Recent content by Shiny Lil Detlr

I'll probably have them donated to a technical school or something....

Agreed. I just retrofitted all the T12s in my shop with those GE ballasts (cost $15 each) and they are excellent quality. :thumbup:

Am I blind, or did you just do a really good job of hiding things? I don't see the air compressor....

I've got an IR TS4N5 5HP 2-stage, 80-gal. tank, 220v 1-phase, bought from TSC for $899 after a discount coupon. Very nice unit, kept in my 12x20 storage/work barn with PEX tubing buried underground (below frost line) inside 2" Schedule 80 routed to my garage some 70' away. Works great for air...

Cans are great in a basement or showroom, but in a work environment your best bet for efficient lighting is going to be fluorescent.

mrb, that looks awesome! I was thinking of doing something similar, but with a 4' fluorescent fixture mounted on top of an old camera tripod. Now I might just give it a shot!

I would have to agree with the folks here recommending the 48" T8s over 96" ones. I just got done retrofitting a bunch of 48" T12 shop lights I had been using (which were about 25 years old and still had their original magnetic ballasts) with electronic T8 ballasts (GE branded) and 6500K...

The way I look at it, HF is a great place to buy specialty tools you need to get a specific job done that you'll only need to do once. As a place to buy tools you're going to be using constantly and/or being hard on I'd pass. That said, I do have some of HF's stuff that comes with a lifetime...

Yep, air compressors are one thing where you actually WANT to go to HF to buy. The US General units are very good quality.

You sure about that? I had a licensed electrician run two branch circuits to my outbuilding and he never said anything about it being an issue. I've got 12-2 and 10-3, both UF cables direct buried in a trench that goes below the frost line. There's also 2" Schedule 80 conduit in the same...

that a real yenko? :cool: