[Jewelry making - Article 00895] - Re: [Orchid] Jewelry shop lighting

[doug]

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    Hi Sue, 

    I'm guessing that your shop's lighting needs will tuurn out to be
    partially straightforward, and partially subjective. Here's what I
    mean by that... Two years ago, when I designed and started building
    my basement workshop, lighting was as major a concern to me as I'm
    sure it is to you. I don't know how large your shop is, or how high
    the ceilings, but in my case, I had just enough space for 2-12x10'
    rooms (office and metals studio) and an 11x9' for my lapidary
    studio, all with 6 1/2' ceilings. Under those conditions, the long
    fluorescent tubes would've been oppressive, so I opted for recessed
    lighting cans with white plastic baffles (four per room), in which
    I've mounted those 15W fluorescent 'corkscrew' lightbulbs. Each set
    of four is controlled by a single switch, and each room's lighting
    (and outlets) are on dedicated circuits. 

    Onto each of the four workbenches in the metals studio (i.e. wax
    modeling, metalsmithing, polishing & steaming, and rolling/milling)
    and on those in the lapidary room, I've bolted black 36" Moffatt
    gooseneck lamps with 60-75 watt standard coated incandescent bulbs,
    so I have a combination of 'warm' and 'cool' lighting wherever I want
    or need it. In the office, I'm using GE's "Reveal" (daylight coated)
    60W incandescents in inexpensive white drafting lamps, because serve
    the same purpose as the standard bulbs, but do so with a lighter,
    brighter output that seems to lend itself better to paperwork. For
    what it's worth, I'd originally tried using these bulbs in the
    overhead light cans, but I found their energy usage, glare and heat
    output a bit excessive. (Hope this's been of use to you, Sue.) 

Best of luck,

Doug
Douglas Turet, G.J.,Turet Design 
P.O. Box 242 
Avon, MA 02322-0242 
Tel: (508) 586-5690 Fax: (508) 586-5677
doug. at .turetdesign.com

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