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mr911er
Joined: 29 Jan 2013
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Location: Redditch
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 Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:16 pm Post subject: Garage lighting |
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Just started doing some work on the car and realise that I can see b****all in the garage. Currently there are four fluorescent tubes in a double garage - so thats obviously not enough.
Found some double fluorescent tube units at Wickes for around £29 each so am considering buying four of these (i.e. 8 tubes)- but not sure the light will be good enough even then.
Anyone any other suggestions? All would be appreciated
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Roger-hatchy
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
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Location: Tiptree, Essex
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| Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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Not sure what your walls are like, I painted / whitewashed mine white.
Makes a surprising amount of difference.
I have four single lamp florecents as well, need some new ones as these are getting a bit noisy lately.
Looks like Wickes will get a visit from me as well. |
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Roger-hatchy
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
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Location: Tiptree, Essex
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| Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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PS
Just having a look at LED replacements T8 Tubes, the lamps are a bit more expensive but cheaper to run and no ballast etc. |
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ukdave2002
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: South Cheshire
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| Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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My workshop is 6m x8m and I have 12 double 4' tubes ie 24 4' tubes and I still add extra light for spraying. All walls and the ceiling are white.
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colwyn500
Joined: 21 Oct 2012
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Location: Nairn, Scotland
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| Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Roger-hatchy wrote: | PS
Just having a look at LED replacements T8 Tubes, the lamps are a bit more expensive but cheaper to run and no ballast etc. |
I wouldn't bother with any of those T8s,.
We had quite a few fitted to the house because of new building regs with the refurbishment.
They give out rubbish light and the tubes are constantly failing. That's even though I used Philips fittings.
I think the point coming through is one that we have all experienced..you can't really overdo lighting in a garage.
I usually have head-torch fitted to my grinding visor and another one for when I am not grinding. Even when welding I find that shining the torch at the workpiece helps with the initial alignment. |
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47p2
Joined: 24 Nov 2007
Posts: 2009
Location: Glasgow
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| Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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My garage is 10.2 x 6.7 and I have 10 x 6' tubes and 2 x 4' tubes
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kismet
Joined: 04 May 2011
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Location: South Staffs
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 11:44 am Post subject: |
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| My workshop is 10M x 6M and I have 18 4ft doubles which give mostly adequate light, just need local task lighting as required. |
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Rick
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Riley Blue
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Location: Derbyshire
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm completely in the dark..... |
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Roger-hatchy
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
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Location: Tiptree, Essex
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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| riley541 wrote: | | I'm completely in the dark..... |
Need bigger candles. 
Colwyn500
Thanks for the warning, I was thinking of trying a tube in my kitchen, same size as the lamps in my garage fittings.
Think I'll save on that and use the money towards new and better, (less than 50 year old) units.
I like the idea of the head torch, I have a couple of high power led torches, about the size of a headcam, size of a Pritt stick, head band and velcro would make a good set up. |
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Carcruiser
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Posts: 89
Location: Worcestershire
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I'll second the white paint reccomendation.
My main workshop, a converted chicken shed, I moved into in a hurry and never got round to painting the ceiling white, its just the dingy beige fibreboard sheets, then I went halfs with a friend on some more space (you can never have too much space) in the identical building next door and we spent a day spraying and rollering it all white before we filled it with cars and stuff, and its much nicer in there than my original workshop. I tend to do daytime stuff in there, then move next door and do jobs in the well lit white painted building after it goes dark...
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buzzy bee
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: South Cheshire
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| Rick wrote: | I'm feeling very under-illuminated after reading this thread 
RJ |
Me too big style, then again I have just hung two double tube units, not wired them yet. My excuse is you need it dull when heating stuff so you can see it starting to red...lol |
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Carcruiser
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
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Location: Worcestershire
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 2:20 am Post subject: |
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I like the theory! Welding is the same - once in action it lights its own way!
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buzzy bee
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:18 am Post subject: |
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| Carcruiser wrote: | | I like the theory! Welding is the same - once in action it lights its own way! |
It is true to some extent too, its why smithys were always dark. |
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