Members Rbarleatherworks Posted November 16, 2018 Members Report Posted November 16, 2018 Hi all :-) I have been away from leather work for about 3 years but am now setting up a new little shop in a small garage and I am looking for some advise on lighting. I have been working on a few little projects for xmas and I am struggling with the lighting with glare and shadows.... grrrrr! Any input would be greatly appreciated. Regan Quote
Members battlemunky Posted November 16, 2018 Members Report Posted November 16, 2018 Ott lights are great but they are very proud of them. For general shop lighting you can pick up long LED lights from whatever your equivalent of WalMart or Lowes is up there for pretty inexpensive prices. I think I paid $20US for a 4 ft lamp. I'm waiting to see a deal on Ott and then I'm gonna pounce. Maybe if I was actually paying for what I make with what I make but being hobby level/selling to friends, I'm not ready to jump in yet. Quote
alpha2 Posted November 16, 2018 Report Posted November 16, 2018 Second on the LED light bars or strips. Very helpful to have them coming from different directions if at all possible. I use a main light above and portable small ones for close work, that I keep off to the sides. Jeff Quote So much leather...so little time.
Moderator immiketoo Posted November 17, 2018 Moderator Report Posted November 17, 2018 22 hours ago, battlemunky said: Ott lights are great but they are very proud of them. For general shop lighting you can pick up long LED lights from whatever your equivalent of WalMart or Lowes is up there for pretty inexpensive prices. I think I paid $20US for a 4 ft lamp. I'm waiting to see a deal on Ott and then I'm gonna pounce. Maybe if I was actually paying for what I make with what I make but being hobby level/selling to friends, I'm not ready to jump in yet. I have OTT lights, and I bought them for 75 percent off at JoAnnes with some of their coupons. I got 120 dollar lights for 27 dollars or something like that. I love them. Another great light is made by Dazor. Just be sure to install daylight bulbs. I have one on each side of my bench and I wish I had a third for fill. Quote Learnleather.com
Contributing Member fredk Posted November 17, 2018 Contributing Member Report Posted November 17, 2018 I use angle-poise type light units, one on each side of my bench. Each has a 24W [approx 150W old fashioned] LED daylight colour bulb. I need to fit a fill light centrally though The lamp units cost me £8 each [appox $11] bulbs were about £2 each [approx $2.50] Each lamp can reach to the centre of my work bench. Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Members byggyns Posted November 19, 2018 Members Report Posted November 19, 2018 I made one that's position-able after I watched this video. Instead of the flexible tube, I bought a cheap microphone boom arm and an adapter for the 1/4" threads in the light panel. Works great to put light directly above my head onto the work area. For shop lighting, the LED shop lights work great. I like the ones that have the long tubes like older florescent shop lights. Quote
Members GeneH Posted November 19, 2018 Members Report Posted November 19, 2018 I've moved from incandescent and Ott lights to LED, just being a little careful of the CRI (because I hate blue tinted lights). The LED's run so cool that I don't get head drying me or my projects out. My current setup are a swing arm lights from the thrift shops. Glare and shadows are always a problem for me, so using a pair and I can position them easily. A good overhead soft light in addition to the swing arm lamps give both bright light and helps minimize pesky shadows. Quote
Members byggyns Posted November 19, 2018 Members Report Posted November 19, 2018 I like the LED panel because you can adjust the temperature and intensity of the light. You can go from the bluish side to the yellowish side just by turning the knob. They are made for photography/video, so the adjustability is a must in that context. Quote
Members Rbarleatherworks Posted November 20, 2018 Author Members Report Posted November 20, 2018 8 hours ago, GeneH said: I've moved from incandescent and Ott lights to LED, just being a little careful of the CRI (because I hate blue tinted lights). The LED's run so cool that I don't get head drying me or my projects out. My current setup are a swing arm lights from the thrift shops. Glare and shadows are always a problem for me, so using a pair and I can position them easily. A good overhead soft light in addition to the swing arm lamps give both bright light and helps minimize pesky shadows. On 11/16/2018 at 1:22 PM, battlemunky said: Ott lights are great but they are very proud of them. For general shop lighting you can pick up long LED lights from whatever your equivalent of WalMart or Lowes is up there for pretty inexpensive prices. I think I paid $20US for a 4 ft lamp. I'm waiting to see a deal on Ott and then I'm gonna pounce. Maybe if I was actually paying for what I make with what I make but being hobby level/selling to friends, I'm not ready to jump in yet. 8 hours ago, byggyns said: I like the LED panel because you can adjust the temperature and intensity of the light. You can go from the bluish side to the yellowish side just by turning the knob. They are made for photography/video, so the adjustability is a must in that context. 8 hours ago, GeneH said: I've moved from incandescent and Ott lights to LED, just being a little careful of the CRI (because I hate blue tinted lights). The LED's run so cool that I don't get head drying me or my projects out. My current setup are a swing arm lights from the thrift shops. Glare and shadows are always a problem for me, so using a pair and I can position them easily. A good overhead soft light in addition to the swing arm lamps give both bright light and helps minimize pesky shadows. On 11/17/2018 at 12:06 PM, immiketoo said: I have OTT lights, and I bought them for 75 percent off at JoAnnes with some of their coupons. I got 120 dollar lights for 27 dollars or something like that. I love them. Another great light is made by Dazor. Just be sure to install daylight bulbs. I have one on each side of my bench and I wish I had a third for fill. On 11/17/2018 at 1:05 PM, fredk said: I use angle-poise type light units, one on each side of my bench. Each has a 24W [approx 150W old fashioned] LED daylight colour bulb. I need to fit a fill light centrally though The lamp units cost me £8 each [appox $11] bulbs were about £2 each [approx $2.50] Each lamp can reach to the centre of my work bench. On 11/16/2018 at 1:43 PM, alpha2 said: Second on the LED light bars or strips. Very helpful to have them coming from different directions if at all possible. I use a main light above and portable small ones for close work, that I keep off to the sides. Jeff Oh wow.... thank you all for sharing your preferences I really appreciate your input. I had to google what OTT lights are and seem to be having trouble to find them here in Canada but I have found a couple stores online so will pop down tomorrow to see if they actually have them in store. I also love the video idea, not sure that I am handy enough to make it but Im sure I could enlist someone to take it on. I am so happy to have found this site and to connect with others in leather work, I have been doing it by myself for years with no one to chat with. Thanks again for the input :-) Regan Quote
Members Rbarleatherworks Posted November 27, 2018 Author Members Report Posted November 27, 2018 What about a headlamp? Does anyone have any experience using one of those? And also a Magnifying glass with light? Quote
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