[TheForge] Small Shop etc

Ralph Sproul brhlbsmt at mcttelecom.com
Thu Aug 12 13:06:46 EDT 2004


Hi Murf, Are those T8's also considered "Northern light" as a gal at a photo
studio refered to her fluorescents as?

They were a much more comfortable light to view items in her gallery.  I was
wondering what the technical name would be for them.

Ralph
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From: "Michael H. Murphy" <blacksmith at comcast.net>
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Subject: RE: [TheForge] Small Shop etc


> On the fluorescents, get T8 lights.  They come in several different types,
> each with its own light characteristics.  I put them up in my shop
recently,
> and the difference from the T10's is significant.  I got the ones that are
> supposed to put out a daylight spectrum, and I really like them.  Be sure
to
> get good reflectors for the mounts; that makes it even better.
>
>  Murf
>
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> > bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mark Williams
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 10:50 PM
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> > Subject: [TheForge] Small Shop etc
> >
> > I've just built the largest shop my property will allow. It is 18 by 24
> > feet, all steel construction. It's basically a carport with sides and
> > ends. The walls are 8 foot and the peak is approximately 11 feet. The
> > floor is dirt. I may get manmade sand (ground up concrete). My previous
> > shop was a 10 by 10 foot canopy. This is a vast improvement. I will
> > probably put in fluorescent lights with some halogen lights over the
drill
> > press, grinder and belt sander. Any other suggestions will be read
> > carefully.
> >
> > Mark
> > Snow Hill, Maryland
> >
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