LED Flood/work light on ceiling?

[87stocker]

Is there any reason why I could not either flush mount or surface mount a light like this http://www.kingcanada.com/Products.htm?CD=1001&ID=22395
to the ceiling. Say 6 or 7 of them on a 26x28 shop with 10' ceilings. I can get these dirt cheap so it would be cost effective for me in comparison to anything else available to me.

I know they have cooling fins on the back. But if I took the H bracket/stand off the bottom and screwed the thin bracket to the ceiling, making it adjustable to some degree.

 

[Commendatore]

Depending on what you're trying to accomplish, your first problem may be that the roof is on the outside of the house.

 

[87stocker]

Depending on what you're trying to accomplish, your first problem may be that the roof is on the outside of the house.

LOL. Ceiling. Smart ***. Post edited. Main shop lights on the ceiling of a detached garage/shop.

 

[Chevy-SS]

If that style of lighting is your preference, then I would suggest something similar to mine. I installed a bunch of 2-bulb lampholders above my workbench, as shown in pic below. The beauty of this is that I can easily aim lighting directly where most needed. Plus I can swap out bulbs for stronger light (if needed). Currently running all LED's with less than 100 total watts being used, but getting plenty of light for most anything.

Hope this helps. Good luck with your project.

-

 

[Vegaman_Dan]

I have found that exposed bulbs or lights on stalks as shown become magnets for pieces of wood, metal, or a ladder that I'm moving around and inevitably bang into the things.

 

[87stocker]

Well I'm gonna pull the pin on that. They are gonna hang down only a few inches further than anything else off the ceiling that I have as an option. And if it doesn't work then I will have 6 work lights to use when I need em. Or I can use them as work bench lighting up my 24' of work bench on one wall. That bench is going to have overhead storage 2' off the ceiling.

 

[87stocker]

Well I don't have paint on the walls yet... Heck I don't even have it insulated/ poly'd/ or sheeted yet. But what I can tell you is I think for the price (330 bucks) the light is pretty damn good. I have been experimenting with wood wedges for extra angle for coverage on theses lights as they only pivot one way or the other. I will post pics tonight after its dark and I have no sunlight coming in the window. I will be adding another 2 lights at a 60 degree angle across the shop 3' down off the ceiling for a little more light. Thanks for all your input.

Alan

 

[pete379]

I have these in my shop, quite pleased with them. (this type,not the actual seller)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/371403936599?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

[Shiftless]

I have some Costco LED shop lights for general illumination but I have a separately switched row of 4 of these lighting up my storage shelves and rollaway toolbox. They are outdoor bulb holders which can swivel. Excellent light for 16 inch deep shelves holding lots of little items.

 

[danfromsyr]

Same here and those work floods look similar in a different stand/case.
I have 3 30w units down each side at about 10ft up, they put out a great amount of light for 90w per isle compared to my old flickering fluorescents taking 80+w per 4ft unit.

I have these in my shop, quite pleased with them. (this type,not the actual seller)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/371403936599?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

[Cypherian]

Hey,

Not able to post a pic right this moment but I did similar to Chevy-ss with 3 head units cost 18 a piece for the fixture and 21 for 3 led bulbs. I put them up 1 on the front and 2 side walls the one for.the back I mounted facing the back wall a out 8 foot out. They are above the rafters once aimed they work well enough. I will be adding 8 foot fluorescent fixtures as lighting from the sides you get shadows working in the middle of the garage.

Cypher

 

[CJ7VFR]

I have found that exposed bulbs or lights on stalks as shown become magnets for pieces of wood, metal, or a ladder that I'm moving around and inevitably bang into the things.

I agree with this 100 percent!!!

If you have a wife like mine who does not pay attention to what she is doing it makes this even worse!

I had flood type lights in my garage at first. They worked great, and I could aim them wherever I wanted to suit my needs of whatever I was working on.

But after a few times having to clean up a million pieces of shatter glass all over everything because of the bulbs getting beheaded by my wife, I replaced them all with 4 foot long fluorescent shop lights mounted up between the ceiling joists.

This has helped a lot, but every now and then my wife comes into the house and says, "Honey, one of the light bulbs in the garage just broke." I ask how did it happen? Her standard answer is "I was just moving something around and it broke".

I then call my wife the Terminator, go out to the garage, clean up the mess and replace the bulb.

Jim

 

[simpler=better]

This has helped a lot, but every now and then my wife comes into the house and says, "Honey, one of the light bulbs in the garage just broke." I ask how did it happen? Her standard answer is "I was just moving something around and it broke".

I then call my wife the Terminator, go out to the garage, clean up the mess and replace the bulb.

Jim

 

[87stocker]

I agree with this 100 percent!!!

If you have a wife like mine who does not pay attention to what she is doing it makes this even worse!

I had flood type lights in my garage at first. They worked great, and I could aim them wherever I wanted to suit my needs of whatever I was working on.

But after a few times having to clean up a million pieces of shatter glass all over everything because of the bulbs getting beheaded by my wife, I replaced them all with 4 foot long fluorescent shop lights mounted up between the ceiling joists.

This has helped a lot, but every now and then my wife comes into the house and says, "Honey, one of the light bulbs in the garage just broke." I ask how did it happen? Her standard answer is "I was just moving something around and it broke".

I then call my wife the Terminator, go out to the garage, clean up the mess and replace the bulb.

Jim

My wife has the attached single car garage for all of her stuff (arts and crafts) I have the work shop in discussion. We don't park our vehicles inside. This is for the sled, and dirt bike, and our street bikes and my project bike and chainsaws. After I am done the shop we will be renovating her area and deciding on lights. But for her area she doesn't need the degree of lighting I need so I will be choosing carefully based on the above statement.

 

[87stocker]

Same here and those work floods look similar in a different stand/case.
I have 3 30w units down each side at about 10ft up, they put out a great amount of light for 90w per isle compared to my old flickering fluorescents taking 80+w per 4ft unit.

Good to know. And I totally agree with the stupid fluorescent lights. Compared to a 500w halogen light one of these is a way nicer light to work under. Right now I have my 20 watt 2400 lumen ones 5' off center(cord length restriction) in the garage. I may lengthen the cords yet. In the picture I have as follows:

1 - tilted towards the man door wall just enough to remove the dark(unlit) area on that high wall
2- straight down
3- tilted towards garage door wall just enough to remove the dark(unlit)area on that high wall
4- will be experimenting with but I am thinking a 60 degree angle across the shop working to eliminate center working space shadows and high wall dark spots caused by the number 2 lights.

The other areas I am experimenting with will be like I said in another post... I will be putting some wedges above the bracket on the ceiling tilting the lights in different directions to see what I can accomplish. Another area I was thinking was boxing them into the ceiling so that the light face is flush or close to flush with the ceiling. That would mean no exposed wires going across the ceiling(which I was thinking of doing anyway for this set up), and a very clean look and less chance of hitting a light with a long object.

 

[CJ7VFR]

After I am done the shop we will be renovating her area and deciding on lights. But for her area she doesn't need the degree of lighting I need so I will be choosing carefully based on the above statement.

Whenever I renovate, or change something in the garage/house, there is a 90 percent chance that it was done because of something my wife broke or destroyed.

When she sees the changes to whatever it is/was, she asks me why did I do it that way? Why didn't I just keep it the way it was before?

Again, a simple Terminator comment from me is about all it takes to convince her...

Jim

 

[Modoc]

Hey CJ, I think our wives are related....:eye crazy: Mine bless her heart could break the tip off an anvil.

 

[Cypherian]

Hey CJ, I think our wives are related....:eye crazy: Mine bless her heart could break the tip off an anvil.

And be banned forthwith from the shop or being anywhere within 10 feet of a tool even a ruler!!:}

Cypher