Hi Lenny Lights also are no use to me, but if you want any sighted help the first thing is that they go for the lights. These days the tubes are so bright it is like daylight. I have been a total now for over 40 years but still manage to do many jobs around my home.
Regards Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lenny McHugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 12:41 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Lighting in Your Workshop > Hi Ray, > One funny situation is when a friend comes over and hears my table saw > running. They come down the steps to a basement without lights turned on, > this really freaks them out. > I have installed lights over the tools for sighted friends and family. > I just discovered two items that I like. Believe I mentioned them a few > weeks ago. > At Wal-Mart I purchased 40" light tubes that are contained in plastic. If > the tube breaks there is no glass. I did drop one of these lights with no > breakage. For the other florescent lights I purchased plastic enclosures > from Home Depot for about $2.00 each. If the glass is broken it is > contained. > I have been known to break a bulb or two moving a board. > Lenny > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ray Boyce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 3:48 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Lighting in Your Workshop > > > Hi > When laying out the arrangement of the machines and tools in your shop, > pay > special attention to lighting. In a well-lit shop, every work space and > machine > has ample lighting positioned so that shadows do not occur to the point > that > the woodworker's productivity is hindered or safety compromised. > > To accomplish this, numerous types of lighting can be employed. > Overhead Lighting: Most of the light in the workshop should come from > overhead lighting. Whether choosing fluorescent, incandescent or even > metal > halide > lights (in large buildings with high ceilings), the fixtures should be > spread relatively evenly to provide consistent overall lighting throughout > the entire > shop. Each of these types of lighting has their advantages and > disadvantages, and personal preference may also play a part in your > decision. > Focused Lighting: In some spaces, in addition to the overall lighting, it > may be advantageous to place recessed flood or spot lights directly over > some > of your tools and workbenches. I like to have one flood light over my > table > saw and another over my miter saw. Be certain to position the recessed > lights > so that leaning slightly over your work won't cause shadows. > > Tool Lights: Some tools, such as a Drill Press, come pre-installed with > small dedicated spotlights that provide clean, direct light on your work. > Some > woodworking suppliers sell small aftermarket spotlights that can be added > onto these tools if they don't come pre-installed. While these are > terrific > for > supplementary lighting, they shouldn't be used as the sole source of light > on the work space. > Optimizing the Lighting in your Shop: Probably the easiest way to help > make > your shop brighter and consistently well-lit is to paint the ceiling, > walls > and anything else that isn't nailed down white. The white walls will do a > good job of reflecting light throughout the room. This one tip will make a > huge > difference in how light is diffused in the shop. > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list > just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! 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