Thanks for the offer, but we are going to need plug in ones. Very much appreciated though! Chuq On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Fr. Robert Bower <frrobert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > I have two fluorescent fixtures you can have. Be aware they are not plug > in to an outlet fixtures but ones that need to be hard wired. I can't make > the warehouse but I can bring them to the lug on Saturday. > > Thanks, > > Fr. Robert Bower > Batushka's Web Hosting & Designfrrobert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > 574.850.7982http://www.batushkas.comhttp://www.batushkas.net > > > > Mike Cook wrote: > > Be careful of the $9.99 fluorescent fixtures, they usually have quite > undersized ballasts and tend not to last very long. Often you wind up > replacing the bulbs and fixtures. I would recommend using T8 fixtures w/ > electronic ballasts. They are much more energy efficient, put out more and > higher quality light. I would also recommend mounting them on the tables if > possible so that the light is where we need it. I wouldn't hang the lights > on a pulley system, I would mount them no more than 12' off the floor for > maximum effectiveness. My impression was that the overall light level now is > suitable for storage and we would only need additional lighting over the > work areas where we are doing assembly and testing. > > I won't be able to be there this Thursday, as I only have enough gas this > week to go to work, but will be there next Tuesday. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: chuq jackels > Sent: Nov 4, 2009 2:16 PM > To: frgeek-michiana > Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Warehouse Plan of Attack > > Some of the items that we came up with that we need to get the shop up and > running are : 8 - 4' Florescent Lights ($9.99 ea. at Menards) 2 Cases of > bulbs (cool-white) for said lights (12.99 ea. @ Menards ((if I remember > correctly)) ), 5 gal. White paint, a couple of rollers, A push broom a > regular broom, and a good metal dust pan. We will also need some chain to > hang the lights from the ceiling with. > Imre has some scaffolding that we can bring over and use to put up the > lights. > > Thinking about the lights, I am thinking it may be an idea to put the > lights on a pulley system so we can lower them down when the need arises to > change the bulbs! I will talk with Imre and see what he thinks the best idea > is for that. > > > > The schedule that we have made (providing materials are available) > 11/5 Thursday Night: Deck scrub the floor in the Office area, wet-dry vac > the water up, reaffix some of the loose panels that are there. > 11/10 Tuesday Night: Paint the Office > 11/12 Thursday Night: Hang Lights & start the building process > 11/17 Tuesday Night: Continue Building > 11/19 Thursday Night: Finish building (hopefully) > 11/24 Tuesday Night: Closed > 11/26 Thursday Night: Closed happy Thanksgiving > 12/01 Tuesday Night: Start organizing Office area > 12/03 Thursday Night: Continue organizing Office area > 12/08 Tuesday Night: Start organize Storage area > 12/10 Thursday Night: Finish organizing. > We are going to need some extra hands at the warehouse to get this stuff > done and from my understanding we have a commitment of 2-3 people each night > so far, so if anyone is available to help out please show up! > Thursday night warehouse will be starting about 6:15pm until about 10pm. > > Goose and I talked last night about some things that we need to get > accomplished and one of the main things that we came up with is that we need > to either find a way to have a Thrift store like all other Free Geeks do, or > eBay, Craigslist, yard sale, or consignment at my shop (25% to the shop 75% > to FGM). > > Chuq > > ** This list is PUBLICLY archived. ** PLEASE don't post personal or > sensitive information unless you wish for it to be in the public domain. To > visit the main website for Free Geek Michiana go to > http://www.freegeekmichiana.org To post to the list send email to > frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx The archive is available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/frgeek-michiana/ You may unsubscribe or > change your list settings by going to the list website at > //www.freelists.org/webpage/frgeek-michiana > >