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Here is our shop at night.

I have taught an auto restoration class to a group of high school girls for the past six years. We've been given a grant for an auto lift of $2500. The grantor would prefer that it be American made. It will need to be a four post, with at least a 7000 lb. capacity. Does anyone know of an...

Hi Peter, Thanks for the quick and thoughtful response. I sent an e-mail to both quikrete and Legacy Industrial, and am waiting to hear back from them. I also swung by and picked up a DVD on Rust-oleum Epoxy Shield, and literature on Drylock and a Sherman Williams acrylic garage floor enamel...

Howdy, We’re about two weeks away from needing to deal with our new floor in our new shop. Around 725 sq. ft. three month old pour and covered in thick plastic throughout the construction process. Unfortunately, cost is a factor. We would love something like Race Deck, but could probably only...

"Thanks for all the input. As each of the eight fixtures has four bulbs each, I think we'll start out with two 4100's and two 6500's (all with 85 CRI) in each fixture. Any reason not do do this? We'll post an impression when the shop is finished. Thanks again Brian and kids...

Thanks for all the input. As each of the eight fixtures has four bulbs each, I think we'll start out with two 4100's and two 6500's (all with 85 CRI) in each fixture. Any reason not do do this? We'll post an impression when the shop is finished. Thanks again Brian and kids...

"The 4100K, provided you select a model with high CRI (greater than 80)" er, what's a CRI? I don't see that in any of the bulb spec sheets.

Or a mix?

Or a mix?

Thanks for all the previous advice; looks like we will be using eight four foot fixtures, each with 6 32 watt T8 bulbs for our 750 sq. ft. shop. Now we need some feedback on the color temp to choose. Basically, there seems to be three choices: the Daylight 6500K at 2750 lumens, Cool White 4100K...

Thanks for all the advice; looks like we will be using eight four foot fixtures, each with 6 32 watt T8 bulbs for our 750 sq. ft. shop. Now we need some feedback on the color temp to choose. Basically, there seems to be three choices: the Daylight 6500K at 2750 lumens, Cool White 4100K @2800...

Thanks for the advice, at the moment I have a 150 watt CFL, a 3 bulb T8, and a 6 bulb T8 hanging for testing. I won't make a final decision until the room is sheet-rocked and painted, but I did add 2 more outlets for a total of 8. I'll post again when I have something to report.

Howdy, we could use some advice in choosing the lights for our new shop. It is a 30’ wide by 24’ deep new construction. Three (narrow) bays, two with 10’ ceilings and one 13’ ceiling. The plans show 6 overhead boxes, I can add more if desired. The 24’ workbench along one wall will have it’s own...

for $3. with free shipping I'll give it a try.

don't think that's a real photo, look at the shoes on guy in the middle, and where the shadows fall. just a thought