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Have you....and others....noticed any buzzing or static sound thru radios/stereos with LED lights? I have one of the 4 panel fold-up jobs that screw in like a regular light bulb. Bright for sure....but harshes my mellow when I have tunes playing.....which is all the time!Snowing and raining here all day so no outside work. Led lights at Sam's club went up to $25 for awhile but they are back down to $20 now so I picked up another one today when I was there for groceries. Plan is to upgrade all the lights in my shop to these since they are brighter and use less power than the flourescent lights, T8's will be replaced first.
So now I had 3 to put up in the shop. These are 5,000 lumen bright daylight lights.
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This is what they will replace.
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Super easy to hang, just crimp on the supplied s hooks and chain.
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Dropping the old lights. At this point I brushed off the sawdust from them, lol.
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And there we have it, 3ights replaced. And I'm giving the old fixtures to the guy that bought my table saw. He has nothing in his garage and he's a little tight for money right now with inflation and all.
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I plan to replace all of the flourescent lights in the shop gradually. T8's first and then T5's. I think 10 to go and that's with adding a couple here and there. I also like the new lights because they are smaller and can also be linked together if need be even though I have plenty of outlets in my shop. And they are Honeywell, good quality. I think I'll add another one right over the table saw.
Have you....and others....noticed any buzzing or static sound thru radios/stereos with LED lights? I have one of the 4 panel fold-up jobs that screw in like a regular light bulb. Bright for sure....but harshes my mellow when I have tunes playing.....which is all the time!
I'd like to convert old fluorescents to led....but don't want the bzzzzz all the time.
Look into buying ferrite chokes (beads, cores) - cheap on Amazon. Without getting into the specifics, LEDs (specifically the power source) produce electro magnetic interference which interrupts wireless signals (radio, tv and wireless). Many people have found their garage door remote stops working when they install a LED bulb on the opener.Have you....and others....noticed any buzzing or static sound thru radios/stereos with LED lights? I have one of the 4 panel fold-up jobs that screw in like a regular light bulb. Bright for sure....but harshes my mellow when I have tunes playing.....which is all the time!
I'd like to convert old fluorescents to led....but don't want the bzzzzz all the time.
Not in electronics, just a buzzing in my head! And seems to have gotten worse since LEDs but may just be my vivid imagination!Have you....and others....noticed any buzzing or static sound thru radios/stereos with LED lights? I have one of the 4 panel fold-up jobs that screw in like a regular light bulb. Bright for sure....but harshes my mellow when I have tunes playing.....which is all the time!
I'd like to convert old fluorescents to led....but don't want the bzzzzz all the time.
Nice grain to that!Working on a small spalted hackberry bowl. Cut the trees down about 7 years ago. Pretty dry. First time to do any turning since May.
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sand forever....Nice grain to that!
And a question for all......about the openess or pores in the wood. What do you do about it? Nothing, wood filler of some kind?
I've had pieces like that but don't know how to 'fix' it.
Pores on the inside.....pores on the outside.sand forever....
You could use a few coats of sanding sealer or better yet a 50/50 mixture of resin and acetone to harden up the grain then take off a bit inside and out with a very sharp tool. Works wonders. This piece was in the same state as yours before I used the resin mixture.Nice grain to that!
And a question for all......about the openess or pores in the wood. What do you do about it? Nothing, wood filler of some kind?
I've had pieces like that but don't know how to 'fix' it.
You beat me to saying something similar.You could use a few coats of sanding sealer or better yet a 50/50 mixture of resin and acetone to harden up the grain then take off a bit inside and out with a very sharp tool. Works wonders. This piece was in the same state as yours before I used the resin mixture.
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Interesting!!!You could use a few coats of sanding sealer or better yet a 50/50 mixture of resin and acetone to harden up the grain then take off a bit inside and out with a very sharp tool. Works wonders. This piece was in the same state as yours before I used the resin mixture.
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You can use pretty much any type of resin. Just make sure you mix it according to the instructions. I buy Pourable Plastic off of Amazon since it’s less expensive than some of the others out there. After it’s mixed add enough acetone to make a 50/50 mixture. It’ll thin out the resin quite a bit to where it pours like water, that way it soaks into the grains really well. Use a disposable brush to wipe it on and keep doing that until your piece can’t soak in anymore fluid. It’s best to have a slow spinning lathe or mechanism of some sort so it dries evenly. I usually let it spin overnight to dry thoroughly. Then turn, sand and finish. :)Interesting!!!
Tell me more about this resin/acetone mix. What kind of resin....where do I get it? Once combined, is it a paste type mix that I can just smear over the bad areas? Smooth out by hand, turn, and then sand to taste?
Thanks for any help!
Thank You!!!You can use pretty much any type of resin. Just make sure you mix it according to the instructions. I buy Pourable Plastic off of Amazon since it’s less expensive than some of the others out there. After it’s mixed add enough acetone to make a 50/50 mixture. It’ll thin out the resin quite a bit to where it pours like water, that way it soaks into the grains really well. Use a disposable brush to wipe it on and keep doing that until your piece can’t soak in anymore fluid. It’s best to have a slow spinning lathe or mechanism of some sort so it dries evenly. I usually let it spin overnight to dry thoroughly. Then turn, sand and finish. :)
Also, I always make sure I’m close to the final shape before I do this. The mixture works great but only soaks in so far.