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MMT 1000 Club  Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 3:48 pm Posts: 2363 Location: Chandler,Indiana 
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 shop light helpI have been going out to my shop a night and trying to get some wotk done. As I have gotten older my low light vision is wavering. I have decided I need some good overhead lights and a portable movable light.
What would you suggest and where would I get it. Thanks a bunch! _________________ I got a shotgun,rifle and a Go Devil Surface Drive a country boy can survive. 35+hp GDSD engine mods by George Merta 18x48 GDSD boat |
| Thu Aug 06, 2015 1:19 pm |
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MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu May 03, 2012 9:07 am Posts: 1199 Location: Wisconsin's waters and woods
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Re: shop light help rigid industries.
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| Thu Aug 06, 2015 2:42 pm |
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MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:07 pm Posts: 4820 Location: West Monroe, LA
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Re: shop light help Some 4 ft flourescents, and a 2 light shop light on a tripod stand
http://m.lowes.com/pd/Metalux-SSF-Serie ... in/3181903 http://m.lowes.com/pd/Designers-Edge-10 ... t/50095118 I prefer fluorescent when I'm working on stuff, but the halogens have their moments. You can also get a couple smaller single lights to just set somewhere, cause some of them are on a small stand, not an extendable tripod. |
| Thu Aug 06, 2015 3:23 pm |
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MMT F.E.  Joined: Fri Nov 30, 2012 7:47 pm Posts: 931 Location: Maurice,La
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Re: shop light help If you go with fluorescent go with the high output ballets (T-5 bulbs). Or you can go with LED high bay lights.
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| Thu Aug 06, 2015 6:32 pm |
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MMT Pro Member
Joined: Sun Nov 30, 2014 1:37 pm Posts: 411 Location: Pineville, La
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Re: shop light help If you buy any LED light just make sure it's the "scene lights" regular LEDs are way to bright and will blind you if the light is above you or behind you. I'd iust go regular fluorescents and do a couple 500W moveable halogen work lamps.
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| Thu Aug 06, 2015 6:36 pm |
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MMT Pro Member
Joined: Fri May 27, 2011 2:40 am Posts: 272
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Re: shop light help Get some t5 fluorescent fixtures. We've put lots of the most 4x2 fixtures with 8 bulbs per fixture in shops and i really like the light output. We buy them in bulk from farmtek.com here in Iowa.
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| Thu Aug 06, 2015 9:43 pm |
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MMT 1000 Club  Joined: Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:21 am Posts: 2530 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes
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Re: shop light help I went with 2 24 ft rows of the t5 bulbs in my shop. They stop 4ft from the gable ends and there aren't any shadows.
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| Fri Aug 07, 2015 5:44 am |
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