Recent content by steelin3rd

i will be pulling 3 cat 5e most likely as i already have it on hand, 1 RG-6, and whatever the alarm guys wire is. Finishing out the pipe this weekend, probably making the pull next weekend. can't wait to get some power out there. the run is about 175ft-185ft, should i consider buying some...

thanks! turned out just like my drawings and the way i had pictured it. they dug the holes about 4-4 1/2ft deep with an auger roughly 18-20 inches, set a pre fab 6" thick disc around 12" in diameter of footer concrete down on flat red dirt, set post and filled with 2 80lb bags of concrete...

the building is up! we will probably start dig in the water line, comm/alarm conduit, and the elec conduit. i already had these pipes in the ground out of my house about 80 ft from Dmark on the building. i will be pulling out all my T-8's and going through them and using the best 30 I have...

so what does this stuff cost per foot? or however they sell it. ive hung cable tray back in my day but ive never worked with something like this. so you can just tap in and out of it wherever you like i suppose? can you mount a jbox to it? im thinking about how this may work out running a...

very orderly and clean. i like the style.

man that thing is awesome. i'd love to get my hands on something similar.

ok, i didnt mention that the building has 14' ceiling. i am leaning towards putting up some white metal siding for ceiling. what are you guys thoughts on how that will affect lighting. the floor will most likely be densifier/sealer type, i think will do a metal wainscoat on the lower walls...

ok, so you guys have talked me out of some lights. i am now thinking if 4 rows of 7 lights.

a little late on progress pics but here they are. i think about a day maybe a day and a half and they will be done.

Thanks guys, can't wait to get them up. Probably 1 day maybe a day and a half left on the building, then I can get on the utilities. Here is latest pic of progress.

Thanks for your input Zeng!! Sure helps a lot. So I had guessed it pretty close saying 35-40 lights. Maybe I will go with 4 runs of 8 or 9 lights, each run being individually switched. I do intend on doing some of them for task lighting as well, and a couple outdoor lights. Possibly a few...

i was waiting for that comment from someone. ive learned thru my years of fixing whatever that the better you can see the better you can work. to me this means 2 things, eyes or magnifiers, and as much light as possible. I have a workshop in my basement that is about 225ish sq ft and i put 5...

i should have mentioned, these are 4 lamp fixtures with a single ballast.

so I am building a 40 x 60 pole barn shop. it is just about lighting time and it was going to be a huge expense for the amount of light i wanted. i found a general contractor on craigslist doing a big remodel on a mapco. i bought 52 4x2 T-8 troffers with electronic 120-277 instant ballasts...

forgot my phone when i went out before dark this evening so no pics. they finished the purlins on the sheds, put in 4 windows, the man door, and put the siding on the 60ft sides, and they also put up the vented soffit for the 1 ft overhang, as well as wrapped the fascia in white metal. ill put...