When I started labouring on site in the early eighties spread I worked with used a candle if the bathroom had no windows, if he didn't have a candle he'd light an empty bag up to trowel!
1880's ?
When I started labouring on site in the early eighties spread I worked with used a candle if the bathroom had no windows, if he didn't have a candle he'd light an empty bag up to trowel!
My old man has told me about his first governor working by the light of burning Sirapite bags. It's quite a recent thing spreads being expected to supply their own lights.When I started labouring on site in the early eighties spread I worked with used a candle if the bathroom had no windows, if he didn't have a candle he'd light an empty bag up to trowel!
I've got three of these now and will be buying more. Really good lights.Eaurber do a 40 watt rechargeable work light in screw fix 54 pounds it’s not 360 but it’s a fantastic light I was so impressed I bought two of them I’ve had Aalto of rechargeable lights over the years and this is by far the best
Big time how do you know I like my snooker?
I see m8 I think the class of 92 slowly coming to a end but Higgins and ronnie showed the new kids on the block how to play snooker. But Higgins was worn out against the young yan!Weve spoke about it on here in the past
Got to say the old lads have had a good career but I think ronnie Higgins got at least nother 5years at the top!I see m8 I think the class of 92 slowly coming to a end but Higgins and ronnie showed the new kids on the block how to play snooker. But Higgins was worn out against the young yan!
In the 1950s nobody had a van very few had a car so most went to work on a bus, so you only took basic tools and the contractor you were working for would take wheelbarrow/water butt etc to siteMy old man has told me about his first governor working by the light of burning Sirapite bags. It's quite a recent thing spreads being expected to supply their own lights.
Yes I didn't have to work all day Christmas day☺Wow. I bet he gave you a really generous Christmas bonus...
But there mobile phones were massive so didn't have room on the horse & cart for a lightEven the ancient Egyptians had batteries!
Sometimes it feels like it1880's ?
My old man didn't have a van until the late seventies. Everything went in the boot of the family car, apart his screeding rules that were put on a roof rack. Sunday afternoons/evenings I would help load up ready for him to go to work Monday morning.In the 1950s nobody had a van very few had a car so most went to work on a bus, so you only took basic tools and the contractor you were working for would take wheelbarrow/water butt etc to site
My old man didn't have a van until the late seventies.
I threw a couple of those tripods away not long ago. I'd have sent them free if I'd known.Bit embarrassing - I should've used the right search term on eBay. I was just getting results for camera tripods. Went back and typed in 'site tripod', and voila - exactly what I was looking for, for 15 quid!
I threw a couple of those tripods away not long ago. I'd have sent them free if I'd known.
The 360° Choen light is available again, for anyone who may be interested. It's a nice light with decent throw.
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Quite pricey
No not at all, I just didn't need them.Not that I'm expecting miracles for 15 quid, but are they really bad?
I did one job back in the day with florescent tubes wired up as lamps. They were brilliant, until I hit one with the corner of the trowel, hell of a bang, glass shot out across the whole room. Stick to rechargeable lamps.
Yeah, LEDs have made things so much nicer to work with.
The other bad thing about flourescent tubes is they have mercury in them.
Anyone know a decent whole-room 360-degree worklight?
Not instead of spotlamps, but just for general purpose work area illumination.
This is for domestic work, so Defender is no good for me, as most of their gear is 110v.
Don't want a fragile flourescent tube - only LED.
Don't care if it's rechargeable or not.
Not looking to spend a fortune (DeWalt DCL074-XJ is too expensive), but will consider going to £100-150 if the performance is there. Looking for something compact, and the brighter the better.
Saw this:
www.screwfix.com/p/stanley-sxls31324es-led-plasterers-worklight-40w-240v/671fv
which seems OK but a bit easy to topple.
Stanley were doing more compact LED lamps, but now discontinued:
www.sitebox.ltd.uk/stanley-led-professional-area-light-8400-lumens-240v110v-ostnly_SXLS31324E
Been looking at this
Scangrip Area Light Mains 240V 4000 lumen
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Any of you have any experience / recommendations, please?
Cheers.
No that’s why the old timers think there so good hahaStrewth, did they not have batteries in the 1980s?
Dewalt DCL074