Collingwood GL016SQNW are excellent. Fit and forget. They are LED and wired in series from a driver or two. You would't need the optional sleeve (for concrete), just bore a hole the correct diameter right through (or deep enough).
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Proberly not, but the price of them you would try not to.
I'm not too sure that the clientèle of retro pubs would give too much thought to that
Kind Regards, John
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Thanks for the suggestions. I'm ignoring all the non subject related stuff thanks.
Rocky you mention old style surface bulkheads - do you have an example of the sort of thing you're meaning please?
Reading between the lines it sounds like most people are suggesting to surface mount rather than trying to run things into the sleepers.
I like the idea of the 22mm hole into the surface and then 8mm right through the sleeper and router a groove out of the back 12mm to hide the cable and a wood moulding to cover or slot in a 12mm wood batten. How would you drill the 22mm and 8mm holes by the way? The sleepers are not installed yet so it'll be easier to work with them on the flat etc. Having them towards the bottom of the sleeper means it won't dazzle and I guess I could use Hue Bulbs here in order to control the darkness, and timings of when they switch on and off etc. What sort of kit would be need to run the cables in etc?
Thanks for the useful help and suggestions.
Rocky you mention old style surface bulkheads - do you have an example of the sort of thing you're meaning please?
Reading between the lines it sounds like most people are suggesting to surface mount rather than trying to run things into the sleepers.
I like the idea of the 22mm hole into the surface and then 8mm right through the sleeper and router a groove out of the back 12mm to hide the cable and a wood moulding to cover or slot in a 12mm wood batten. How would you drill the 22mm and 8mm holes by the way? The sleepers are not installed yet so it'll be easier to work with them on the flat etc. Having them towards the bottom of the sleeper means it won't dazzle and I guess I could use Hue Bulbs here in order to control the darkness, and timings of when they switch on and off etc. What sort of kit would be need to run the cables in etc?
Thanks for the useful help and suggestions.
Get rid of the linear drain covers, lay an LED rope light, fill the channel with crushed glass.
I would personally have been more inclined to position them towards the top of the sleep, but angled slightly downwards, in the hope that that would maximise illumination of the ground whilst minimising 'dazzle'.
Kind Regards, John
If these
were replaced with something more outward facing the ground would have all the illumination it needs, leaving anything by the sleepers only needed for effect or to remind people of their presence.
were replaced with something more outward facing the ground would have all the illumination it needs, leaving anything by the sleepers only needed for effect or to remind people of their presence.
This sort of thing i like for surface, google image search ship style bulkheads
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=s...MAKHeMiDasQ_AUICygC&biw=1707&bih=844&dpr=1.13
As for the hole for the deck lights, most seem to be 22mm, so i would use a 22mm flat bit and go in only about 60mm, then just a smaller hss bit or a flat bit through the rest, careful when it breaks through not to split out the wood, though you may need a long bit or measure and drill back from behind to meet.
For the cable groove, you could use a skill saw and do several marginally spaced cuts or use a router, this is NOT suitable for mains cables though.
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