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Vnsmkr

Vnsmkr

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Aeroknow said:
Dude.
So i know this is not a par meter, but i've been using this piece of shit fc/lumens meter for a very long time. It's what I use to see when bulbs are fading or caps, or to see what kinda footprint a new hood style is doing.
This is a brand new 600w mh conversion bulb and fairly new ballast in a momma tent. I measure to where the meter is just pegged at max.
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Here's where these bad-ass mother fucking fixtures register the same brightness:
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OMFG :o

Pretty much right where I like to see a brand new eye horti 1k SE. Maybe even a little better;-)

The 2 of them light up a 4x8 area beautifully.
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Looks pretty awesome @Aeroknow
 
Aeroknow

Aeroknow

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Gary Goodson said:
Good shit homie. I just sat there for a while staring at the last pic all weird like a perv creeping out on a chick.

Do they create a lot of heat? I have 3 exhaust fans in my 6.5 X 6.5 tent. 1 for each row of lights and one to exhaust the whole tent.
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Ambient temps are 78 degrees and the canopy is at 80-81 degrees
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I would say they make just as much heat as you would expect 1260w's of bare bulbs to make. I'm in there finishing up all the work below, and can hardly believe it myself bro.

The heat test with the back of the hand is just about exactly what a 600w hps should feel like.

They do make air-cooled lec fixtures too;-)
 
Bob Zmuda

Bob Zmuda

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Aeroknow said:
Dude.
So i know this is not a par meter, but i've been using this piece of shit fc/lumens meter for a very long time. It's what I use to see when bulbs are fading or caps, or to see what kinda footprint a new hood style is doing.
This is a brand new 600w mh conversion bulb and fairly new ballast in a momma tent. I measure to where the meter is just pegged at max.
View attachment 3815721
Here's where these bad-ass mother fucking fixtures register the same brightness:
View attachment 3815722
OMFG :o

Pretty much right where I like to see a brand new eye horti 1k SE. Maybe even a little better;-)

The 2 of them light up a 4x8 area beautifully.
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ANNNNNNND SOLD.

Thanks my bro. Always trust your opinions. Going through with my plan to get 4. :D
 
srh88

srh88

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Aeroknow said:
I would say they make just as much heat as you would expect 1260w's of bare bulbs to make. I'm in there finishing up all the work below, and can hardly believe it myself bro.

The heat test with the back of the hand is just about exactly what a 600w hps should feel like.

They do make air-cooled lec fixtures too;-)
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got a link with a good price?
 
tangerinegreen555

tangerinegreen555

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So this old chair was in my basement for like decades. The wife and one of my daughters are always buying shit at estate sales and flea markets.

So I didn't strip it, just wiped with mineral spirits to get a few old paint drops from somewhere off it and cleaned it up, then touched up in spots with stain, then fast drying polyurethane double coat. Definitely looks antique.
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It's got 7 steel reinforcement rods in it up the back and along the support rungs.
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And some unusual stamps under the seat
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I Googled USMD and got a bunch of hospitals in Texas, but my gut feeling is it means something else. The 3/9/44 date is there with the furniture company and the USVA means veterans administration maybe?
Ideas of origin? I'm all ears.
 
Big_Lou

Big_Lou

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tangerinegreen555 said:
So this old chair was in my basement for like decades. The wife and one of my daughters are always buying shit at estate sales and flea markets.

So I didn't strip it, just wiped with mineral spirits to get a few old paint drops from somewhere off it and cleaned it up, then touched up in spots with stain, then fast drying polyurethane double coat. Definitely looks antique.
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It's got 7 steel reinforcement rods in it up the back and along the support rungs.
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And some unusual stamps under the seat
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I Googled USMD and got a bunch of hospitals in Texas, but my gut feeling is it means something else. The 3/9/44 date is there with the furniture company and the USVA means veterans administration maybe?
Ideas of origin? I'm all ears.
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Beautiful chair, man. Look at this old timer, straight out of a train station in (I believe) Tennessee. Layers of old stain/patina, but I kind of prefer it this way. Massive and built like a tank, as well....

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On brass tag: "Property of 4506 The Mason Dixon Lines INC."
 
Singlemalt

Singlemalt

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tangerinegreen555 said:
So this old chair was in my basement for like decades. The wife and one of my daughters are always buying shit at estate sales and flea markets.

So I didn't strip it, just wiped with mineral spirits to get a few old paint drops from somewhere off it and cleaned it up, then touched up in spots with stain, then fast drying polyurethane double coat. Definitely looks antique.
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It's got 7 steel reinforcement rods in it up the back and along the support rungs.
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And some unusual stamps under the seat
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I Googled USMD and got a bunch of hospitals in Texas, but my gut feeling is it means something else. The 3/9/44 date is there with the furniture company and the USVA means veterans administration maybe?
Ideas of origin? I'm all ears.
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USMD =US Medical Dept, a sub division of the war dept back then. The chair was very likely a contract job for the war effort, and then surplused to the VA after the war. When I googles USMD is came across a shitload of French websites which I suspect were antiques businesses. They had a ton of stuff with USMD: blankets, cafeteria tableware, etc. We left boatloads of stuff in Europe after the war

Edit: Heywood-Wakefield was a furniture company that started in 1897
 
Gary Goodson

Gary Goodson

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I spatchcocked a chicken and I'm currently smoking it on my Weber. I'm probably going to have corn on the cob and some form of taters with it. But yea, spatchcock. it's a funny name.
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Makes me think "snatch cock" and that makes me think of some dude going around snatching people's cocks off.


Sounds like an evening of fun to me!
 
Indacouch

Indacouch

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Had a rough few days myself .....15 year old nephew was having headaches and doctors found several brain tumors .....he's a great kid just started driving IB student just always healthy .....he went through a serious surgery and is recovering ...his memory has been affected and they had to leave a tumor in because it's wrapped up so bad he would be blind if they removed it ......lots of time at sanfrancisco children's hospital ..any thoughts and or prayers much appreciated .....very sad time like I said he's a great little boy and there thinking possibly another surgery or chemo/radiation .......
 
Gary Goodson

Gary Goodson

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Indacouch said:
Had a rough few days myself .....15 year old nephew was having headaches and doctors found several brain tumors .....he's a great kid just started driving IB student just always healthy .....he went through a serious surgery and is recovering ...his memory has been affected and they had to leave a tumor in because it's wrapped up so bad he would be blind if they removed it ......lots of time at sanfrancisco children's hospital ..any thoughts and or prayers much appreciated .....very sad time like I said he's a great little boy and there thinking possibly another surgery or chemo/radiation .......
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Damn I'm really sorry to hear that man. Thoughts going out for the young guy.
 
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cannabineer

cannabineer

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Gary Goodson said:
I spatchcocked a chicken and I'm currently smoking it on my Weber. I'm probably going to have corn on the cob and some form of taters with it. But yea, spatchcock. it's a funny name.
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Makes me think "snatch cock" and that makes me think of some dude going around snatching people's cocks off.


Sounds like an evening of fun to me!
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There is something vaguely "70s porn spread" about it ...

"Battle" indeed

 
cannabineer

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
Indacouch said:
Had a rough few days myself .....15 year old nephew was having headaches and doctors found several brain tumors .....he's a great kid just started driving IB student just always healthy .....he went through a serious surgery and is recovering ...his memory has been affected and they had to leave a tumor in because it's wrapped up so bad he would be blind if they removed it ......lots of time at sanfrancisco children's hospital ..any thoughts and or prayers much appreciated .....very sad time like I said he's a great little boy and there thinking possibly another surgery or chemo/radiation .......
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That has to be really rough on you, Indacouch. So sorry to hear it.
 
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