lights

[allyb]

guna have 2 get some lights for winter any ideas on the best ones?

 

[bubbles65]

halogens for empty houses - if only for the heat!

 

[robrado974]

As bubbles said , i have a plasterers light as well . Spose the only prob with halogens is if you get water on em ,but yea you get good light from em .

 

[beddy]

500w halogen all the way. These "plasterers lights" are wank. You want a whole room lit up, not just 1 wall.

 

[bodplasterer]

I prefer to plaster in the dark

 

[bubbles65]

And stand them in the window to replicate natural daylight :RpS_thumbup:

 

[allyb]

some spread once told me you shoudnt use haligens cz they cast shadows on ur wall neva did believe anyfin he sed tho he wer full of s**t

 

[bodplasterer]

Halogenes are banned on most sites, but they are good lights only trouble with em the bulbs are forever going on em.

 

[essexandy]

some spread once told me you shoudnt use haligens cz they cast shadows on ur wall neva did believe anyfin he sed tho he wer full of s**t

I personally think the opposite is the problem with halogens. In natural light it's the little shadows that show up where there any little marks or misses, but with a halogen they're just so blindingly bright that you really have to concentrate harder. I always point my halogens at either the floor/ceiling or both so I'm using bounced light just as in photography.

 

[bodplasterer]

I love winter going to work in the dark, working in a dark basement all day, then going home in the dark not seeing day light all day, great if you are a vampire i suppose.

 

[bubbles65]

You could always be a miner bod

 

[beddy]

Same as andy, point it up to the ceiling. Great for warming up ginsters pasties. Take about half an hour. But they're worth it. Bod toolstation do those bulbs for 50p - &1 now.

 

[essexandy]

You could always be a miner bod

Spunky would probably "do" a minor:-0

 

[spunky]

It's one of those things we have to do before we die innit

 

[firstchoiceplasterers]

new to this site lads . I use these double hallogen lights. bulbs seem to last quite well. always handy to have some candles handy just incase

 

[kINGPIN]

The defender lights are on sale at screwfix right now if thats of any use. I bought one the other day and it definatly chucks out some good light. The plasterers striplights like beddy says are pants, mines going on ebay as soon as possible. You can have it for half what I paid if you like, I'd feel bad selling it for anything more.

 

[spunky]

Plasterers and halogens don't mix

 

[TonyM]

I use the Thorsman Goliaths with the 110 sockets on the back. Not cheap but they give good light and rarely blow a tube.

 

[kebab king]

i use Hallogens and change the bulbs for 300`s, they still give good light and last for ages.

 

[NPS]

i use the van if it looks like its gonna start getting dark! ill be f****d if im working at that time of day !!! club starts shouting me at 2.15pm

 

[bubbles65]

i use Hallogens and change the bulbs for 300`s, they still give good light and last for ages.

300's and 150's are good :RpS_thumbup: