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Hope this isn't considered hijacking this thread - if so I apologize. Seems like a logical extension of the suggestion of multiple small bins.

Anyway, any of you guys using a dust level sensor...

Second all of this. Especially the safety concern of laminate with sawdust on it. I've installed many thousands of feet of the stuff while I was contracting, and just the dust from installing it...

With sealer only, probably won't be much/any slicker. With a topcoat, a little slicker. I don't generally find wood flooring to be too slick in work shoes, so that's not an issue for me. What is...

I like Bona's flooring products, its what I use when I refinish old wood floors, etc. They have a sanding sealer that penetrates and makes the wood harder and more moisture resistant. You could do...

I don't think I'd ever consider painting such a hard wearing floor. Just too much maintenance, and all the scratches etc are going to stand out like a sore thumb.

I'd do just a clear finish on...

Thanks Jim. I think I'm good with 4000-4100K. Been trying them out in a little space in my basement that I work in, and its not terrible. I don't have enough light down there, but it doesn't feel...

Genius!

Would be a little bit of a wiring trick to allow for the door motion, but def workable. Guess everyone just figures leaving that to the opener is good enough... also, if it bright out,...

Who do you know in a tight urban environment with a tractor with a front end loader that can reach 13 feet off the ground? I don't even have a lawnmower (for the house - have them for the rentals),...

But how does that get my equipment onto the 2nd floor? Outside is the street, city won't allow that. To the left or right are neighbor's properties, pretty sure they won't like that. Behind the...

This is great info, thanks for doing that for me. With the 2nd layout plan with just 6 lines of lights across the room, the ends would be 30-33" from the side walls, and the bottom part will be my...

Yes, the plan is switched outlets for sure (or at least switched boxes with a hard wired whip - still easily customizable/changable later), so that this plan can be modified as needed. I just hope...

Yeah, I'm aware that outside lighting is way higher Kelvin. Just not sure why everyone thinks that is the ideal work environment. Living spaces are generally warm lighting. That's where 99.9% of...

Looks great Thomas. I like the perimeter so that you get nice even wall washing, and it is pretty amazing how little light goes to the ceiling. With a white ceiling and reflection, the ambient...

Great input. I don't know the final layout of my shop, and am guessing it will change a number of times, so just trying to do a nice diffuse light over the whole space for now. I'll have double 110...

These are what I'm considering, but haven't decided for sure.

https://www.omniraylighting.com/collections/linear-led-fixtures

Small urban environment... where on earth would I put such a thing?

You might have to let me know when those come up :-P I can fit 9'. Seen a few models in that size range come by, but not that many. Not sure I want to go quite that big either, but am in the...

I don't have space for 3000lb equipment, but fully intending to have 1500 lb items. Will probably plan on around 2000, if I want to go bigger than that, I'll need to move shops...

I will def have...

Yep, he's aware of what I plan to do in there. That's why were making the trusses so deep and the flooring so thick. Will be talking more on the details as the design is finalized, but he's very...

That's definitely inventive. Only place I could do that would be over the top of a 20' garage door opening in a 24' wide building. The engineering to support that would cost a fortune compared to...

Glad to see so many out there who like me prefer the 4000K light. I kept reading of all the wonders of 5000k+, but just can't buy into it.

I have NOT used these lights, but someone pointed them...

Parking the gantry over a lathe is not a bad idea. The 4' depth of the runners would still be a tripping hazzard, but seems like it could work.

The entire floor is designed for heavy point...

I have an affinity for old iron. A sawstop would be well on the lighter end of the things I'm thinking of moving. If I wasn't building from scratch, probably would just make do, but think I can do...

Thought about this option too, but the garage is butted right up to an alley. City would never approve of a beam projecting out the building over their street. Also the engineering of this with the...

If I was in a large production shop where I'd get a lot of use out of such a setup, this is def what I'd be looking to do. But costs on a setup like this would be at least 4x, for my level of use,...