Brief Description: Photos showing the lighting and Power setup in my
I built my shop several years ago and wrestled with the lighting issue. I tried several and have finally settled on using "brood Lights" with the clamp removed, that I got at Lowes, They are single lamp screw base fixtures that have a 10" aluminum reflector. I installed eight 4x4 outlet boxes on the ceiling of the 35'x40 shop for a total of 32 lights. I use the 20' cords that the lamps come with to suspend them over each of my work areas. I can drop them down to just above the table top of a work table or pull them up over the main parking bay to clear my truck... I have each outfitted with a 9-27 watt standard CFL bulb and they are switched in banks of 8. I use the cheap plastic work clamps and/or a zip tie to clip the wire to a conduit over where I need the lamp and have screwed 16" long sections of 4" PVC pipe to the ceiling to roll up the excess cordage and stuff it into to get it out of the way. While I was wiring I also installed 8 ea. quad outlet boxes on #10 AWG 3 cond. SO cord that drop to the floor from the ceiling for outlets in the shop. I'll post some photos of the setup on my kitlog site http://www.mykitlog.com/n7hqk . I love it! Low cost the CLF's start in the cold and can be purchased cheaply and in various color temps and cost little to run.
