I built a new workbench and incorporated a space to have some lighting underneath to help with cleaning/maintenance.
This is the frame of the bench. To this, I bolted a melamine countertop that I found for free on the side of the road. The wide boxed section on the left is where the lighting goes.
I cut a 1/2" piece of Lexan and marked out the countertop for the cutout.
The cutout with the rabbeted edge and the lexan dropped in place.
I made up a panel with four 24" T8 tubes. The ballast is mounted underneath and the panel is screwed into the bench's framework.
To protect the bench/lexan/lights, I purchased a small roll of translucent silicone sheeting. It seems to be holding up to cleaning solvents pretty well.
The silicone diffuses the light really well.
If I did it again, I'd set it all closer to the front of the bench. I'll see how this goes and might cut a new panel sometime later.
Any comments/criticisms?
This is the frame of the bench. To this, I bolted a melamine countertop that I found for free on the side of the road. The wide boxed section on the left is where the lighting goes.
I cut a 1/2" piece of Lexan and marked out the countertop for the cutout.
The cutout with the rabbeted edge and the lexan dropped in place.
I made up a panel with four 24" T8 tubes. The ballast is mounted underneath and the panel is screwed into the bench's framework.
To protect the bench/lexan/lights, I purchased a small roll of translucent silicone sheeting. It seems to be holding up to cleaning solvents pretty well.
The silicone diffuses the light really well.
If I did it again, I'd set it all closer to the front of the bench. I'll see how this goes and might cut a new panel sometime later.
Any comments/criticisms?