let there be light

The Man World project continues to move ahead. I've been saving nickles and dimes where I can to make the garage work bench a functioning computer maintenance area. Last weekend I installed a fluourescent shop light over the bench. I purchased the light because it was suspended by chains; I figured I could adjust them for the best lighting - wrong! The supplied chains are just long enough to connect to ceiling hooks. I zipped down to Home Depot, picked up some longer chain, cut it to three foot lengths, and installed the light. The light now hangs about 6 1/2 feet above the floor - just right for the bench.

I've also added a gigabit network run to the bench. The communications panel for the house (television, phone, Internet) is on the opposite wall of the garage. There was already a gigabit switch in that mix, so I needed to run CAT5e from the switch, through ceiling hooks, to the other side of the garage. Add a couple of RJ45 connectors and everything lit up.

What's left? A bunch of stuff. I still need to add a dedicated 20 amp power circuit (I'm running off of an extention cord currently), a peg-board backsplash, some kind of flooring (got to get off of the concrete), and tidy it up with some paint. Oh, and maybe a drafting stool!