SteveG]

As soon as I saw your first photo, something clicked in my brain...it just looked sooo familiar. Then, as I made it down to the 3rd photo, showing the base, the "LIGHT" came on! My gaze traveled a few inches to the left of my monitor. Wah-La!! It is the same desk lamp as the one that has been sitting here on my desk for the last year or so. Nice little lamp, no matter what it is to be used for.

 

[tomtedesco]

Nice purchase, is your shop always that clean??

 

[robutacion]

Nice purchase, is your shop always that clean??

Hahahah, I like your question but, have you noticed where the lathe is locate on pic 2?

I betcha he has a wife with a broomstick handy, now you guess what for...!

I feel for him.

Cheers
George

 

[mmayo]

Clean shop

Nice purchase, is your shop always that clean??

After drilling the 15/32 holes for the two lights I vacuumed up the lathe and the surrounding area. Until I make a proper outfeed table, the saw remains here are the lathe comes to it for power. A wider view of the shop would show stuff everywhere, but a sincere effort has been made to keep the shop clean and clutter free.

 

[mmayo]

Really?

Nice purchase, is your shop always that clean??

Hahahah, I like your question but, have you noticed where the lathe is locate on pic 2?

I betcha he has a wife with a broomstick handy, now you guess what for...!

I feel for him.

Cheers
George

It sounds like YOU have a problem YOU should address, not me and certainly not my wife. Grow up and fire up YOUR vacuum.

 

[Skie_M]

Nice purchase, is your shop always that clean??

Hahahah, I like your question but, have you noticed where the lathe is locate on pic 2?

I betcha he has a wife with a broomstick handy, now you guess what for...!

I feel for him.

Cheers
George

Lol ... woodworking in the entryway foyer ... I can easily identify with that. My front door opens into my living room, where I do 95% of my woodworking. My bandsaw is in the kitchen, cuz there's no room.

 

[mmayo]

Clean?

About woodworking in my foyer...

This is the view from the storage area above my shop.

Ground view

I try to keep it clean, but work has to be done.

I do clean constantly and try to organize everything better, but it is not clean or orderly yet.

 

[Skie_M]

Very nice and clean .... wish I had that kind of setup here. I'm working on carpeted floors.

 

[GaryMGg]

Mark
The workshop is a beautiful setup.
I admit, in the earlier picture, it appeared you're working in a living room.

And, I'm sure George was just trying to add some levity.
:biggrin:
We often kid about clean shops.

 

[eharri446]

We only kid about clean shops cause we are jealous.

 

[stonepecker]

I can only dream of having that much room Mark.
Seen the earlier posting of your shop. We all should be so lucky.

Looks like you have made some headway. Enjoy what you have and the rest of us will all be wishing.

 

[Scissortail Pens]

Very nice Shop. I wish I had that cement floor in mine. We just got moved into our new house over the weekend and my shop building has a screenings floor in it. Wish I would have had the money to put a concrete floor in it when they were building it, but alas no such luck.