| Subject: | Re: Galley lighting addition |
| From: | Roy Nicholl |
| Date: | Sun, 29 Jun 2014 18:31:19 -0300 |
Alistair, A horizontal decoration certainly, but more commonly on the facade of a building. On 29-Jun-2014, at 15:54, Alistair Bell wrote: > I beg to differ, cornice is decorative moulding around the room just below ceiling. > > Picky picky eh? > > :) > > Alistair > > >> On Jun 29, 2014, at 11:46 AM, JRodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Also known as a cornice. >> >> John >> >>> On 6/29/2014 12:31 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: >>> Phil is right, I grew up understanding that a pelmet is the panel or shelf like thing covering the top of a curtain. Hides the rails andust hangers. Sometimes the pelmet can be a fabric covered frame, sometimes it is a wood panelled structure. >>> >>> I couldn't think of a better word for the equivalent westy structures. The early westies just had the trough on the drivers side and a little plastic pelmet over the pass side rear window. The later westies have a structure on both sides with integral curtain rail. >>> >>> Phew. >>> >>> It does sound vaguely rude. What a pelmet! >>> >>> Alistair >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Jun 29, 2014, at 8:54 AM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> What's a pelmet? >>>> >>>> >>>> Sounds vaguely scatological. >>>> >>>> Mike >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Jun 29, 2014, at 8:03 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I've got four warm-white LED striplights gummed up in the van: one over >>>>> the bench seat, one under the "spice rack," another atop the front edge >>>>> of the roof cutout -- forward of the poptop latch, and another atop the >>>>> forward edge of the upper deck. Each has its own controller so I can >>>>> adjust lighting as desired. But it would be swell to have a remote for them. >>>>> >>>>> We don't sleep in the upstairs. Mrs Elliott and I are both of small >>>>> stature and fit fine down below. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott >>>>> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, >>>>> Bend, Ore. >>>>> >>>>>> On 06/27/2014 08:19 PM, Karl Wolz wrote: >>>>>> Hang a snakelight or some such thing over the lift bar. Wonder how much longer we're CG >>>>>> On a be able to hop down from the upper berth when we gotta pee middle of the night? >>>>>> >>>>>> Karl Wolz >>>>>> Sent from my electronic umbilicus >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jun 27, 2014, at 7:35 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I want controllers with a remote control. Dim the lights after getting >>>>>>> in bed. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott >>>>>>> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, >>>>>>> Bend, Ore. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 06/27/2014 05:18 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: >>>>>>>> Jarrett - looks good but to be honest I prefer the long strip of LEDs in a channel on the edge of the pelmet. You saw what I did, works well enough to remove the stock galley light. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Neil - you should check out lee valleys led strips. I am impressed by the warm white and they now carry anodized channel that accepts diffusers. They also have nice connectors that do away with soldering to the strip. >>>>>>>> But they don't have good controllers for our applications. I recommend the little controller from superbrite led, the controller that looks like a iPod shuffle. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Alistair >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Jun 25, 2014, at 7:50 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I am constantly using my Dot-It fixture over the stove. Need to >>>>>>>>> install real lighting! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks for the blog post and info. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Neil. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 6/25/14, Jarrett Kupcinski <kupcinski@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> I added a second galley light above the stove and boy does it make a >>>>>>>>>> difference. No more popping popcorn in the dark! If you're interested in >>>>>>>>>> what it looks like, I added a few brief notes and a picture to the blog. Big >>>>>>>>>> thanks to listmember Harold Teer for helping me source the stock Westfalia >>>>>>>>>> light. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> http://www.kpcnsk.com/?p=598 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -Jarrett >>>>>>>>>> 89 Bostig'd Westy >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Neil n >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine Swap Group: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/d7gd5ej >>>> >>>
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