I'm having a pool table room built (somewhat inexpensively, over the garage, hence the "ceilings"). I have a 9' Olhausen Huntington coming and the wife's only requirement is that we have to be able to play ping pong on the darn thing. So, fine... top ordered.
The problem I face now is how to adequately light the table. We're going to run two circuits - one for the pool table lights and one for the rest of the room - but I have to decide in the next day or two what I need to do. They're the red and blue circles in the link above (the blue ones aren't shown where they will end up).
The ceiling is 8', though I could put it at 7' without affecting a whole lot if I wanted to. I'd rather not, so if that can be avoided, great. Because of the ping pong table, a traditional pool table light may not work, either - it'd get in the way.
All of that being said, what can I do?
It seems to me that three lights with fairly focused beams (i.e. beams that spread to the width of the table) would work at a fairly low wattage, say, 100w. But I don't know for sure, and I'd like to get it right the first time. What wattage? What spacing? Four lights? Six? What kind of light (incandescent, halogen, etc.)?
I've considered a "removable" pool table light, but I think we'd get lazy far too often when it came time to remove it or put it back up. Something that requires "no hassle" is more ideal.
So, does anyone have any thoughts? I think I've laid out about as much information as I have (the cloth color is the dark green "Spruce" if that matters). Any and all information or suggestions will help. I have a day or two to figure this out.
The problem I face now is how to adequately light the table. We're going to run two circuits - one for the pool table lights and one for the rest of the room - but I have to decide in the next day or two what I need to do. They're the red and blue circles in the link above (the blue ones aren't shown where they will end up).
The ceiling is 8', though I could put it at 7' without affecting a whole lot if I wanted to. I'd rather not, so if that can be avoided, great. Because of the ping pong table, a traditional pool table light may not work, either - it'd get in the way.
All of that being said, what can I do?
It seems to me that three lights with fairly focused beams (i.e. beams that spread to the width of the table) would work at a fairly low wattage, say, 100w. But I don't know for sure, and I'd like to get it right the first time. What wattage? What spacing? Four lights? Six? What kind of light (incandescent, halogen, etc.)?
I've considered a "removable" pool table light, but I think we'd get lazy far too often when it came time to remove it or put it back up. Something that requires "no hassle" is more ideal.
So, does anyone have any thoughts? I think I've laid out about as much information as I have (the cloth color is the dark green "Spruce" if that matters). Any and all information or suggestions will help. I have a day or two to figure this out.
