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updated fri 6 jan 06

 

Rick Bonomo on tue 3 jan 06


Questions for the design gurus:

I'm in the process of renovating my studio space
I've had a 150 watt flood directly above the center of the wheel, and =
will be placing a number of small halogen lights around the room.
Any thoughts on the best way to light the wheel for throwing ?

I'll also be repouring the concrete floor and installing a hot water =
radiant heat circuit from my existing oil/hot water system........ any =
experience with this type of heat in a pottery studio? My painter said =
he stored some paint cans on a floor heated this way and all the paint =
dried up !

a few images of the renovation here:
http://www.ricks-bricks.com/recent.htm

Rick Bonomo
agita@shol.com

steve graber on wed 4 jan 06


unless you live in cold country & need that 150 watts to keep you warm, i'd light the studio with several twister flourecent bulbs. they don't cast shadows & provide similar light & true color for 22 watts instead of your 150 watts. they have a better color then the classic shop lights too. you're spending $0.50 a day on those flood lights. ~ and i assume you use more then one? go crazy with tons of twister bulbs and use less electric juice.

radiant heat works great. i grew up in a house with baseboard water heating. very warm. ~ and the only way paint cans can dry out is if the lids are not fully sealed or left for several years.

see ya

steve



Rick Bonomo wrote: Questions for the design gurus:

I'm in the process of renovating my studio space
I've had a 150 watt flood directly above the center of the wheel, and will be placing a number of small halogen lights around the room.
Any thoughts on the best way to light the wheel for throwing ?

I'll also be repouring the concrete floor and installing a hot water radiant heat circuit from my existing oil/hot water system........ any experience with this type of heat in a pottery studio? My painter said he stored some paint cans on a floor heated this way and all the paint dried up !

a few images of the renovation here:
http://www.ricks-bricks.com/recent.htm

Rick Bonomo
agita@shol.com

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Snail Scott on wed 4 jan 06


At 05:09 PM 1/3/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>I'm in the process of renovating my studio space
>...150 watt flood directly above the center of the wheel...


I wouldn't do that - it'll just make awkward
shadows. Lights mounted above and a bit to each
side and either diffused or aimed at an angle
will give you more useful light.

As for radiant heat, it can be really nice.
It doesn't make things dry out faster than
any other heat source, and it eliminates drafts
associated with forced-air or convection heaters.
It does take time to change temperatures, which
can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending...

-Snail

Donald G. Goldsobel on wed 4 jan 06


I have a setup that gives great light. Overhead florescent tubes and an
incandescant work light (60 or 75 watt) slightly above and to the side. I
use a mirror and I get different perspedctive and lighting using the direct
and mirrored images. It is especially useful during trimming. The work light
is clamped and is moveable.

Donald

Ron Roy on thu 5 jan 06


Hi Rick,

I have in floor heating in my studio - excellent - no draughts.

I have not noticed my glazes drying out any faster but if they did I would
get them off the floor - which I usually do anyway - on dollies.

I also agree with others about the lights - off to the sides is better.

RR



>I'm in the process of renovating my studio space
>I've had a 150 watt flood directly above the center of the wheel, and will
>be placing a number of small halogen lights around the room.
>Any thoughts on the best way to light the wheel for throwing ?
>
>I'll also be repouring the concrete floor and installing a hot water
>radiant heat circuit from my existing oil/hot water system........ any
>experience with this type of heat in a pottery studio? My painter said he
>stored some paint cans on a floor heated this way and all the paint dried
>up !
>
>a few images of the renovation here:
>http://www.ricks-bricks.com/recent.htm
>
>Rick Bonomo
>agita@shol.com

Ron Roy
RR#4
15084 Little Lake Road
Brighton, Ontario
Canada
K0K 1H0
Phone: 613-475-9544
Fax: 613-475-3513