Project build article: ibuildit.ca/projects/workshop-lighting-upgrade/ LED supplies from American Green Lights: www.americangreenlights.com/ Video playlist on installing the t-bar ceiling and lights: ua-cam.com/video/em2YJZGBDzQ/v-deo.html Ways you can help support this channel: Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=865843&ty=h Project plans for sale: ibuildit.ca/plans/ More videos on my second woodworking channel: ua-cam.com/users/IBuildIt My home reno channel: ua-cam.com/users/IBuildItHome My "Scrap bin" channel: ua-cam.com/users/IBuildItScrapBin Website: ibuildit.ca/ Facebook: facebook.com/I-Build-It-258048014240900/ Instagram: instagram.com/i_build_it.ca/
Best home made light fixtures I've ever seen! The rounded ends may be tedious to make but they look fantastic. I will be using this design for lights that I need. So glad you make these vids and share your wisdom John.
Very innovative design and use of materials. Final product is slick. Someone is going to manufacture your idea and we’ll start seeing these units in big box stores. Best shop lighting video I’ve ever seen.
Wow! Looked at the before and after pics on the site with the pictures of your hands and the snow. That's incredible! I'm getting ready to swap my bulbs for LEDs, so this was helpful! THanks John!
I always appreciate your projects and Point of View. I have an open rafter shop and used 2 +" PVC...I cut in half lengthwise for aimed exposure like over the Router station with a single 4'tube in the concave portion and two tubes mounted on the convex side for general lighting on the other half.Since LEDs can be mounted vertically, I also mounted one in a cut convex piece of PVC with a large hook on the end and several feet of cord on the bottom end with six inches of handle so I can move and hang it anywhere, even over the table saw or move into the house when I need to. Thanks for the opportunity to post this.
Your timing on this is perfect for me - I'm putting in a bunch of LED lighting in my kitchen based on cheap 24" strips I found, and I was looking for an easy way to turn them into diffused lights. I won't even have to get fancy with the end caps. When I saw these lights in the other video I thought you'd bought special big $$$ fixtures - I should have known better :) John has a bandsaw blade halo in the first three minutes of the film - coincidence??
Those came out great! The round cuts u put in each end make it look much more finished. I also really like how the sit up flush. Keep up the great work sir!
Such an elegant solution, they look so professional! I went with LED battens on my latest shop, best thing I even did. The warm up time on flouros is a nightmare!
Nice video and conversion from fluorescent to LED! LEDs are great lights, they're nice and efficient, whilst being bright, not having any noticeable warm up time, and they are also long lasting, too. Furthermore, the old fluorescent lights would have been limited by the number of on/off switching cycles.
Nice job. I love the new look. As a future note or for anyone interested, if you really hate using the standard light lens plastic or find it a real flimsy pain in the butt, I use an acrylic sheet called P95 (I'm sure there are other names for it) in a lot of the sets that I design where we build integral lighting (especially in space ships). It has a nice diffusion, no colour change and the texture is pebbled rather than the typical diamond texture that you see in the big box lenses.
Amazing use of resources and you even get passive reflection as an added benefit. Those new lights does look super nice and the rounded ends...well I think it works quite well :)
I always enjoy your videos and am always amazed at how you can take something like a metal stud and turn it into a light. Wish I had a couple of your brain cells.
I watched one of your videos the other day. The first thing I noticed was the new lighting and especially the radiused ends of the lighting. I searched three of your YT channels looking for the upgrade video to get the details. Needless to say, and as you very well know, I never found any upgrade video. Now I know why...🤪 Lighting looks amazing! #KeepTheChipsFlying!
That is a great Idea. When I built my shop I put drywall on the ceiling and so far haven't gotten back to taping the joints. I may just cover up the seams with metal studs with LED's in them.
great adaptation of things available, i.e. steel studs for long electrical box, unique light bezels cut from 2'x4' sheets, end caps formed from aluminum flashing. Very cool...those rounded end cap features.
i would like to know how the new lighting works out compared to the tube lights that you have in already, as in how much light they produce compared to the tube lights
I don't normally read the accompanying article, but excellent production all around. Great tip about cutting diffuser short due to expansion; I'm surprised the LED's put out enough heat to do that.
American Greenlights is really spending those marketing dollars and us viewers get even better color for video! I’ll have to check them out as everyone seems to like them.
Brilliant job, John. I'm glad someone is finally shedding some light on this sometimes dark subject. Your videos always brighten my day and your advice in these matters is very illuminating. Being made from those thin studs and aluminum, I bet those fixtures are pretty.......you know........light. I'm sorry.
Outstanding build project, John. The use of the metal stud as a fixture is a brilliant example of "aisleway engineering." Go to the store, walk the aisles until you find what will work.
Me too! It's funny because for years I'd go looking for "something" and if someone who worked at the store would actually try to help they'd say "well, what are trying to do?" And they would never understand and they'd just think you had no idea what you were doing.
ive got some 3ft led lights in mine I need to get more but works for now I have them over my table saw & outfeed-assembly table. I only have the 2 plus some regular bulb lights for now .HD only had the 2 in stock when I went
I'm a fairly new subscriber, John, and enjoy all your builds....but love this idea...terrific! If you come out to the middle of California, feel free to add Death Star lighting to my shop, ha!!
All the various reviews on LED shop lighting products (Amazon, of coarse) indicate lots of disappointment with many of those LED lights. So get to know the various types. There is Type A, Type B single end and double end, and Type C. Type C uses an external driver to control amperage\voltage. These drivers and the LEDs designed for them are what makes for truly long-lived and reliable LED light installations. John's innovative fixture idea along with what appears to be LED strips and drivers ensures a trouble-free installation. Well done John and thanks for sharing. Be sure to visit the link above. John does a good job of demonstrating how much more natural his LED lighting is compared to fluorescent lighting.
Great solution John. Can you provide the part numbers for the lights and the power supplies that you used? I read your article hoping to see a complete parts list and you didn't include it. I need to retrofit all of my lights in my garage/shop and this will really help. Thanks!
Project build article:
ibuildit.ca/projects/workshop-lighting-upgrade/
LED supplies from American Green Lights:
www.americangreenlights.com/
Video playlist on installing the t-bar ceiling and lights:
ua-cam.com/video/em2YJZGBDzQ/v-deo.html
Ways you can help support this channel:
Patreon:
www.patreon.com/user?u=865843&ty=h
Project plans for sale: ibuildit.ca/plans/
More videos on my second woodworking channel:
ua-cam.com/users/IBuildIt
My home reno channel:
ua-cam.com/users/IBuildItHome
My "Scrap bin" channel:
ua-cam.com/users/IBuildItScrapBin
Website: ibuildit.ca/
Facebook: facebook.com/I-Build-It-258048014240900/
Instagram: instagram.com/i_build_it.ca/
John Heisz - I Build It Another great video. Love the death star light look!
Great design on those fixtures... Using common materials so it's cheap and easy
Best home made light fixtures I've ever seen! The rounded ends may be tedious to make but they look fantastic. I will be using this design for lights that I need. So glad you make these vids and share your wisdom John.
Garry Stern I was really wondering how the round ends had been cut. Finally got to see!
Nice job sir! The extra time on the details give it that finished look. Excellent.
Thanks John you have given me a great suggestion for replacing my old florescent light fixtures in my garage/workshop!
Very innovative design and use of materials. Final product is slick. Someone is going to manufacture your idea and we’ll start seeing these units in big box stores. Best shop lighting video I’ve ever seen.
Wow! Looked at the before and after pics on the site with the pictures of your hands and the snow. That's incredible! I'm getting ready to swap my bulbs for LEDs, so this was helpful! THanks John!
Very clever solution with the studs John. The rounded cutout for the end caps also looks really nice. Thank you for the video!
I always appreciate your projects and Point of View. I have an open rafter shop and used 2 +" PVC...I cut in half lengthwise for aimed exposure like over the Router station with a single 4'tube in the concave portion and two tubes mounted on the convex side for general lighting on the other half.Since LEDs can be mounted vertically, I also mounted one in a cut convex piece of PVC with a large hook on the end and several feet of cord on the bottom end with six inches of handle so I can move and hang it anywhere, even over the table saw or move into the house when I need to. Thanks for the opportunity to post this.
The lights look really good in your shop. I like the addition of the curve end cap. Smart choice.
I like the fact that you don’t only fit the LED’s but you modify the housings also. Sweet look John.
Your timing on this is perfect for me - I'm putting in a bunch of LED lighting in my kitchen based on cheap 24" strips I found, and I was looking for an easy way to turn them into diffused lights. I won't even have to get fancy with the end caps.
When I saw these lights in the other video I thought you'd bought special big $$$ fixtures - I should have known better :)
John has a bandsaw blade halo in the first three minutes of the film - coincidence??
The death star feature was worth the effort...
especially since I didnt need to do it!
But you want to do it! Do it! Do it now!!
:)
I would never have thought of using those metal studs as fixture casings. Bravo.
Those came out great! The round cuts u put in each end make it look much more finished. I also really like how the sit up flush. Keep up the great work sir!
Very clever to use the steel studs for light chassis, and fit them into the T-bar system. I read your article, lots of good information there.
Great Job John.... This is a great idea....I think I may have to try YOUR idea...You "The Man"
Great outside the box idea to install LED lights. I am very interested in trying this out for myself. You always make me think.
Such an elegant solution, they look so professional! I went with LED battens on my latest shop, best thing I even did. The warm up time on flouros is a nightmare!
Lighting is very important for a youtuber, but I find lighting is an often overlooked area in many shops.
Love those LEDs. That look great. Well done.
Damn, you are really good at coming up with these simple solutions. Those home made fixtures looks really professional.
That's one of my favorite things about John's work!
Those really make a big difference. Looks nice and clean.
Shop lighting upgrade, good. Shop lighting with LED's great. Making your shop look like the Death Star.. Priceless.
This is a really nice professional look, John. I am so pilfering this idea for my shop. Thanks. Great work.
They look fantastic, uniformed light throughout.
Awesome job on such an easy diy design.
Well done, mate👍
I like the rounded end caps, really gives it a nice clean look. Definitely more death star like too, very cool!
LED lights are awesome. I know you will enjoy them in your shop.
John, those lights are incredible.
Almost looks like a 7 segment display. Came out awesome! Lots of work!
Nice video and conversion from fluorescent to LED! LEDs are great lights, they're nice and efficient, whilst being bright, not having any noticeable warm up time, and they are also long lasting, too. Furthermore, the old fluorescent lights would have been limited by the number of on/off switching cycles.
Nice job. I love the new look.
As a future note or for anyone interested, if you really hate using the standard light lens plastic or find it a real flimsy pain in the butt, I use an acrylic sheet called P95 (I'm sure there are other names for it) in a lot of the sets that I design where we build integral lighting (especially in space ships). It has a nice diffusion, no colour change and the texture is pebbled rather than the typical diamond texture that you see in the big box lenses.
some quick googling - looks nice, but at triple the price, gotta decide if it's in the budget
Oh for sure. But it looks nice on camera. :) We used it on The Expanse and I know that it is heavily used on the new Star Trek series.
What a smart design, and so satisfying to know you made them yourself!
Amazing use of resources and you even get passive reflection as an added benefit. Those new lights does look super nice and the rounded ends...well I think it works quite well :)
I always enjoy your videos and am always amazed at how you can take something like a metal stud and turn it into a light. Wish I had a couple of your brain cells.
This sealed the deal for me. I am in desperate need for new lighting in my workshop. Great job John!
Bonnie Barber mention this video and you will get 10%of the website price and free shipping.
Nicely done! Looks seamless and professional
I watched one of your videos the other day. The first thing I noticed was the new lighting and especially the radiused ends of the lighting. I searched three of your YT channels looking for the upgrade video to get the details. Needless to say, and as you very well know, I never found any upgrade video. Now I know why...🤪 Lighting looks amazing! #KeepTheChipsFlying!
Very cool looking installation. Your custom touches make it look really nice!
That is a great Idea. When I built my shop I put drywall on the ceiling and so far haven't gotten back to taping the joints. I may just cover up the seams with metal studs with LED's in them.
The round end cap give an awesome look!
Now that's what I call a Bright Idea! Nice work John........... :)
Looks great, nicely done Mr. Crafty. Thanks for the videos.
Love the rounded endcaps! Looks like a commercial product, well done!
Wow - your build is fabulous. But, even better is the doc on your website.
Really cool idea using the Steel Studs as a light box.
So nice to have good lighting in the shop and this is a very good solution also for my shop 👍
great adaptation of things available, i.e. steel studs for long electrical box, unique light bezels cut from 2'x4' sheets, end caps formed from aluminum flashing. Very cool...those rounded end cap features.
For such a simple set of materials it's a lovely look. I really like the curved ends.
John, you laughing at yourself kills me. As always I really enjoy and learn something new watching your channels. Thanks for sharing
This lamp looks very good. Great job
i really like your way of thinking outside of the box. the lights look simple and non intrusive unlike the fluorescent light fixtures.
i would like to know how the new lighting works out compared to the tube lights that you have in already, as in how much light they produce compared to the tube lights
See the build article where there are pictures comparing the two.
Beautiful, creative, brilliant! Nice job John!
Thanks and thanks for sending them out!
They look really clean, nicely done.
What a great idea, and if you don't have a dropped ceiling you can still make them 8 feet long with 2 lights inside and hang them by chain.
great idea,as usual. And not breaking the bank.Looks really good
You are the man, John. Very nice pattern there.
When I saw them on instagram I thought you brought them ready-made the extra effort for the curve was worth it. ☺
Thanks for sharing John. You did a great job and it was very informative.
Wow, so futuristic. Nice job. Well have this in mind for future project thanks.
Very clever John. Nice job indeed!
You, sir, are a rock star.
Smartest steel stud/door guy I've never met, John!
Nicely done!
Genius!!! Another awesome idea shared. Thanks, John!
The force was with you Luke!
Cool design, nice clean installation
I don't normally read the accompanying article, but excellent production all around. Great tip about cutting diffuser short due to expansion; I'm surprised the LED's put out enough heat to do that.
Great project, very practical. Thanks
Great design,fantastic
Interesting & Cool idea John. Great lighting effects and finished work looks like factory produced components. Thumbs up man! ~ Phil :-)
American Greenlights is really spending those marketing dollars and us viewers get even better color for video! I’ll have to check them out as everyone seems to like them.
Brilliant job, John. I'm glad someone is finally shedding some light on this sometimes dark subject. Your videos always brighten my day and your advice in these matters is very illuminating. Being made from those thin studs and aluminum, I bet those fixtures are pretty.......you know........light.
I'm sorry.
booo... *golf clap*... booo...
😒😒😒😒
Brilliant.... Literally and figuratively
Good job, Darth John! ;-) That is some really nice lighting. I love the curved ends. Pain in the neck to do, but so satisfying afterwards!
Brilliant. Very illuminating video
WOW, what a nice look!
Those are awesome John! 👍👊
Looks Great John
Outstanding build project, John. The use of the metal stud as a fixture is a brilliant example of "aisleway engineering." Go to the store, walk the aisles until you find what will work.
Hah! I do that all the time but I've never heard it called that. :)
Me too! It's funny because for years I'd go looking for "something" and if someone who worked at the store would actually try to help they'd say "well, what are trying to do?" And they would never understand and they'd just think you had no idea what you were doing.
Woo Hoo looking good John !!!
That laugh was, I knew that was gonna happen, but I did it anyway. Lol! Love the new lighting.
John, you are amazing brother. :)
Looks GREAT!
Great idea John
Excellent information and great idea!
Good job John.
you are very creative. I really like your style. tj
John, I like the semicircle look.
Awesome idea and very well executed!
Thanks, Steve :)
ive got some 3ft led lights in mine I need to get more but works for now I have them over my table saw & outfeed-assembly table. I only have the 2 plus some regular bulb lights for now .HD only had the 2 in stock when I went
thanks john, awesome tips.
great job, I truely enjoy your vids...thanks!
I'm a fairly new subscriber, John, and enjoy all your builds....but love this idea...terrific! If you come out to the middle of California, feel free to add Death Star lighting to my shop, ha!!
It seems like a lot of work to round those end caps but I have to say it makes it look much better. Good call.
Very good ideas and a very good Job.
All the various reviews on LED shop lighting products (Amazon, of coarse) indicate lots of disappointment with many of those LED lights. So get to know the various types.
There is Type A, Type B single end and double end, and Type C. Type C uses an external driver to control amperage\voltage. These drivers and the LEDs designed for them are what makes for truly long-lived and reliable LED light installations. John's innovative fixture idea along with what appears to be LED strips and drivers ensures a trouble-free installation. Well done John and thanks for sharing. Be sure to visit the link above. John does a good job of demonstrating how much more natural his LED lighting is compared to fluorescent lighting.
Wow! That’s impressive.
I like the rounded end caps.
Sometimes you come up with some amazing ideas. OK maybe a little more often than "sometimes".
Great solution John. Can you provide the part numbers for the lights and the power supplies that you used? I read your article hoping to see a complete parts list and you didn't include it. I need to retrofit all of my lights in my garage/shop and this will really help. Thanks!