On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:51:31 -0600, "mark" wrote:

Greetings All,
I have a basement which has just a couple of 48" flourescents right now. I
need to add more lighting and was looking at replacing the flourescents with
something else brighter. Since the machine layout will be in flux for a
while, ceiling cans are out. Besides, my local code requires conduit
everywhere, and I'm not going thru that for ceiling cans. I was at the borg
and picked up a couple of GE 24" halogen fixtures, thnking they would be
nice and bright. I was dead wrong. Dim, compared to my flourescents.
Probably good for a small area at best. The one thing I did like about them
is they are linkable. Any ideas out there? Bright, and linkable would be
good.... TIA, Mark



I have eight 4' flourescent fixtures with reflectors. I drilled a
hole every 8" along the edges of the reflectors and fastened hardware
cloth to the reflectors. This prevents a swinging 2x4 from hitting a
tube, yet easy to replace a tube. I installed electrical outlets on
the ceiling--each oulet has an extra outlet for future units if
needed. The chains holding the lamps allow you to move the light as
needs change. I wired my ceiling outlets to a bank of wall switches
near the shop door. I'm very fortunate to have windows in my
basement shop, great for sharpening. Still, I have adjustable
incandescent task lamps near my bandsaw, drill press, lathe, miter
saw, putting concentrated light near the cut. As I got older I
needed more light.