Recent content by Short Round

Platonic Solid, this is such a great resource. I am back reading this years later, like you for a visit! I am adding some over the work bench lighting in the house. I already did the garage with the best lights ever in thread post one with the Maxlite two bulb fixtures. I am tired of...

Thank you! I will look at that and compare to the chart.

Thanks, that was kind of my starting thoughts re a take down and inspection. Fix it if it is gasket blow by. The top plate fix is questionable when for not a lot more you get the whole compressor. Anything like piston problems on the crank bearings or the cylinder walls and immediately go to...

Not sure I was terribly smart. I bought about a 8 year old IR SS5 single stage 5hp 80 gallon compressor. The tractor supply version. I bought it knowing it ran, runs without hitting the high pressure cut off switch which should be about 135 psi. I wired it up last night, 30 amp, 220v, 50...

Ok, I will see what I can find for UV stuff. Thank you.

Ok. Yea I have a bunch of those multi seedling black plastic trays, 4, 6, etc. I actually have a couple clamp on lights from the dormant chicken coop. I might just use some LED bulbs in those in place of the red heat lamp bulbs. Thanks for the reality check of not spending stupid money...

Stupid tangent perhaps but I always screw up starting my tomatoes by being late. I want to get the indoor jump on things and looked at a garden cener website for a light to put over seedlings. Holy lord almighty they are proud of those things. I guess Vermont pot growers can afford that. No...

Yep, don’t get suckered by fresh paint jobs. There is a guy in the next county that always has a lathe or two for sale. His modus operandi is buy clapped out machines, scrub and paint, price at $2k. No tooling.

+1 on the bench outlets. Leaflessshadetree, my dad did his that way. Also he had a couple under the bench cabinet in smaller handiboxes. Mine are in the wall about a foot over the bench surface. 12’ x 24” bench. Doubled 3/4” plywood surface. Fully consider the lighting of it. I am...

Well I am late this year but I got a few things. Welder pliers, oil filter wrench from Channellock. A canvas tool roll, some new file handles. Thanks HJE! This is probably my third or fourth order from them. Nice folks, good stuff. Heck I was pleasantly surprised that the welpers were...

Thank you for your experience and counsel. ETA I bought a six pack of Phillips from amazon.

As far as color temps neither is wrong. Everybody has a preference. For general lighting I like yellow that simulates incandescent. It just feels right if you grew up with incandescent. I liken it to when the radio actual plays off vinyl for a change. My ear suddenly notices the subtle...

If I was building new I would have them. I might redo the kitchen at some point. The original builder put in decent looking but probably lower mid grade cabinets. I have considered making the whole kitchen bigger. More projects before that. I might look into swapping out a couple hinges...

Yea I’d have to see them lit first I think. So far I’ve seen online Philips, Westinghouse (which were more money) and Feit which I’m not real familiar with brand wise.

Thank you. There are so many of those “never heArd of it” brands and expected that the majority won’t live up to their claims and if they really bomb out they will just pop up under another label. I’m sure there are multiple brands on the same junk too. Trying to avoid the roulette wheel bad...