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so... havnt updated.... pics coming later. LONG STORY. Joel Hinton Downs was hired and paid $25,000 in advance(dont ever pay in advance) for this shop. Contract was signed november 2019 COVID was NEVER-EVER-NEVER an excuse. He strung me along, weather delays, he wasnt 'available' his/wifes...

revived; So i saw a few of those bugatti vises in person this week-auction preview. One sold in 2007 for $3738+fees https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/gp07/the-ponder-collection/lots/l2377/196231 The same guy has acquired more and selling off his whole collection again...(speculate on the tax...

I prefer to create outlets simply for flexibility and it allows me to use a live outlet for always available power and a switched outlet in the quad for a switched accessory. My dad was the master at over pre-planning and future proofing and i have the disease pretty bad. My expectation of...

Also-ignoring all factors of how many and where-inputting the cost, lumens, and number units gives an idea of best value per lumen assuming lumen output is reasonably similar to each other in FC on the ground at the same height. (assume) what its also showing adding in the number of connections...

Getting that accurate base knowledge of 100FC for a shop is key, i have seen various charts but nothing was consistent. im gonna be aiming for 100+ as i have some sight issues and bright helps. not entirely sure how to go about finding the IES files for some of the cheaper options(reworked...

Thanks-ive been using the tool but cant figure out how to manually input the specs from lights I want to consider The snipit sketch in previous post is my actual layout now. the apartment is 14 wide and will hang over teh machine/wood area by ~2 feet with tool boxes and workbench along that space.

NO. I actually referenced where I did use it. HOWEVER, I have limited experience and am still unsure as to how many FC i really need in the main shop(the other areas of no real need of intense study.) WHat I couldnt figure out is how to modify the tool to use relevant fixtures from the...

Thats currently an unwritten factor. the tube lights can be linked generally in 4 or 6 per string depending on lumens. Currently its looking like tubes will require 1 outlet per purlin per cross beam. so 8 on 1 side and 6 on the other. not too many to set up. Plus it will be nice to be able...

So a friend has 30x40. 25x30 is 9' ceiling 15x30 is 14' 25 units 4,000 each when i take the total fixtures to get total lumens(they are the costco style 4' LED) and divide by square feet, I get a ballpark reference to brightness per foot and i assign it lumens per foot just for reference. his...

42x60 enclosed 42x100 under roof inside the enclosed, 12x60 machine/wood shop under and 14x60 apartment over The apt will cantilever over the lower portion by ~2 feet. floor trusses are going to be 2x6 rect tubing... probably pretty strong enough... LOL

Actually, my business is a critical business and ive done more work per week in the last 60 days by double than the last 15 years. But ive been waiting for this shop for hmfghh years and cant stop thinking about it. My dad always wanted this shop but he passed at age 90 3 years ago on memorial...

Made changes today got clarified and feeling better Excited

Difference between B and N is that B is what I need to spend. Total lumens column A is just the total of what I need to buy to give me a reference based on a ~275-300k lumen total for the whole shop based on observation of what i see others do for their size from photos and reports other...

My initial and only instinct to not have frosted was due to max output. BUT I totally agree about avoiding the 'spot of burn'. These are also going to be over 16 feet in the air. walls are 16, 3:12 pitch and 42 wide. lights at leak will be 21 feet up, imagine there is some FC degradation in...

And thank goodness I havnt bought a single thing-this is just the nerds way of SLOOOOOWWWWWW processing.. (change is bad) I will say, I have a sensitivity to 'spot' lighting so will take input but I DO want to avoid the 'burn' if im on my back on a creeper and roll out to stare at the 'sun'