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LED shop lights #6120951 01/10/18 10:12 PM 01/10/18 10:12 PM
Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 257 Barbour county,WV O Oleo Acres OP trapper
Oleo Acres OP trapper O Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 257 Barbour county,WV	12' x 28' building.Will 3200 lumens shop lights give good light for woodworking,skinning,etc,,? Was thinking hanging 0ne over bench,3 or 4 down center,4 foot lights.

Re: LED shop lights [Re: Oleo Acres] #6120955 01/10/18 10:17 PM 01/10/18 10:17 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 3,446 Houghton Lake, MI strike2x trapper
strike2x trapper Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 3,446 Houghton Lake, MI	If they are high enough that will be good. Just did a garage for a guy and he didn't like it and I had to agree. The ceiling was just over 8 foot and had to put in 12 lights to cure the shadowing problem. This garage is very bright now and that is what he wanted. Wish I had more time to trap....

Re: LED shop lights [Re: Oleo Acres] #6121008 01/10/18 10:45 PM 01/10/18 10:45 PM
Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 305 ohio USA Y yotecope trapper
yotecope trapper Y Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 305 ohio USA	Wow strike that's a lot of light I have a 20×24 with 2 single strip and 2 double strip LED lights and it's very well lit.. I could see maybe adding 2 more but I don't know if I ever will You gonna learn taday.....

Re: LED shop lights [Re: Oleo Acres] #6121016 01/10/18 10:51 PM 01/10/18 10:51 PM
Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 76 Clearfield County, PA hubler13f trapper
hubler13f trapper Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 76 Clearfield County, PA	I have a 24'X 26' attached garage that I hung 4 of the 3200 lumen shop lights from Rural King in. WOW! It made a difference! I think 4 of them was perfect for that size. Only problem is now I can see how crappy the body work I've been doing on my 47 International KB1 really is!! -OIF 05/03-08/04 -OEF 03/06-12/06 -OIF 11/07-01/09 PTA Member District 4

Re: LED shop lights [Re: Oleo Acres] #6121054 01/10/18 11:31 PM 01/10/18 11:31 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,140 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,140 SEPA	I just built a new shop and I researched lighting for it. Most sources recommend 100 lumens per square foot for a woodworking shop. I purchased nine 4' LED fixtures (two tubes each). Each fixture puts out 4,800 lumens which will give me a little over 96 per square foot. I haven't hung them or wired the shop yet but I'm thinking it will be plenty bright in there. Eh...wot?

Re: LED shop lights [Re: Oleo Acres] #6121060 01/10/18 11:38 PM 01/10/18 11:38 PM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 5,549 West Central MN 20scout trapper
20scout trapper Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 5,549 West Central MN	What do you have for finished walls? White walls will reflect light and make things brighter with less lights while dark wall absorb it. I know this is obvious but still have to point it out. Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.

Re: LED shop lights [Re: Oleo Acres] #6121098 01/11/18 12:18 AM 01/11/18 12:18 AM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 5,974 South metro, MN C Calvin trapper
Calvin trapper C Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 5,974 South metro, MN	Yep...white paint sure brightens things up a lot.

Re: LED shop lights [Re: Oleo Acres] #6121107 01/11/18 12:27 AM 01/11/18 12:27 AM
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 330 MO T Timber Hole trapper
Timber Hole trapper T Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 330 MO	I put up 8 of these in the 30 X 40 I built a couple of years ago. They include a female receptacle so you can pigtail them together. Makes hanging them pretty simple. https://www.ruralking.com/4-led-shop-light-4500-lumens.html

Re: LED shop lights [Re: Lugnut] #6121111 01/11/18 12:31 AM 01/11/18 12:31 AM
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 330 MO T Timber Hole trapper
Timber Hole trapper T Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 330 MO	Originally Posted By: Lugnut I just built a new shop and I researched lighting for it. Most sources recommend 100 lumens per square foot for a woodworking shop. I purchased nine 4' LED fixtures (two tubes each). Each fixture puts out 4,800 lumens which will give me a little over 96 per square foot. I haven't hung them or wired the shop yet but I'm thinking it will be plenty bright in there. At 100 lumens per square foot that thing is going to glow like a spaceship

Re: LED shop lights [Re: Timber Hole] #6121207 01/11/18 07:11 AM 01/11/18 07:11 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,140 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,140 SEPA	Yeah, I've never done lighting in a new shop before and have no idea what 100 lumens per square foot will look like. I just know that's what several credible sources suggested and that's what I shot for. If if gives me a suntan and I have to wear sunglasses while out there I can always remove a few fixtures and use them elsewhere. Eh...wot?

Re: LED shop lights [Re: Oleo Acres] #6121461 01/11/18 12:40 PM 01/11/18 12:40 PM
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 132 Foster, Wisconsin J JSell trapper
JSell trapper J Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 132 Foster, Wisconsin	I've been installing these in my garage. They have rotatable tubes which help direct the light towards the sides. That helps with the low ceiling. https://www.jdmfg.com/dairy/barn-lighting/t8-led-lighting I will eventually have 6 in my 20x30 garage Why fix it when you can struggle? WTA NTA ATA

Re: LED shop lights [Re: Oleo Acres] #6121529 01/11/18 01:40 PM 01/11/18 01:40 PM
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 921 Perry, NY D Dana I trapper
Dana I trapper D Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 921 Perry, NY	Also look at the light color, not just the lumens. I like the color in my work areas to be about 5000K. If your color is lower, it will seem darker even with the same amount of lumens.

Re: LED shop lights [Re: Dana I] #6121546 01/11/18 01:54 PM 01/11/18 01:54 PM
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 10,406 Northeast Oklahoma M Mike in A-town trapper
Mike in A-town trapper M Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 10,406 Northeast Oklahoma	Originally Posted By: Dana I Also look at the light color, not just the lumens. I like the color in my work areas to be about 5000K. If your color is lower, it will seem darker even with the same amount of lumens. x2 And different folks will be more comfortable with a different spectrum. Mike One man with a gun may control 100 others who have none. Vladimir Lenin

Re: LED shop lights [Re: Oleo Acres] #6121576 01/11/18 02:29 PM 01/11/18 02:29 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,421 Yukon Y yukon254 trapper
yukon254 trapper Y Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,421 Yukon	Just read a good article on LED lights.....throw them out. Study after study is finding them to be really bad for not just our eyes, but also our health. Harvard was involved in some of the studies..... do unto others as you would have them do unto you www.grizzlycreeklodge.com

Re: LED shop lights [Re: Oleo Acres] #6121693 01/11/18 04:42 PM 01/11/18 04:42 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,994 Central, SD Law Dog trapper
Law Dog trapper Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,994 Central, SD	I run the old 8 foot bulbs in my 30X50 steel shed and the 13X40 fur shed with the new ballasts they work very well~ Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that! Jerry Herbst

Re: LED shop lights [Re: Dana I] #6121758 01/11/18 06:16 PM 01/11/18 06:16 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,140 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,140 SEPA	Originally Posted By: Dana I Also look at the light color, not just the lumens. I like the color in my work areas to be about 5000K. If your color is lower, it will seem darker even with the same amount of lumens. X 3 After reading a discussion here on Tman, that's what I got, 5000K Eh...wot?

Re: LED shop lights [Re: yukon254] #6121762 01/11/18 06:18 PM 01/11/18 06:18 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,140 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,140 SEPA	Originally Posted By: yukon254 Just read a good article on LED lights.....throw them out. Study after study is finding them to be really bad for not just our eyes, but also our health. Harvard was involved in some of the studies..... Got a link? I'm pretty sure the two 150W incandescents in my fur shed are bad for my eyes and my fingers, can't see what I'm skinning. I'm going to be upgrading in there soon. Eh...wot?

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