racinfarmer Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 (edited) The post for anything and everything shop/garage related! Looking to upgrade lighting in the garage/shop. Getting sick of replacing T8 and T12 bulbs constantly. Would you guys go with the 2400 lumen LED lights I can go and get today? http://www.homedepot.com/p/Lithonia-Lighting-4-ft-White-LED-Flushmount-Wraparound-Light-FMLWL-48-840/205570126 Or get the 4500 lumen LED lights I'd need to wait a week for? http://www.homedepot.com/p/Lithonia-Lighting-4-ft-50-Watt-White-Integrated-LED-Strip-Light-MNSL-L48-2LL-MVOLT-40K-80CRI-M6/300263608 Edited November 20, 2016 by racinfarmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Just go with the direct replacement led bulbs with integrated drivers ....the pop right into your existing fixtures. Save you a pile of work and money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 https://www.amazon.com/Equivalent-Single-Ended-Lighting-UL-Listed-DLC-Qualified/dp/B00W1DC2F0/ref=pd_sim_60_4?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00W1DC2F0&pd_rd_r=XKETBQN4P3X1HBSF496Q&pd_rd_w=NoHuP&pd_rd_wg=uU3in&psc=1&refRID=XKETBQN4P3X1HBSF496Q Something like this , we use them at work to retrofit for the old t8 etc. You need to bypass the old ballast ...takes about 5 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 If only there was an expert in the house. Lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 4 minutes ago, f7ben said: https://www.amazon.com/Equivalent-Single-Ended-Lighting-UL-Listed-DLC-Qualified/dp/B00W1DC2F0/ref=pd_sim_60_4?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00W1DC2F0&pd_rd_r=XKETBQN4P3X1HBSF496Q&pd_rd_w=NoHuP&pd_rd_wg=uU3in&psc=1&refRID=XKETBQN4P3X1HBSF496Q Something like this , we use them at work to retrofit for the old t8 etc. You need to bypass the old ballast ...takes about 5 minutes I've thought about doing this, but I also want all the fixtures to match too. The previous owner put up whatever he had for fixtures, so I have 2 4' fixtures and a single single bulb fixture. Plus it gives me a chance to redo the probably hack wiring job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 1 minute ago, racinfarmer said: I've thought about doing this, but I also want all the fixtures to match too. The previous owner put up whatever he had for fixtures, so I have 2 4' fixtures and a single single bulb fixture. Plus it gives me a chance to redo the probably hack wiring job. copy . thought I'd toss it out there. You'd be shocked how bright those little bastards are and the price is damn near cut in half over the last 9 months. When we were ordering them last year they were almost 20$ per Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 1 minute ago, f7ben said: copy . thought I'd toss it out there. You'd be shocked how bright those little bastards are and the price is damn near cut in half over the last 9 months. When we were ordering them last year they were almost 20$ per I'd have definitively gone that way if there was 3 matching fixtures in there, but 3 different ones. And in other shop talk, if you are looking for a way to organize your pliers drawer, 99 cent Goodwill CD rack: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mileage Psycho Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 41 minutes ago, f7ben said: copy . thought I'd toss it out there. You'd be shocked how bright those little bastards are and the price is damn near cut in half over the last 9 months. When we were ordering them last year they were almost 20$ per This is what we put in our warehouse and pre-fab shop, excellent product with a competitive price. http://www.americangreenlights.com/utility-shop-lights-performalux-led-sl-series.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 41 minutes ago, racinfarmer said: I'd have definitively gone that way if there was 3 matching fixtures in there, but 3 different ones. And in other shop talk, if you are looking for a way to organize your pliers drawer, 99 cent Goodwill CD rack: Nice! I'm a bit of an organization and neat freak. But right now...my tool box is FUCKED. Gonna have to take a day and really get it organized. It's amazing how much time you spend looking for the tool you need. Sockets in particular. Fucking driving me nuts! I may do that today. Oh...and indeed...my plier drawer looks like a web of handles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 6 minutes ago, Mileage Psycho said: This is what we put in our warehouse and pre-fab shop, excellent product with a competitive price. http://www.americangreenlights.com/utility-shop-lights-performalux-led-sl-series.html I'll bet those are nice and the lifetime is impressive but a bit out of price range for the typical guys garage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mileage Psycho Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 24 minutes ago, f7ben said: I'll bet those are nice and the lifetime is impressive but a bit out of price range for the typical guys garage I went with the SL-4L-24-50 and they do a great job, I have (9) 400 MH Halide fixtures in the cat cave and replaced the lamps in (4) of them with these, not impressed to be honest and I probably would have been better off replacing the fixtures but that's a lot of work LOL https://hyperikon.com/product/led-corn-bulb-80w-street-light/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 1 minute ago, Mileage Psycho said: I went with the SL-4L-24-50 and they do a great job, I have (9) 400 MH Halide fixtures in the cat cave and replaced the lamps in (4) of them with these, not impressed to be honest and I probably would have been better off replacing the fixtures but that's a lot of work LOL https://hyperikon.com/product/led-corn-bulb-80w-street-light/ I like simple and easy ....so direct replacement are nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mileage Psycho Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 14 minutes ago, f7ben said: I like simple and easy ....so direct replacement are nice The MH's are a Cooper Enterprise 22 I think what hurts the output of the LED is the 5000K color vs the MH which is 4000K and is a better spectrum for illumination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Mileage Psycho said: The MH's are a Cooper Enterprise 22 I think what hurts the output of the LED is the 5000K color vs the MH which is 4000K and is a better spectrum for illumination. I havent delved to far into specs .....what does shock me is the lead time still on some of these fixtures. We commonly get told 6-8 weeks on holophane drirect replacements etc. Which sucks. We are trialing about 7-8 different fixtures right now including some 1000 watt high bays that look like fucking US Enterprises they were 2600$ per I think and in the first month we had one fixture with one bank fail Edited November 20, 2016 by f7ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 54 minutes ago, Zambroski said: Nice! I'm a bit of an organization and neat freak. But right now...my tool box is FUCKED. Gonna have to take a day and really get it organized. It's amazing how much time you spend looking for the tool you need. Sockets in particular. Fucking driving me nuts! I may do that today. Oh...and indeed...my plier drawer looks like a web of handles. I hate having these and love them at the same time. I bought another set of Hansen socket trays from Menards the last time they were on sale. I think the big 1/2" drive ones end up being around $7 a piece on sale, so about half price. I don't like having empty spaces and having to choose if I put 6pt or 12pt sockets in them (6pt in mine for now), but also don't like how unorganized my home box socket drawer had become. My farm box is much more complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 I had 6 60w cfl's in standard incandescent sockets in my garage.....the cfl's are pure shit. Take a while to heat up and throw a weird flickering light when on. Just last week I replaced them all with 60w equivalent LED's that were on sale at walmart. 2$ per bulb and they are a great improvement. I need to add a bit more lighting but its well lit as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 2 hours ago, f7ben said: I had 6 60w cfl's in standard incandescent sockets in my garage.....the cfl's are pure shit. Take a while to heat up and throw a weird flickering light when on. Just last week I replaced them all with 60w equivalent LED's that were on sale at walmart. 2$ per bulb and they are a great improvement. I need to add a bit more lighting but its well lit as it is. Our whole house is CFL's at the moment, except the 4' fluorescent in the garage. The house just feels very dark when you first turn stuff on. Annoys the hell out of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 16 minutes ago, racinfarmer said: Our whole house is CFL's at the moment, except the 4' fluorescent in the garage. The house just feels very dark when you first turn stuff on. Annoys the hell out of me. yup , I hate the light too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball 440 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 The light bulb thread. Speaking of light bulbs, we can thank the Obama administration for these CFLs being forced down our necks and the eradication of incandescent light bulbs, claiming their saving the world by saving power but have you ever seen the labels and videos on how the EPA wants you to clean up a broken CFL? Better call a hazmat team! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVT MXZ XRS Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 1 hour ago, racinfarmer said: Our whole house is CFL's at the moment, except the 4' fluorescent in the garage. The house just feels very dark when you first turn stuff on. Annoys the hell out of me. My house has a mix of CFL & LEDs. CFLs in the garage, outside lights (minus flood light in backyard), and the bathroom fixtures above the sinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1jkw Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Almost completely LED's now, only thing left is the t-8's in the barn, we save 50.00 dollars a month now, a good chunk was the dusk to dawn light we replaced first, that's what made us change the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 Solved the broken pulley problem on my free drill press. Total cost - still free: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 My current shop project 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted December 13, 2016 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted December 13, 2016 On Sunday, November 20, 2016 at 11:18 AM, ArcticCrusher said: If only there was an expert in the house. Lol. Yeah if only we had a self righteous pompous asshole that supposedly knew about lighing @SnowRider AKA Dipshit 1 minute ago, COPO said: My current shop project Nice work COPO!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Just now, Skidooski said: Yeah if only we had a self righteous pompous asshole that supposedly knew about lighing @SnowRider AKA Dipshit Nice work COPO!!!! thanks much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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