Members jettrash Posted February 10, 2009 Members Report Posted February 10, 2009 Anyone use an OTT light? I've heard good things about them. http://www.ottlite.com/ Quote
Members whinewine Posted February 10, 2009 Members Report Posted February 10, 2009 Anyone use an OTT light? I've heard good things about them.http://www.ottlite.com/ I have both the ottlight & the verilux (the kind Bree pictured) & I like & use them both at the same time. The ottlight is positioned over my tooling slab (it has a slightly better reach than the verilux) and the verilux is in another area that gets illuminated. Others here have criticized the ott, but both I use in conjunction with my wearable magnifier when doing tooling, so I'm working in close anyway. The illumination is even & the colors are true & undistorted, although I would wish that both would be a little more bright. I got my Ott at Michaels for $25 (it was a clearance item that originally sold for about $150) & my Verilux came from an Ollies store for $29.95. It pays to shop around & look for clearance items. Quote
Hilly Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 I also have several lamps in different spots around my carving slab, in addition to a bright overhead light source. I find I still get shadows under my carving hand, so I place a really tall reading lamp behind my left shoulder (I'm right handed), and shine it towards my right hand. It reall helps eliminate the shadows created by my hand. Now if only I could get some bifocals that I can actually see through... Quote
Members Daggrim Posted February 10, 2009 Members Report Posted February 10, 2009 I'm TRIPPIN' on the headlamp. I use one when working on my truck, and when working on wiring...now I'm gonna wear it at my sewing machine. Geeks rule! Doug I wear a headlamp. Quote
Members Rawhide Posted February 10, 2009 Members Report Posted February 10, 2009 I have 8 ft lights in my workshop. the bulbs I use are 5000K bulbs from Home Depot. 5000 and 5500 K are the closest to simulate daylight. Quote Marlon
tashabear Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 (edited) I'm TRIPPIN' on the headlamp. I use one when working on my truck, and when working on wiring...now I'm gonna wear it at my sewing machine. Geeks rule!Doug I actually got them for camping -- setting up in the dark sucks when all you have is the headlights of your truck. I'm a very habit-driven person. I work better with audiobooks playing and the headlamp on my head these days. Edited February 10, 2009 by tashabear Quote
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