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What temperature bulbs did you use? I recently installed some new electronic ballasts and a mix of bulbs-- 5000k daylight and 6500k blue light. I really like the pop of the 6500k but dislike the harsh blues. So far, a solid compromise.
Before the upgrade, my 8 bulb fixtures only had 4 bulbs working with cheap soft white t12s
. I definitely felt like a proud poppa when those new bulbs lit up.
I have a similar sized shed with 2 - 4' lights. Your fixtures reflect more light than mine though. I have one 5000k and one 6500k in each as well. It seems like a decent compromise. I like it bright while I'm working.
Wow, my temps are nowhere near those values LOL. I tried two different temps, the luminaire closest to the garage door has 3500K tubes, whereas the other one has 4100K tubes. My walls are painted a light eggshell grey if that helps, I didn't want it too harsh and thought that the 4100K tubes were the coolest I could stand.
Only issue I see is there is no car filling it up, no Steevo workbench and no plumbed airlines (your choice of copper or black pipe - stainless optional!)
However, I do see what appears to be the mandatory unfinished project which looks to be an air compressor rebuild by chance? The lights look great!
One thing at a time LOL, my compressor is still torn down, I need to clean up the crankcases (degrease/hot tank) ASAP, I can't stand the burnt oil anymore, need to put in some ventilation in the garage. I am going to run copper air lines, 3/4" piping:
I am going to run copper as it is easier to work with. A 12' section of medium wall type L 3/4" cooper piping runs around $46 plus tax here. I am going to run pipe 3/4 the length of my garage on either side (I have a single car garage), it's going to run me around $150 including the necessary couplings, elbows and fittings, as well as accounting for a cooling loop.
I am going to also pick up a hose reel and mount it near my garage door to extend the reach of my air lines just in case.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=205588
I'm picking up the baltic birch plywood for my bench legs this weekend, going to go with a triple laminated top - three layers of 3/4" plywood, plus an additional layer for the extra thick front. Should be bomb proof hopefully. Going to attach a layer of sacrificial masonite/hardboard/melamine on top with some threaded inserts and machine screws, so when it comes time to replace the top layer I won't wear out the screw holes. Then I can finally mount my vise which you can see on my makeshift storage bench.
Looking at the pictures, I just remembered I still need to finish my jack, as of right now, I have slightly rusted but degreased parts all over a desk.
Ended up installing the blank plate and a clip to hold the longer segment of EMT in place, you may notice that I neglected to bend an offset right after the box or fixture, so I had to get clips that were offset as well, looks unprofessional I know LOL.
Going to run conduit for the additional wall receptacles and the garage door opener as well tomorrow.
