Pool Table Light Size?
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Sounds like your cutting it close. With bright bulbs maybe but id go with something longer. Like 6 ft Bright bulbs can be hell on the eyes after a while. Of course the 8 will work too but id go with at least 6ft
I have 4 - 96" fluorescent bulbs over my 9' table and it is a dream. I just dont see how you can go wrong with more light. I say the brighter the better!
They make several styles nowadays to be able to avoid that. I have some "soft white" ones in my kitchen & it's similar to sunlight. I use a 3 shade fixture over a 9'er & have seen how someone used larger wattage on the ends which I think I'll try out. Now it's a little shadowy in one corner. I think the heoght of it may be more important depending what's used.
I bought 40 watt ballests and four 4' daylight quality bulbs per lamp to create an 8 foot light for my 9' Gold Crown. Costs about $100.00 with stuff from Home Depot or from Lowe's. I then used two 2X4 by 8' pieces of pine screwed together for a frame. The frame was dressed up with 1/4" oak paneling and stained to match my table. a few feet of chain and four eyebolts are used to supend the light. The result is great with no shadows. The light is supended about 34" above my table and I used duct tape (per Jay Helfert's suggestion) to limit the spill over on the outside of the lamps. A light that has the same quality of light can be pruchased from Brunswick for under $2,000.00 -- their light is nicer looking !
The duct tape is a guy thing. I suppose the whole thing could have been spray painted for a few more bucks.
The duct tape is a guy thing. I suppose the whole thing could have been spray painted for a few more bucks.
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Very nice room set up and great table. Why the fan above the light?
Does it affect the roll of the balls on the table?
I bought 40 watt ballests and four 4' daylight quality bulbs per lamp to create an 8 foot light for my 9' Gold Crown. Costs about $100.00 with stuff from Home Depot or from Lowe's. I then used two 2X4 by 8' pieces of pine screwed together for a frame. The frame was dressed up with 1/4" oak paneling and stained to match my table. a few feet of chain and four eyebolts are used to supend the light. The result is great with no shadows. The light is supended about 34" above my table and I used duct tape (per Jay Helfert's suggestion) to limit the spill over on the outside of the lamps. A light that has the same quality of light can be pruchased from Brunswick for under $2,000.00 -- their light is nicer looking !
The duct tape is a guy thing. I suppose the whole thing could have been spray painted for a few more bucks.
Very nice room set up and great table. Why the fan above the light?
Does it affect the roll of the balls on the table?
Those that are equivalent to daylight or sunlight.
Measuring light in lumens can be deceptive as it only measures light output.
The human eye is not tuned to all lights ... for example we can't see infrared light at all ... and conventional and flourescent bulbs are apt to cast a very yellow light.
The more white/blue the light, the more natural the view will be.
We use 3 CFLs that I think are 26 watts each that are daylight bulbs and they work quite well on a 7 foot home table.
LWW
Those are soft white or bright white.
They are better than the standards which cast a yellowish light.
LWW
The fan does not affect the roll of the balls. I run it at the second speed level.
I have a wood burner. You can see the top of it over the corner pocket at the foot rail. A celing fan spreads the heat around the room.
In addition, this particular fan is fairly small and inexpensive. It was stored in the basement and I thought I might as well use it. It can be reversed and during the summer it helps to spread the air conditioning around when air conditioning is needed.
My fixture over my 9' table holds 3 4-foot bulbs.
Ace 40 watt Cool White.
I feel its adequate.
Ace 40 watt Cool White.
I feel its adequate.
8 foot T5 High Output 2 bulb fixture with dimmer ballast will cover all bases. Probably don't need the dimmer but it is an option if you're for some reason worried about too much light.
I have this on my 10 foot table and also added peripheral lighting. I don't like dark spots.
A pic of my lights. 4 High tops plus fixture which is 3 bulbs.
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build a light
Build a box light.About 6'x3' with a diffuser and fluorescent bulbs.Something like the Diamond table light,they are the best IMO.
Build a box light.About 6'x3' with a diffuser and fluorescent bulbs.Something like the Diamond table light,they are the best IMO.