Properly bright workshop lighting

Properly bright workshop lighting

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darreni

3,810 posts

271 months

Friday 3rd May
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Snow and Rocks said:
Well just to add some sort of conclusion to this for anyone looking to do something similar.

I opted for 10 of these on 2 circuits with another couple set under shelves over my main workbench. Let's just say 84 000 lumens in a 9.6 x 4.8m shed definitely meets my "properly bright" specification. Nice even light too with absolutely no trace of a shadow anywhere. Being honest 4 would have probably been plenty!

The under counter lighting is definitely worth doing too, no need for an anglepoise for even very close work. Thanks for the advice everyone - photos don't really do the amount of light justice but the one below made me laugh. Great result for a fairly modest outlay.

https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/GLBATSCW6.ht...

That pic looks like it’s from a sci fi film, aliens in the garage!

Snow and Rocks

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1,946 posts

28 months

Saturday 4th May
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Haha, that's still my first thought every time I flick the switch!

defblade

7,449 posts

214 months

Saturday 4th May
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Mine wasn't quite so sci-fi dramatic; went for a 1/2/1/2 set-up, so there's one over each bench and one along each side of the car (when it's in there). The car end ones are on a separate switch while the nearest lamp is set to a lower colour temp so it doesn't white me out while I'm training on my static bike.
Also proper bright!

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ridds

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245 months

vx220

2,692 posts

235 months

Monday 6th May
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ridds said:
Makes your garage "no more dark" according to the video...