[frgeek-michiana] Re: Warehouse Plan of Attack
- From: Rick Tribble <rtribble@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:55:57 -0500
I could use them if possible. I keep using the cheap ones for my basement
and they keep dieing like Mike was saying.
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
>
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