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winpooh498
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We have a 4' fluorescent light & an adjustable desk lamp (on a shelf) over each lathe.
stevers
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Bout the same here. Trouble light over the lathe with 100 watt clear and ceiling mounted fluorescents.
A short time ago Bill Jackman posted this:
http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=31282
It looks like it might work well.
http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=31282
It looks like it might work well.
karlkuehn
Banned
I'm similar to Dawn D., I just went and got some cheapie Home Depot 4' t-12 fluorescent fixtures (like $8 each, with bulbs: around $15 per double light) and hung them around my shop. I've got my little 8' x 8' workroom (basically, it's the den in my single-wide trailer) set up with benches in a ring around the perimeter (with cheap and/or home-made shelving built in above most of them and all the tools packed in tight on the benches, leaving me room in the middle to basically pivot around and get to any tool I need.) I've got three of those fluorescent light fixtures in there, and along with a single, centered overhead light that was originally in the ceiling (with a compact fluorescent bulb), I've got more light than I need.
Above each bench on each wall, I've got a power strip with 6 plug-ins and I just ran the stock cords that come with the cheap fixtures through a couple of hooks and down the wall into the power strips. The rest of the outlets in the strips have all my other tools plugged into them, so when I walk in the room to get to work, I just hit the 'on' button on each strip, and the room lights up like daylight. When I leave, I just shut the strips off, and I'm good.
My goal is to get this little room totally set up to be as efficient as it can be, and then when I'm happy, I'll buy a 16' x 8' cargo trailer, and I should have roughly twice the space I need to duplicate my current shop, leaving me the other half for cargo space. That way, when I start hitting the shows, I'll be able to work while I sell off my treasures, providing I can get a 15 amp power source. That's one of the things that's been keeping me so busy, trying to cram so much stuff in such a little space. I think I've about got it, though. Now I just need to upgrade to some better tools (i.e. swap out the 9" hokey bench bandsaw for a real 14" Grizzly, get rid of my 12" miter saw for a good 10", things like that)
Hope some of this helps. The nice thing about our little addiction is that it really doesn't take up that much room to set up a good shop.
Above each bench on each wall, I've got a power strip with 6 plug-ins and I just ran the stock cords that come with the cheap fixtures through a couple of hooks and down the wall into the power strips. The rest of the outlets in the strips have all my other tools plugged into them, so when I walk in the room to get to work, I just hit the 'on' button on each strip, and the room lights up like daylight. When I leave, I just shut the strips off, and I'm good.
My goal is to get this little room totally set up to be as efficient as it can be, and then when I'm happy, I'll buy a 16' x 8' cargo trailer, and I should have roughly twice the space I need to duplicate my current shop, leaving me the other half for cargo space. That way, when I start hitting the shows, I'll be able to work while I sell off my treasures, providing I can get a 15 amp power source. That's one of the things that's been keeping me so busy, trying to cram so much stuff in such a little space. I think I've about got it, though. Now I just need to upgrade to some better tools (i.e. swap out the 9" hokey bench bandsaw for a real 14" Grizzly, get rid of my 12" miter saw for a good 10", things like that)
Hope some of this helps. The nice thing about our little addiction is that it really doesn't take up that much room to set up a good shop.
Ligget
Member
I use an adjustable swing arm lamp above my lathe, it has a low energy bulb in but is very bright but stays cool.
In my small workshop the walls and ceiling are painted white and I have 2 flourescent strip lights in the ceiling, it is bright which is what I wanted.[8D]
In my small workshop the walls and ceiling are painted white and I have 2 flourescent strip lights in the ceiling, it is bright which is what I wanted.[8D]
karlkuehn
Banned
Wow, Mark! Here all this time I was figuring you'd be wearing a wood turning kilt and some sort of furry pelt-based dust mask. You've really messed up my idea of what life overseas would be like. I guess when I come over there for a visit, I should leave my replicant chinese-made Braveheart two-handed flamberge behind? Darn it! [
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Blind_Squirrel
Member
Originally posted by ligget
Nice lathe!
Ligget
Member
Originally posted by karlkuehn
Wow, Mark! Here all this time I was figuring you'd be wearing a wood turning kilt and some sort of furry pelt-based dust mask. You've really messed up my idea of what life overseas would be like. I guess when I come over there for a visit, I should leave my replicant chinese-made Braveheart two-handed flamberge behind? Darn it! [
Haha good one! Sorry but my shop is too cold for the kilt!
TAFFJ
Member
Mark You look healthy, You getting sun up NORTH!
HAPPY NEW YEAR to you and the family
David
HAPPY NEW YEAR to you and the family
David
TellicoTurning
Member
I use lot of same method... florescents all around the shop. Immediately over my lathe I have an outdoor spot light attached to the ceiling joist and directed to the headstock end of my lathe, then a moveable arm light attached to the wall that I can move about to shine from the tail stock direction.
I like Bill Jackman's idea, but I do a lot of other turnings than just pens and I'm thinking the lights would be in my way situated right on top of the lathe.. especially when I'm trying to drill for peppermills.
I like Bill Jackman's idea, but I do a lot of other turnings than just pens and I'm thinking the lights would be in my way situated right on top of the lathe.. especially when I'm trying to drill for peppermills.
Ligget
Member
Hi David, mostly rain up here now, Happy New Year to you and your family too!
rherrell
Member
Fluorescent strip lighting in shop and an adjustable light kinda like Marks mounted to the headstock. The adjustable light makes it nice for sanding CA. When the little shiney streaks go from shiney to dull you STOP. No more sanding through the finish.
Mather323
Member
Has any one retro fitted a jet mini lathe with the jet midi built in light that comes out the back of the lathe?
jhs494
Member
Four foot Fluorescent throughout the shop, with small individual clip-on lights attached to ceiling joist at the machines.
Rifleman1776
Member
Four foot fluorescent.
opfoto
Member
I have a 4ft flourescent above my mini. Then I have a swing arm HF special with magnetic bottom attached to a metal plate from a switch box mounted on a cabinet door mounted behind & above the mini....Whew... [xx(]
jskeen
Member
Used to have a 4' florescent fixture over the workbench. After I put the lathe there, I changed to this.
fixture is a add-on light for a ceiling fan, couple of 100w spots, and hooked it to the chains from the florescent. nice focused light for the lathe and drillpress. the magnifier lamp also has a 100w bulb in it for close looks. Under 8 bucks total cost.
fixture is a add-on light for a ceiling fan, couple of 100w spots, and hooked it to the chains from the florescent. nice focused light for the lathe and drillpress. the magnifier lamp also has a 100w bulb in it for close looks. Under 8 bucks total cost.