Hello friends,
What kind of light bulbs do you recommend for this?
What kind of light bulbs do you recommend for this?
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I don't want to cook my arms...
- Thread starter Manny Yabar
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Pretty much any LED bulb, even a 100 Watt equivalent, is going to produce negligible heat on objects below. I have a massive high CRI "corn cob" style LED photo bulb for a studio flood lamp (not in the shop, however). Even that thing puts out no noticeable heat working right next to it.
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I had two 100w incandescent bulbs at the headstock of my Woodfast lathe. I did notice some warmth, but not enough to cause any concerns.
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I have used both LED and incandescent bulbs. I am more concerned with the light produced then any heat.
I use multiple adjustable light fixtures at the lathe and a couple are bright halogen spots - get hot enough to burn the skin if touched. But a foot or so away, nothing is cooked. The heat produced on the skin is really not different from a powerful LED lamp also at my lathe.
I got rid of my halide lights after some shavings got on one and it started smoking. Pretty much all LED lights now, and in natural spectrum/grow lights. I am all Irish, and worked out in the sun for many years, so I need vitamin D supplements because I stay out of the sun most of the time.
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