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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: northie66 on July 03, 2010, 12:15:55 pm

Title: Lighting
Post by: northie66 on July 03, 2010, 12:15:55 pm: I need a better light. Not really for the scroll saw but for the painting work I do afterwards. Can anyone recommend a good light?
Title: Re: Lighting
Post by: scrollgirl on July 03, 2010, 12:23:32 pm: Hi, Janet:

I have an Ott Light and I love it. They are kind of pricey, but they are great, especially for painting. I have the little folding task lamp and move it wherever I do my painting. I just had to change the bulb about a month ago after using it for about 7 years. I know there are knock offs, and they may fit the same bulbs in, so that may be a less costly option. Don't skim on the bulb though, as it is supposed to not change how you see the colors you are using, if that is important to you.

Let us know what you get.

Take care, Sheila
Title: Re: Lighting
Post by: GrayBeard on July 03, 2010, 12:27:16 pm: Suspicions Confirmed!

Sheila is a "Pricey Girl"!!!

Correct the OTT light is great. Have one next to my chair and one in the shop that I have rigged with a magnetic base.

~~~GrayBeard~~~
Title: Re: Lighting
Post by: scrollgirl on July 03, 2010, 12:44:21 pm: LOL, GB! At least I wasn't called "cheap"! I prefer "Quality"! ;D
Title: Re: Lighting
Post by: jimbo on July 03, 2010, 06:22:28 pm: Good one Sheila
Jimbo
Title: Re: Lighting
Post by: ufgator on July 03, 2010, 06:31:38 pm: Sheila is 100% right on with Ott lights. The absolute best for True Color rendering. Another plus is that they are Much Easier on the eyes. Worth the premium price and last a long time.

Happy Scrolling
Bill
Title: Re: Lighting
Post by: BilltheDiver on July 03, 2010, 06:33:51 pm: Another positive note about Ott lights. They are made in Tampa, Fl.
Title: Re: Lighting
Post by: GrayBeard on July 03, 2010, 06:35:41 pm: I would never refer to a woman as CHEAP!
Of course some are 'lower maintenance' than others!
Nor do I refer to them as 'girls', 'dolls', 'chicks', 'broads', etc.
Nor do I refer to them as "Ladies" unless I know for a fact that they are LADIES>

I was taught years ago by a 'lady' boss that "All females are WOMEN, BUT not all WOMEN are LADIES!"

~~~gRAYbEARD~~~ (Damn cAPSlOCK!)
Title: Re: Lighting
Post by: ufgator on July 03, 2010, 06:41:25 pm: Billthe Diver; I didn't know they were in Tampa. I wonder if they have a retail outlet there? Might be able to save some money there.

Happy Scrolling
Bill
Title: Re: Lighting
Post by: Judy Hunter on July 03, 2010, 07:06:48 pm: Better cheap than FREE !!! :o
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Post by: dgman on July 03, 2010, 07:28:02 pm: The Ott light also comes in a stand up lamp that has a movable neck to adjust it as you need. My wife has both models in her quilting room.
Title: Re: Lighting
Post by: dunk on July 03, 2010, 08:09:36 pm: They are on sale right now .

http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/productdetail.jsp?PRODID=prd2655 (http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/productdetail.jsp?PRODID=prd2655)
Title: Re: Lighting
Post by: cherie on July 03, 2010, 09:49:44 pm: My goodness, this thread just went in all kinds of directions.
Title: Re: Lighting
Post by: dgman on July 03, 2010, 10:01:42 pm: Cherie, So what else is new?
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Post by: jon on July 04, 2010, 12:49:11 am: i also use an ott light. it is the best when painting/staining a project withought casting alot of shadows. and cheap is a good thing in my book ;D
Title: Re: Lighting
Post by: cherie on July 04, 2010, 10:46:18 am: Dan, it is the way to keep things light and fresh. This is what makes this family great.
As for the light...well I cannot afford one even the one on sale. I just make do with the one I have now.
Title: Re: Lighting
Post by: northie66 on July 04, 2010, 06:42:20 pm: I think I might be getting a freebie from my brother. I'm going to hold off until then.
Title: Re: Lighting
Post by: Russ C on July 04, 2010, 07:22:32 pm: A fluorescent lamp emits a spectrum of light similar to that of the sun. I have them any where I need to see things more naturally (Kitchen, Bath, Shop). Take a pair of black socks and navy blue socks. Under incandescent lighting you can barely see the difference. Put them under a fluorescent light, wow, big different. You can see the navy blue one. Office buildings use them for the same reasons. Go to an auto motive paint and body shop. The paint booths walls are lined with banks of fluorescent lights. Fluorescent lights and fixtures are not expensive and in the long run they are less expensive to operate. They are available in all the stores. I just read the specs on OttLite. They are a hybrid fluorescent lamp. I'll stay with my fluorescent lights for the price. 8)
Title: Re: Lighting
Post by: jon on July 06, 2010, 08:04:43 pm: fluorescent lights are cheap and yes as russ said they are widely used threwout the business world. however they are toxic to the enviroment, and if broken they are toxic to you so please be carful with them.
Title: Re: Lighting
Post by: ufgator on July 06, 2010, 08:35:59 pm: Flourescent lighting comes in many different color tempretures. They are NOT all the same. The higher the color rendering index of the lamp, the more true the colors will appear. Warm white and cool white are just 2 of the different color tones available. I'm not trying to be a smart a__, but that's why the Ott and others like them are a bit more expensive.

Happy Scrolling
Bill