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Offline burywoodturners

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Re: Lighting
« Reply #16 on: November 19, 2019, 05:50:49 PM »
Never mind outdoors, they will be great over the bench and the lathe
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Re: Lighting
« Reply #17 on: November 19, 2019, 07:33:58 PM »
Typical really, I was quite happy with my daylight strip lights and 150w spot lamp over the lathe, reading through this thread I decided that if my lights went I would go for LEDs next time. Guess what? a couple of days after reading the thread my spot light went, tried to get a new bulb and they don't make them for that light anymore (it was really old) so I bit the bullet and made a capitol investment of £14 or so plus VAT and brought an LED spot light.
I stripped the mounting fittings off of the old one and fitted them to the new one and it works a treat with an added bonus......my head no longer gets burnt by the heat!! and, I have noticed that the dust does not settle on the glass as much so it stays brighter for longer between each wipe. Cooler to wipe too... I just can't stop winning really.

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Re: Lighting
« Reply #18 on: November 19, 2019, 08:56:38 PM »
I just can't stop winning really.

Give it a couple of years and it will save you so much on the electricity it will pay for itself and probably save at least half a polar bear too...  ;)
TT, AKA Pete, but that name is taken :-)

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Re: Lighting
« Reply #19 on: November 20, 2019, 08:25:21 AM »
I just can't stop winning really.

Give it a couple of years and it will save you so much on the electricity it will pay for itself and probably save at least half a polar bear too...  ;)
What am I going to do with half a polar bear?

Offline fuzzyturns

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Re: Lighting
« Reply #20 on: November 20, 2019, 09:12:37 AM »
Eat it. Or mount it on a big wooden slab and hang it in your lounge. Or find somebody who also has half a polar bear from savings on his workshop lights and stitch them together to make a whole one.


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Re: Lighting
« Reply #22 on: November 20, 2019, 10:11:54 AM »
You snooze you lose  ;D back in stock now, but price has gone up to £15.99. Obviously at £1.99 they were too popular  :)
TT, AKA Pete, but that name is taken :-)

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Re: Lighting
« Reply #23 on: November 20, 2019, 01:09:18 PM »
Eat it. Or mount it on a big wooden slab and hang it in your lounge. Or find somebody who also has half a polar bear from savings on his workshop lights and stitch them together to make a whole one.
This is more complicated than you think fuzzy, as I would have to find someone with the opposite half otherwise it wouldn't work!! ;D ;D ;D

Offline burywoodturners

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Re: Lighting
« Reply #24 on: November 20, 2019, 02:40:44 PM »
I just can't stop winning really.

Give it a couple of years and it will save you so much on the electricity it will pay for itself and probably save at least half a polar bear too...  ;)
What am I going to do with half a polar bear?

Easy, buy two lamps and save a whole one

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Re: Lighting
« Reply #25 on: November 22, 2019, 12:37:30 PM »
At this rate, we'll soon be overrun by polar bears. haha

Offline The Bowler Hatted Turner

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Re: Lighting
« Reply #26 on: November 22, 2019, 10:14:28 PM »
At this rate, we'll soon be overrun by polar bears. haha
And it is all fuzzyturn's fault :D :D :D

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Re: Lighting
« Reply #27 on: November 26, 2019, 04:28:45 PM »
No, no, no. Twisted Trees started the polar bear story.

Offline burywoodturners

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Re: Lighting
« Reply #28 on: November 26, 2019, 05:34:05 PM »
It is getting like a Bear Garden in this site!

Offline Dave Brookes

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Re: Lighting
« Reply #29 on: November 26, 2019, 06:12:01 PM »
If that’s the case, I’ll have a pint of Thatchers!
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