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I need more lighting where my lathe is. I'm looking at those portable halogen work lights on a stand. So what's your setup for shop or machine lighting? Pics gets you extra points. :)
 
I would not do that, I would get me some LED lights. Those things give off so much heat, (unless you are cold). I have put in the LED style floressent light fixtures above stuff and have other LEDs as well. In fact I have started to move most of my lights to them. I get the High K ones for the shop and the less for the house. The ones like 6000k are the white bright lights, And put light all over the place not just spot as the halogen ones do. They are a so less heat, and cost less to run.
Some of the guys have made magnetic stands to hook to the lathe and rings for the mills so they have extra light where they need them.
As you can tell I have gone for LEDs.
 
I have a couple of the 4' LED lights pictured below from Wal-Mart. Absolutely love them!

I had been rebuilding crapped out 4' fluorescents with a couple of standard bulb fixtures and R30 LED floods (about $4 at Wal-Mart). That give me 130 watts of lighting for 22 watts of power. Plus they work below 20 F.

Bruce

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No to halogen. As noted too hot, too expensive. Gave up on fluorescent tubes as well. They do not work when cold, minimal heat in winter, just enough to prevent rust. I switched to led last year and no flicker, no hum, no burns, starts when cold, good color rendition, and cheap to run. I call it job done.
Pierre
 
LED strip lights in or hung from the ceiling are really the way to go. At first it's too much light, then you get used to it and it is really great.
 
I should have noted that I planned on using 300W halogen bulbs in the work lights but yes, they do get darn hot! I've been looking around and saw a post about a guy using just two of these Snap-on 2000-lumen LED work lights in his work shop and he loves them. So I take a look on Amazon and see it gets many raving reviews. Well, I just purchased one. I can rig up a stand or hang it from the wall. I like the fact it's portable and no or low heat, and being LED should last a good while. I have a low ceiling in the basement so I figure I'll mount this pointing towards the ceiling so the light will reflect back nicely. I don't think you can ever have too much light, unless it's staring right in your eyes. :cool 3:
 
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I know very little about led lights--but it seems that all that I have had have a blue hue to them and I can't see squat with them. Do they make some that are actually white light?
 
Desk lamps with BR30 led bulbs. Get creative with the mounts.
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