re: Shop Lighting

In my 12x24 foot shop, I just have three ceiling fixtures for screw-in bulbs. I’ve put Feit corncob LEDs in each of them, with the equivalent of 300W of halogen in each 35W LED. They have a color temperature of 5000K, which works pretty well for me. The shop walls and ceiling are painted white, and I have windows on the south wall which are under an awning that keeps the midsummer sun from shining in through them, but I can work out there after dark and still have plenty of light from the three LED corncobs.

I also have a Milwaukee LED work light I use on the bench when I need side-lighting for carving or to inspect a finish. I “enhanced” its base with a cleat so I can move it anywhere in the shop easily. It’s probably brighter than I need in full-power mode, but it’s got three brightnesses, and I do sometimes use it full-on.