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I've been looking around for uber-big CFL's for a machine shed. Currently, there were six 300W bulbs in the building, I'm planning on replacing them with some CFL's. So far, it looks like the 105W (~420W equivalent) will be the ones I use. 1000bulbs.com seems to be another source for them...

I'll try to take some pictures. I think it might take up to about 5 minutes for everything to get to it's full brightness, but it's VERY good light. I was thinking of the tube surrounds just for damage protection, I hadn't even thought of a difference in the 'warmup' time as well. I'm going...

I just bought the same exact fixtures at Home Depot and installed them over the weekend. The lamps I got were Phillips 32W "Daylight" 6500K T8's. Two pins on the end, no black plastic protector. That photo is the first I've ever seen of it. I didn't ask around or do much more digging, as it...

I just installed five Eight-Foot/four-bulb T8 fixtures, in my father's 24x24, with 8' ceiling. I went with the eight-footers because they were the only ones offered with T8 "High Output" ballasts, from what I saw on the shelves at Home Depot. Running the 'daylight' 6500k philips bulbs. I...

Sealer, I like that oil barrel setup! My father and I are actually in the process of setting up a similar unit for my uncle. Our tank just barely fits between the wheel wells in the back of his pickup, so it's about 46 inches tall, barrel only). One of the welded-on leg supports got bent at...

I think that right there is most of the issue. Closing up the gaps will help quite a bit, but I think if you were to make a ceiling of some sort, that would be able to keep the heat DOWN, rather than leaving through the eaves/peak, that would make the biggest difference. I'd worry 'bout the...

Granted, this is not for a forced-air setup. But, the other day, we were getting around 155°F out of the air vents from the barrel stove in the garage. Commonly between 120° and 140°. The higher heat was due to some experimenting. Air temp started at 19°F, and got up to 64°, after about 2...

Re: Which Lights to Choose? Do you ever end up seeing spots from looking at the lights inadvertently? Say, when you're looking out from under a car or something? From the looks, you've got mostly a wood shop, so I dunno if you've got that problem ever. We just ran some 200W equiv Daylight...

last cat i got was about 57 bucks for a carsound/magnaflow, shipped. From a guy with an ebay store. I was getting a bunch of mufflers for a few projects, and he had the 'best offer' thing going. I offered what I thought was fair, and he accepted the offer (about 7.5% below what he was asking...

Mindless spewing of "good manners" for no other reason than that they're "good manners", without actually meaning the words coming out of one's mouth. Case in point, the "thank you/you're welcome" issue. If someone is truly welcome, then I will let them know it. However, when they thank me...

What's even more annoying, is people who don't use their turn signals. It's hard to do anything about it, but when you CAN do something about it, it feels wonderful. For example, when 'right lane ends' and you're in the left lane, with right of way, they don't signal to merge into your lane...

My first thought is that maybe the cable tension isn't quite right. On the one I installed a few weeks ago, instructions were to: 1. Install the spring with zero tension. 2. tighten/wind the left-side pulley by hand, then tighten the pulley setscrew. 3. tighten the spring one turn to maintain...

When I see what Ikea has as a butcher block, I kind of wonder if they know what they're talking about, and laugh. We used to use a butcher block in the farm garage/machine shed when I was growing up. It was from my grandfather's store. It was a variety store, but he had a deli in the back...

Currently, Yes the entire weight is on the barrel. When we put in the heat extractor, we'll actually be putting in a support between the rafters. The through-the roof part is insulated double-wall, not triple-wall with air between the layers. Today, the thermometer on the short vent read...

if you call that "rusted" you really need to familiarize yourself with what that term actually means. It does NOT mean "the paint just wore off". :)

lol! :):thumbup:

It's a business, right? I don't own my own business, but aren't things like this considered to be tax writeoffs? Do you have any employees? Safety concerns might be brought up if one of them decides to be all snarky and bitter. Will you ever resell the shop? Having it already pre-plumbed...

I just put in a new door and a Liftmaster about 2 weekends ago. I just googled "liftmaster 3800" and found an ebay store that was selling it for 312 shipped. I probably could have waited around and seen if the price dropped (they're now at 311) but since I had a small window to work in, it was...

Finally took some photos this morning before leaving for work. So, Here's Tortoise, the woodburning barrel stove, built in 1978: A closer up view of the front. The barrel kit was a SOTZ brand. The two pipes in front are where the hot air comes out of. We've got the one closest to the wall...

We finally fired up Tortoise (the nickname for the stove, since it's got short stubby legs and looks like a square turtle) yesterday. Bought two boxes of fire bricks at Menards (12 bricks, six per box) and put three rows of four bricks into the bottom of the barrel. With it being about 15°F...