My garage workbench lighting saga ended with 4 cheap clamp lamps

For years I ran one single overhead bulb in my garage and squinted at everything I was cutting or drilling. Last month I finally got sick of it after I almost ruined a piece of oak because I couldn't see a pencil line. I grabbed four 8 dollar clamp lamps from the hardware store on Main Street and spread them around the bench at different angles. Total cost was 32 bucks and it took me about 20 minutes to attach them to the shelf above. Now I can actually see grain direction and screw holes without leaning in like a fool. Has anyone else switched from one big light to multiple small ones and noticed a huge difference? I'm thinking of adding a fifth for the far corner but not sure if that's overkill.

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benk2617d ago

Man, four clamp lamps is the sweet spot for sure. But here’s the thing, what bulbs did you actually put in them? Cause I tried this once with regular house bulbs and the shadows were still awful until I switched to daylight ones.