Any lighting experts here? I need advice.

[slowmotion]

may i recommend this for your bookshelf in your new lair

If it's available in a hand-transcribed version, I might consider it for the library. Printed editions need not apply.

 

[Kestevan]

If it was a "proper" lair for the purposes of world domination, surely there would be ample illumination from the rear lava wall, or the laser beam equipped sharks.....

I suspect you are an imposter

 

[Crackle]

I would say, don't put the lights above the desk but behind you to avoid glare, otherwise you may accidentally press destruct when you meant to press cyclechat. I commonly put my bookshelf lights on but not my desk light as that just creates glare but the lights behind are OK.

 

[Markymark]

If it was a "proper" lair for the purposes of world domination, surely there would be ample illumination from the rear lava wall, or the laser beam equipped sharks.....

I suspect you are an imposter

Not only that, a henchman would do it.

 

[Aperitif]

Originals (1227) are available for £135.

I only read the OP, sorry guv. LED the man said, and LED he got. I have an original original, cream Twelve-twentyseven, complete with the battle scars of the previous owner...another world-dominator wannabe. "All the angle, and none of the poise" (sounds like me...or an advert for the Clevers in P&L )

Bloody slowmotion bloke is at it once again. Antagonising the café with cerebral matters! First, he goes in search of a good screw
driver - knows the drill, and now he's asking for some light relief. "Just watch it, mate! The next time I see you stumbling from an off licence in Town, I'll ask you for a quid and snatch your beer!"

 

[roadrash]

i have a mental image of @slowmotion , something like this

( by the way , i know nothing about lighting)

 

[Kestevan]

I reckon that I get one TMN.

Anything to keep the peasants from revolting.....

 

[slowmotion]

If it was a "proper" lair for the purposes of world domination, surely there would be ample illumination from the rear lava wall, or the laser beam equipped sharks.....

I suspect you are an imposter

Look Pal, I'm talking world domination. I'm not some loser wannabe FFS! My finger is trembling over the button that will consign you to a terrible fate in my shark pool.

 

[Beebo]

i have a mental image of @slowmotion , something like this

( by the way , i know nothing about lighting)

Here is a picture of slomo and adrian on their recent london to brighton rally. You can decide which one is which.

 

[slowmotion]

i have a mental image of @slowmotion , something like this

( by the way , i know nothing about lighting)

Apart from the left eye, it's almost uncanny!

 

[slowmotion]

Your posts have been faintly illuminating. Thank you for all your advice, and the fun. I think I'll stick a couple of spots about 500mm out from the wall. Ho Hum...World Domination calls, alas, and I must away...

 

[ufkacbln]

I'm fixing up a small room/ nerve centre for world domination.

Excellent advice from Peter Anspach's Evil Overlord site

Here are the first 10:

1. My Legions of Terror will have helmets with clear plexiglass visors, not face-concealing ones.
   
   
   
2. My ventilation ducts will be too small to crawl through.
   
   
   
3. My noble half-brother whose throne I usurped will be killed, not kept anonymously imprisoned in a forgotten cell of my dungeon.
   
   
   
4. Shooting is not too good for my enemies.
   
   
   
5. The artifact which is the source of my power will not be kept on the Mountain of Despair beyond the River of Fire guarded by the Dragons of Eternity. It will be in my safe-deposit box. The same applies to the object which is my one weakness.
   
   
   
6. I will not gloat over my enemies' predicament before killing them.
   
   
   
7. When I've captured my adversary and he says, "Look, before you kill me, will you at least tell me what this is all about?" I'll say, "No." and shoot him. No, on second thought I'll shoot him then say "No."
   
   
   
8. After I kidnap the beautiful princess, we will be married immediately in a quiet civil ceremony, not a lavish spectacle in three weeks' time during which the final phase of my plan will be carried out.
   
   
   
9. I will not include a self-destruct mechanism unless absolutely necessary. If it is necessary, it will not be a large red button labelled "Danger: Do Not Push". The big red button marked "Do Not Push" will instead trigger a spray of bullets on anyone stupid enough to disregard it. Similarly, the ON/OFF switch will not clearly be labelled as such.
   
   
   
10. I will not interrogate my enemies in the inner sanctum -- a small hotel well outside my borders will work just as well.

 

[chriswoody]

I'm hardly a lighting expert, but I've just installed LED spots into my ceiling in the Attic I've been converting. They are made by a German company called Paulmann and are really bright and high quality. Each spot is 430 Lumen and the satin finished ones, which I have, have a beam spread of 160 degrees. You can buy them individually or in a pack of three. They are a little pricey, but if thay last as long as claimed then they may be worth it.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Premium-Rou...&qid=1447590289&sr=1-7&keywords=paulmann+coin

http://www.paulmann.com/fileadmin/u...n/504000391_Paulmann_DE_EBL_Coins_105x210.pdf

 

[mybike]

[QUOTE 4006628, member: 9609"]I got this out of a skip, think its a downlighter out of an office or shop, mounted on a bit of wood and positionable with ropes from the ceiling, it makes the most wonderful adjustable worklamp

[/QUOTE]

You probably need to add a few pulleys, cleats and winches.

 

[slowmotion]

[QUOTE 4006628, member: 9609"]I got this out of a skip, think its a downlighter out of an office or shop, mounted on a bit of wood and positionable with ropes from the ceiling, it makes the most wonderful adjustable worklamp

[/QUOTE]
That's a mighty fine workshop. If I had the space, I would use it as a blueprint. Alas, I'll just have to settle for world domination.