Cheap clamp light changed how I see my workbench after 10 PM

I kept squinting at my project details with the overhead garage light bouncing off every tool. Picked up a 12 dollar clamp lamp with a daylight bulb at the hardware store in Tacoma after my third failed solder joint. Clamped it right at the edge of the bench pointing down at a 45 degree angle, and the shadows just disappeared. Now I can see pcb traces and tiny screws without holding a flashlight in my mouth. Anybody else got a weird lighting hack that made a bigger difference than buying fancy gear?

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spencer_thomas421d ago

Wait, you were holding a flashlight in your mouth while soldering? That is wild to picture and also kind of genius in a desperate way. I just aim a cheap desk lamp at the wall behind my bench and let the light bounce back soft, no glare, no shadows, and it cost me nothing since the lamp was already sitting there.

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