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LED lights over the loading bench, I can see!!!!!

Those suckers are bright!
Yes they are!
Two months ago I finished installing / converting everything to LEDs. In the shop and garages where I had two tube 4' fluorescent fixtures I now singles with one LED. The only ones with two are the recessed lighting in the laundry and rec room.
I had single 4' over my reloading bench and a 18" under counter fixture behind the fascia on the shelf above it. After installing the T8 LED I didn't need the 18.
Bill
 
Lowes has the Utilitech 48" complete unit for less than $50. I have a pair of Accu-Lab electronic scales that I built a sturdy bench for and moved into my inner sanctum. With the Fluorescents the readout never stopped dancing. These things are the best!!
 
Went out to Home Depot, but me a 4' LED light.. wow what the difference.. i am gonna get me some for the garage too!
 
I hate reading these threads. Now I want to install them also.. I saw them at Costco yesterday and had to have them. I can now see how dirty my press is.....
 
Yeah, I put LED tubes into the once-fluorescent fixtures I installed in my basement work area a couple winters ago. Realizing I needed a bit more light on my scale & trickler counter area under the shelves on the wall, I found a decent LED strip light I plugged into a remote switch thingy (so I don't have to feel around for its toggle) to mount under the shelf, right above the scale. Old eyes appreciate the extra photons w/o the heat older technology produced!
 
Ok.. went out to Home Depot, found a LED overhead light on sale, bought it, put it up and then pulled out the skill saw and made these mounts, i don't really have much in wood working tools, so i had to make do with what i had.. i am pleased with them.. nice thing is that i can move them off the reloading table to make room for case prep and other things. and i can use C clamps to keep the presses from moving around when they are in use..
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I am glad that you have posted this, i have been thinking about what kind of lighting i am going to put over my work bench.
Led's at Lowes 65.00 for 36 or 48 that's what I have they are great. bright and will never go bad
 

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