Work bench lighting ?

[monica]

Hi, all I,m finding that I need a better source of light above my work bench ?

as i do have a window with natural light for a few hrs aday,but not always

able to have the time when its at its best in the day,

and I,m finding that a florescent, light is not real a daylight light, if you get what

I mean, i did read that some one had found a good type of LED or some thing

along these lines,

so any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated

moni

[Guest]

Moni.

A simple and cheap solution would be to change your fluorescent tube. The tube you need is a daylight tube which gives a more blue light than the average standard yellowish tube.

Laurie

[monica]

hi Laurie, ta, i did think of that as i was just sitting down to do some detail work, oh lol, i just cannot see ,

i find that we have used them and they tend to blow quite fast maybe its the cheap lights from you know were,

[Alan 45]

Moni I got a natura light , it's a natural light lamp with a pretty good magnifier this is what it looks like [ATTACH]90380.IPB[/ATTACH]


And this is the light it gives out in total darkness [ATTACH]90379.IPB[/ATTACH]

[tanktrack]

hi Monica I use these - Linkable LED Striplight, Ultra Bright 605 Lumen Output, only 8W Energy Consumption, Mains Powered, Length 550mm from amazon and linked 2 together and they are fantastic , you need to be careful as to which led light to buy as some have a short life and start to fade I have my cases with led lights and have had this problem in the past , as Alan says a white/natural light makes all the difference to you building

[Guest]

You can get daylight tubes now in a number of differring shapes and sizes, either in conjunction with a magnifier as above or simply a small strip light on an articulated arm. A daylight tube should always ensure that the colours you see are correct and exactly as they should appear in natural light so they really are essential for modelling nowadays. You should be looking for a light source that is in the region of 5500 to 6000K colour temperature.

[Guest]

I've got a clip on flexible desk lamp like this one

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/clip-on-bright-flexible-arm-stand-reading-clip-led-light-desk-laptop-book-lamp/271610586661?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkpa rms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3 D20140122125356%26meid%3De805c84622994bb49f0e01dd2 511fda7%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D20140122125356%26rk %3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D200804960977&rt=nc

It's surprisingly bright.

[monica]

thank you Alan, maybe thats one to look into as well, seam,s to give out quite alot of light,

thanks Steve, thats another idea as well , as that would give out a lot of light, i just dont wont it to hit me

in the eyes if you know what im getting at, do you have a link to that type please, as there is always so meany diffidence types , ?

Thank you Richard, I did have one in the kitchen not long ago, and it did give out alot of light, which i liked, but did not seam to last to

long and was very costly as well, i think around 35 AUD, and lasted about months for some reason, a G,E one as well,ops:

thats worth alook as well Sajjad, ,but i think i would like a longer tube type, to cover more of the bench area,

[BBdave]

You could install an led replacement tube in the strip light it would require the fitting to be altered wiring wise but that's not difficult. what's your mains supply 110v?

Dave

[monica]

hi Dave that sounds interesting, all i know is that your power runs of 240 v in Aust,

if im right,

[dave]

I use a standard multi-poise desk lamp I bought from IKEA, but replaced the lamp (bulb) with a low energy daylight one I bought in a craft shop, it is equivalent to 60W and does not get noticeably hot in the illuminated area.

[tanktrack]

Moni here is the link http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0060HGM7W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I have I have 5 different types of lights ie led in display cases and for working with , white light is by far the best , you can go 2 routes and buy white led bulbs and fit to your current units/lamps which is the cheaper way or go for lights that I have already mentioned they are not overly bright and are tilt able so not in your eyes , I have as mentioned while trying out lights found that some of the cheaper leds begin to fade after a while which is a bummer also all my lights are either 12 volt or mains powered but low energy use

[Guest]

If you want a magnifier/light take a look at http://www.scale-models.co.uk/community/threads/re-vamp-model-workshop.28632/

There are two types. I bought the smaller one as it is handy to move about the place. Bought the other as when working it only needs a slight touch to move it into position.

The one on the left has an arm which moves up and down and the head will tilt backwards and forwards not side ways.

The anglepoise type will move in any direction up down and sideways. Plus the head will move up down and twists around to any angle on its on it axis. So it has every means of adjustment. The best of the two except it can take up room.

The anglepoise comes with one of those clumsy clamp type brackets which clamp on to the edge of the work top. Very inconvenient as the light and bracket get in the way. So frustrated I looked around and found a bracket which screws to the work top keeping the whole lamp out of the way as you will see in the picture and leaves the work top clear of that very annoying bracket.

Why two. Lighting from both directions and no shadow from fingers or what ever tool you are working with onto the work piece.

Both are good as you have a magnifier with a light which makes life easy for close work. After saying this I use mostly for close work the magnifier specs "loups" which fit on top of the head. No need for adjustment as they follow your eyes which surprise surprise your anglepoise will not.

Both if you dig deep into our favourite on line stores sell for about £25 to £30 depending on who is promoting some deal at the time. Not sure about "Aussie " ?

Laurie

[Ian M]

Where is John when you need him He used to do this for a living...

The perfect (if you ask me) is an architect lamp with a florescent tube head, and a daylight tube with a HF (high frequency) ballast. You get a movable light that is both bright and cool and the HF bit stops that curse of tube light; shimmer. You might not notice it but you will notice that it is absent. No more tiered eyes or head aches.

Ian M

[monica]

thank you all for your help, some very good idea,s,

Steve,I do like that sounds of these linkable leds, as you can put them in cover of some type,

so it shines down on to the work area,

there a good idea as well Laurie, but with me i would just crash into them all the time, i tend to do that

alot lol, or i would end up head butting them look down close, but are good,

I do were magnifier specs, or head band thing, what ever its called, so i can just see myshelf oops again and again ops:

ta Ian, the florescent tube, tube in daylight light,is very much along the lines of the Led,Stripes, and i do see that shimmer,

in florescent tube, that dose get to me after some time,

maybe its all coming down to old eyes guys, hate to say getting older lol ops:

i do have some flore battens ,so maybe just go for a tube or the leds,

thank you all for your help,