Don't shortchange yourself on good light

[Larry (Omaha)]

Ever since I started tedious work in the 70s I struggled getting enough light. In the old days the light was not bad, but cooked my head. Now thanks to LED lights you get more light and no heat
This is one of the lights I use in my work area.

Remember ya can't fix or make it, if ya can't see it.
Larry

 

[54ball]

That’s a really short rifle.
Is that one of those short Yagers?
Nice light.

 

[Johnny Tremain]

I put LED shop lights in my shop. The garage is dim compared to the shop now.

 

[Larry (Omaha)]

That’s a really short rifle.
Is that one of those short Yagers?
Nice light.

Ha, nice try, but you are short on your comment ! Look to the far right. That is the end of a 48" smoothie barrel in that stock just sitting on a stand. Butt plate is for that build.
Larry

 

[wiscoaster]

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Remember ya can't fix or make it, if ya can't see it.

... and I think worth pointing out that as a person gets older they need more light to see the same as they saw decades ago, even with corrective lenses.

I see an Optivisor in the background there in your pic. Great idea. I think I'm going to get me one.

 

[Sam squanch]

Optivisor might do this to you….

 

[Whiteoak15]

LED lighting is wonderful! You get far more light for a LOT less electricity usage. An example; a 40 watt equivalent LED bulb uses five and a half watts to produce the same (more actually) as the incandescent 40 watt. LED fluorescents do even better in my opinion.

 

[Dusty_Traveler]

Optivisor might do this to you….

DE-CENT!

 

[The Appalachian]

Rural King sells China made 4 foot LED shop lights for really cheap and my shop and garage are plastered with 'em.

I still use a 600 lumen LED headlamp though to shine bright light directly on what I'm looking at and working on.

 

[54ball]

... and I think worth pointing out that as a person gets older they need more light to see the same as they saw decades ago, even with corrective lenses.

I see an Optivisor in the background there in your pic. Great idea. I think I'm going to get me one.

You can’t work on what you can’t see. Get one.

 

[waksupi]

I agree on good light, it makes a huge difference. Even with a good light, stepping outside into sunlight will show you things you've missed.

 

[waarp8nt]

I use one of these, put in a LED replacement for incandescent. Adds light and when I need it, it can be pulled over for magnification. There are newer LED models, mine is a bit older than those models.

 

[SOLANCO]

My vision has never been great. Took counselling at the Low Vision Clinic at Penn Medicine. Good lighting was stressed repeatedly.

 

[Scota@4570]

For checkering and carving a single point source of light at a low angle will show the most information.

 

[necchi]

Now thanks to LED lights,,,

Oh Yeah, Just pull that old 4' florescent out, and put in a $20 5000K LED !
Yes, they do work in +105 degrees and -30 below,
They use less juice too,

 

[James Kibler]

Yeah, I like strong directional light over fill light. Shadows are key in reading shapes. This is important in many aspects of building.

 

[Bad Karma]

Yeah, I like strong directional light over fill light. Shadows are key in reading shapes. This is important in many aspects of building.

Why my shop has so many windows on the south wall.

 

[springfield art]

I got one of those "seen on TV" screw-in lights that have the 3 'wings' that throw light all over the place.

 

[Felonious]

I use a headlamp for close-up work. The light is closer to my eyes so it reduces shadows, and with new LEDs, I can get hours off of a single rechargeable battery.

LED tech (and price) has changed dramatically over the past five or so years. Some of the cheaper flashlights now are unbelievably bright, I have one that's an inch in diameter and about 4-5 in long, and is brighter than my high beams. It cost less than $25.

 

[deerstalkert]

Larry, you can't fool me, no way you are actually working on that bench! where are the 4 layers of files ,gouges, scrapers, chisels, hammers, sand paper, multiple screw drivers, new and used sandpaper, half an old sandwich from a business long out of business, the cell phone you lost and bought a replacement that you lost and might find on the other end of the bench, and 14 empty shipping envelopes with matching bubble wrap, and that filled out order to L&R that you thought you sent and wondered why you never got the lock.
i avoid more light so i can't see the mess.