night time interior construction work light recommendations

[MerlinsBeard]

Does anyone have any recommendations for a night time shop/work light? Most of my free time ends up being early morning or late evening, and my simple hanging bulb is not really cutting it for me anymore. Prefer extension cord vs batteries. Some kind of tripod setup is probably what I'm looking for. Willing to spend more if it's good.

 

[racecougar]

What size area are you wanting to illuminate? Installing actual fixtures isn't possible?

 

[n8n]

Something like a tripod work light? I have one with two 500W halogen heads, but I would think that today you'd be able to buy a similar one with LEDs, that would be more efficient, cooler, and safer.

 

[thunderalley3]

I have a tripod with two 500 W LED's and it is great for light but I will say it puts out much more heat than I ever expected. If you are working in a smaller (10 x 12 ish) room it will warm the room up

It has separate switches so you can run just one light but I notice the heat

 

[MerlinsBeard]

I do plan into install fixtures (CPANL 2x4' LED panels) in a 10x16' workspace in a shed on my 1/4 acre lot. Electric is roughed in, but I'm trying to do the rest of the rough-in before the electrician hook up the power (in wall enclosures and cabling, insulation, drywall, etc).

I have electric available via house, and Dewalt batteries, so I could potentially go for the DCL079. I'm just tired of trying to use my lightbulb on a hook since the visibility isn't that great. Hard to know if the $100-150 solutions are good or junk. Kind of leaning towards the Dewalt as I do like most of their stuff.

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

I've used a couple of the Milwaukee M18 light "towers". Easy to move around and no cord to mess with.

 

[LXCam]

As Leaf suggested, I've got a couple of these and they're great.

https://www.grainger.com/product/481J05?gucid=N:N:PS:Paid:GGL:CSM-2293:99F1R6:20501231&gclid=Cj0KCQjwoeemBhCfARIsADR2QCuBnxRNKmaibn5-l5m4SruVij18OM9sqxPMkK7r2zvWsnoUN0lemQIaAhd5EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[steves_001]

Something like this worked well for me:

temp lights

 

[Zeke]

I found a couple of fluorescent fixtures in the trash and stood them against the wall. Then moved as needed. Worked surprisingly well.

 

[duneslider]

I used a couple of the dual 500w work lights when building my house and my thinking was they would provide a little heat (which they did and it was nice). What I didn't realize was that with the lights running they about maxed out my 20amp temp power and I would have to turn lights up to run a saw, or compressor, etc. I ended up getting LED versions and being fine then but it was a bit of a pain initially. If you have plenty of power it wouldn't matter.

 

[kbs2244]

"I found a couple of fluorescent fixtures in the trash and stood them against the wall. Then moved as needed. Worked surprisingly well."


I put my curbside 4 footers on tripods salvaged from school surplus white boards
After construction I still use them in the driveway for nighttime fixes

The gals hired to hang wallpaper liked them also

 

[KenC]

I share your desire for lots of light when I'm working, older eyes benefit from that. In the past I've used the 250 or 500W tripod type with success. But, I can't tell you how many times I've tripped over the cords, and sometime ruined bulbs from the fall shock.

If I were going to replace them, they would be battery powered by my tools battery system, DeWalt or whatever your favorite brand may be.

 

[65ranchero]

Harbor Freight has a selection

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[nadogail]

The festoon lights from Harbor Freight appear to “pretty good” for the money and they will accept LED lamps.

 

[nadogail]

I used to use a 500 watt halogen fixture that I made a stand for from pipe and fittings. I later replaced the 500 watt lamp with a 300 watt lamp and added a duplex receptacle.

 

[Zeke]

"I found a couple of fluorescent fixtures in the trash and stood them against the wall. Then moved as needed. Worked surprisingly well."


I put my curbside 4 footers on tripods salvaged from school surplus white boards
After construction I still use them in the driveway for nighttime fixes

The gals hired to hang wallpaper liked them also

Yeah, and the new LED ones are cheap, take abuse, and throw out a lot of light.

 

[roc_on_the_rocks]

This looks really nice:

Olight Odiance Portable COB Work Light

 

[kbs2244]

if I was buying new today I would go LED
but my cost was zero and it was done pre LEDs