Workspace Lighting

[Fluesheet]

have you thought about one of the 115v led strips mounted on underside of lower shelf , some of the strips put out a lot of light and there advable in sun light white.
jim

Thanks for the post and the idea. I came across LED's when searching a lighting site just a couple of days ago. They look intriguing (especially the low profile and very low wattage), but I'm not familiar enough with the idea to put down the cash - yet.

In the interim, I've solved the problem to my satisfaction by tweaking the locations of the two flourescent fixtures - it leaves some peripheral areas darker than the previous setup, but something had to give!

Original setup - near light is at right angles to and hangs directly over the bench (and about four inches of the top shelf). The far light is also at right angles, but is about two feet behind the front edge of the bench
   

Near fixture turned 90 degrees and placed just forward of the front edge of the bench (thanks Wayne). A MUCH larger well-lit area.
   

Far fixture moved toward the bench so that it overlaps the front edge by about 18". The darker area of the right side has been banished!