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Thanks, I almost went that route from the beginning. Takes some creativity to work around the garage door and a 5' ceiling fan but in the dead of summer in South Carolina its nice to be able to have the door open and some airflow going. The ceiling will be painted white and the walls will be...

That is a pretty drastic difference, gives me something to think about on CRI. As for the high quality fixtures I assume that they would last a lifetime, but I won't be in this house for a lifetime. If this was the last shop I was building I'd go all out, but I'd be surprised if I'm still here...

Thanks for the info on CRI, that may keep the original lights in the running although I may add a couple more to make up for their narrow beam. I like the look of some of the LED strips you mentioned but $100 a fixture compared to $40 a fixture (the ones I linked from beeslighting) is a pretty...

Overkill is what I'd like to aim for. The problem with those linkable lights is they're hanging. I don't like the look of the hanging lights with exposed cables/plugs. If I go with T8 fixtures they would be flush mount, like these from Platonic Solid's thread...

The metal shop industrial vibe was admittedly one of the driving factors, however I'm not one to put form over function. The lights are well reviewed on amazon so I might just buy one and throw it up to see how well it does. I'm also looking at other options right now, including boring old...

Right now I have no fixtures up, just a completely bare ceiling, but I will be able to adjust before putting up drywall, hadn't really thought of that. Do you have any suggestions for a better light of a similar style? I'm not dead set against standard T8 fixtures but I'd like to take a look...

In December my wife and I finally purchased the house we've been renting for the last two years. During these two years I've endured a complete lack of proper lighting in the garage and I'm looking forward to finally rectifying that. I've got a blank slate to work with here. The ceiling and...

Looks good, might have to do something similar.

Complete Snappy roller with top and side cabs for $500 in Charleston, SC. Needs a little TLC but looks well worth it for the asking price. I'd grab it myself but I don't have time/room for any projects at the moment. https://charleston.craigslist.org/tls/6122729342.html

Very nice. I was pretty skeptical when it started with bed rails but that turned out quite nice.

Very nice score! Any internal dividers or just wide open drawers?

Yep, I've got some catching up to do. I've got some stuff cued up to contribute so I can start paying back all the answers I've found here. I'll have to take a look at Slodat's thread later. I thought I had bookmarked all the guys with CNC Plasma tables but somehow I missed that one.

I've been frequenting this site since 2013 but I've never actually taken the time to post much. I've been helped tremendously by the collective knowledge here, so hopefully I can start contributing soon. I do a little bit of everything in the garage but am mostly interested in welding and...

I read that the fixture flush mounts, but the flush mount installs I've seen still have the cord plugged into a receptacle (with 5' of cord bundled up, pet peeve of mine). I'm trying to avoid any visible wiring. I like your setup, that's essentially what I'm trying to accomplish. Thanks for...

I haven't had a chance to make a proper introduction to the forum yet, but I just closed on my house and the first bit of reno work is going to be proper garage lighting. Given that I'm a bit obsessive about exposed wiring would it be feasible (and up to NEC) to drill a hole in the top (ceiling...