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Not much to update as of this morning. Panel and meter ped are in. On the wait list for the wire to be plowed and drilled in. They have to go around the drain field and under the black top. Saying itll be about a 2 week wait, but fingers crossed something frees up for them to get over here sooner!!!
 
Ironically, dear electrician friend sold dad on these today while wiring his house. Will put similar light in garage.

Excited to see how they look after I pick some up.
 
CondeCruiser said:
I have 8 of these in my 30x40 and love them. Very bright.
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Sorry for the late response, been moving everything in finally!!!!

I picked up 4'ers for above and below the loft, but the open area I still need to pick up. Do you have the globes/shades (whatever theyre called) on yours?? Any pics by chance??

Also just realized theyre out of stock till tomorrow.....
 
greenbeast said:
Ironically, dear electrician friend sold dad on these today while wiring his house. Will put similar light in garage.

Excited to see how they look after I pick some up.
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Post pics when you have them up!!! lol
 
cruzinfj1 said:
Sorry for the late response, been moving everything in finally!!!!

I picked up 4'ers for above and below the loft, but the open area I still need to pick up. Do you have the globes/shades (whatever theyre called) on yours?? Any pics by chance??

Also just realized theyre out of stock till tomorrow.....
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No globes on mine.

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Still unpacking and organizing. I have another out building where the tractors and sleds are going to live. Had the electrician and the heating guy here yesterday. Boiler install will hopefully be happening at the end of next week and the rest of the lighting and outlets by mid Oct.
 
CondeCruiser said:
It's all North American made parts.
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Not saying it's not a nice lift but not sure it's 100% American made (not sure any are these days). But at least some of it is. From their website:

Premium North American Components​

  • North American-made Monarch (Bucher) 2HP / 1.5kw power unit, 3/8” / 9.5mm equalizing cables, cylinders, and hoses
 
RcCola said:
These! You can daisy chain them together and run them on a switched 15A outlet.

Amazon product ASIN B07RKZFD5Z
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Have you purchased these lights, and if so, how are they working out?

I have a similar lighting quandary, but my space is considerably different. I am building a 20x24 shop space that will be used primarily for woodworking. Ceiling height is 9', and will be covered with foil-faced rigid polyiso foam board (not installed yet). Walls will be plywood, painted white. Ideally I want approx 100 foot-candles at work height (~36"), which is a lot, by my old eyes aren't what they used to be and lots of light is often needed when applying finishes. I'm at the point now where I'm in the final stages of rough electrical, so I need to decide what to do, so I can get my inspection and move on. I kinda like the idea of just having a plug-in light, with a row of switched receptacles in the ceiling.

Quick "seat of the pants" calc says I will need 48,000 lumens of total light, not including losses. I originally started with four 8' long LED strips from Lowes that are 11,000 lumens each, but I don't think I can get even distribution, it will be bright in the center of the room. So I am now playing with these 4' long Braun shop lights from Harbor Freight, 5500 lumens each, I would get 8 of them (or maybe 10).

www.harborfreight.com

5500 Lumen, 4 ft. Linkable LED Hanging Shop Light

Amazing deals on this 5500 Lumen 4Ft Linkable Led Shop Light at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.
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I have one of these above my garage bench and it is super bright. I am worried about longevity, and I'm not crazy about the 4000K color. They are coming up on Parking Lot Sale tomorrow for only $17 each. I suppose I could just get a couple spares for future replacements.

Not sure about buying on-line, in case there's problems later on...

Thoughts?
 
KLF said:
Have you purchased these lights, and if so, how are they working out?

I have a similar lighting quandary, but my space is considerably different. I am building a 20x24 shop space that will be used primarily for woodworking. Ceiling height is 9', and will be covered with foil-faced rigid polyiso foam board (not installed yet). Walls will be plywood, painted white. Ideally I want approx 100 foot-candles at work height (~36"), which is a lot, by my old eyes aren't what they used to be and lots of light is often needed when applying finishes. I'm at the point now where I'm in the final stages of rough electrical, so I need to decide what to do, so I can get my inspection and move on. I kinda like the idea of just having a plug-in light, with a row of switched receptacles in the ceiling.

Quick "seat of the pants" calc says I will need 48,000 lumens of total light, not including losses. I originally started with four 8' long LED strips from Lowes that are 11,000 lumens each, but I don't think I can get even distribution, it will be bright in the center of the room. So I am now playing with these 4' long Braun shop lights from Harbor Freight, 5500 lumens each, I would get 8 of them (or maybe 10).

www.harborfreight.com

5500 Lumen, 4 ft. Linkable LED Hanging Shop Light

Amazing deals on this 5500 Lumen 4Ft Linkable Led Shop Light at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.
www.harborfreight.com www.harborfreight.com

I have one of these above my garage bench and it is super bright. I am worried about longevity, and I'm not crazy about the 4000K color. They are coming up on Parking Lot Sale tomorrow for only $17 each. I suppose I could just get a couple spares for future replacements.

Not sure about buying on-line, in case there's problems later on...

Thoughts?
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I had a couple of the Harbor Freight ones in my old garage, and they worked well in there. In the new shop, under and over the loft, I went with these that I found at Costco.


Id have to look, but when I bought them about month ago, I believe they were about $30/ea after the rebate. I have some pics on my phone that I will post. I went with these vs the HF ones as they have three different modes, and a diffuser. I put (3) rows of 5 under my loft, and its WAY to much for everyday needs. I have every other one turned off right now, and thats about perfect for me. The loft in mine is 14' wide with a ceiling height under the loft of 8' and over is right at 9'. Up above is just storage, so only gonna put one up every 5'-6', right down the center.

- Just noticed the link I posted was for the two pack. When I went to the store, they only had them as singles, so thats where I got the $30. There was also a limit of 5 per visit....
 
For reference my shop is 20 x 28. Here is what mine looks like... you really can't tell how bright it is... but it's bright!

I used 8 lights total. 2 8ft lights connected together, then an 8 ft light across the rafters, then 2 8ft lights connected together then a single 8ft light... I used that sequence across the whole shop.

Also if you don't want to plug then into an outlet the kit comes with hardwired options. The entire installation only took 30 minutes.
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Quick update, nothing really pic worthy yet. Electricians started today. All of the boxes are placed and Id say about 1/3 of the conduit is ran. Lights are laying here, still boxed up, but will snap a pic next time Im out there. Lift guy just called and looking like hes gonna be able to come out and set the posts Sunday afternoon, and then the boiler will be going in the end of next week. After sitting and waiting for what seems like forever, everything is really taking off now!!!
 
First, Nice looking shop! Tinning out the interior right off the bat is a very good move.

I haven't found any LED lights I'm in love with. I thought I did, but half of them burned out in 3 years. I prefer 5K in a shop and lots of them.

If you need lighting with the doors open you can fab up a mount the hangs from the tracks or cantilevers from the wall and sits below the doors when they're open. I used to install garage doors and this is how many guys do it. Unistrut, angle iron, doesn't have to be super strong to hang a light.

I wouldn't put the compressor under your stairs. I would try not to have it inside the building at all. I would put together a small insulated lean to attached to the back of the shop with plenty of room to walk in and repair/maintain the compressor. Say an 8' x 8' space. Another great option is a 20' or smaller sea can or truck body. Put your compressor in that and never have to listen to it again.

I feel like all consumer grade recip compressors are absurdly loud. A 5HP compressor from any common brand will probably meet your air needs fine if you're doing normal home shop stuff. I wouldn't spend any extra for any fancy brand name because all of them are made in China at the absolute lowest cost possible. Buy a cheap compressor and spend a few bucks on a quiet room to house it. I've got 3 industrial compressors (air is important for what I do) and the cheapest little Harbor Freight 5 CFM compressor they sell. I bought it to 24/7 test a product that required 4CFM of air continuously. That compressor ran 80% or every hour for a month. It was like 250 degrees all the time. It didn't blow up and I still use it to run nail guns and stuff working on my house. I'd probably buy the cheapest HF compressor and just plan to replace it every 5-10 years. Eaton, IR, etc are all just stickers on Chinese parts. If you have commercial type air needs then the story is different. There are good and not great industrial compressors out there.

If you want a good one under 15HP you cannot buy it new. You have to buy an older one and refurb it.
 
PIP said:
I bought some of these for the rows between pallet racking in one of my buildings. They're pretty terrible. Not recommended by me.
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Sorry you didn't have any luck with them.

We've been running them in our at work for about 3 years, with no issues. But that's in a heated and cooled building.
 
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