What light to use?

[Old Navy]

Hi.Iam setting up,oh excuse me .My wife is running me to back room.I will be working on a small desk I bought in the 60s.I need a good light that is bright.Can you recomend one.Thanks,navy

[dirtclod]

Hi Old navy i use 2 gooseneck lights with daylight CF bulbs plus the light in the room. The CF bulbs don't get as hot as a regular bulb and have better light i think.

[Elliot]

I use what dirtclod does, then I add to it a Mini-Techlite head light and magnification.

Their is info on this on this net. Do search here to find more info.

[Rawhide]

try and find an old drafting table light and use 5000 to 5500 kelvin flourecent light tubes. These are the closest to daylight and are not tiring to the eyes. (at least not in my case), plus they will show what colors will actually look like when you take a project out.

[UKRay]

I have recently started using an old adjustable 'anglepoise' light fitted with a daylight photography bulb that gives out a huge amount of clean white light. The light bulb was more expensive than usual but not too outrageous. It is so good I have purchased another for my staining bench and one for my cutting table.

Specification follows:

Daylight 35w (175w) 5400k E27 Umbrella Top Bulb which according to the sales blurb means it is a 35w bulb equal to 175w output with 5400k daylight balanced neutral color and is 80% energy saving

The older I get the more I seem to need good light to work in, I haven't used anything as good as this before and am most impressed.

Ray

[Hilly]

You never realise how old you are till you try and do fine detail work on a piece of leather!

In addition to a large window for natural light, strong incandescent overhead lighting, and gooseneck lamps on my table, my best friend in the shop is a tall, bright gooseneck lamp that shines over my shoulder from behind to help eliminate shadows cast by my hands.

[Old Navy]

Thanks to all,you gave me a lot of info on what to buy.navy