embodiment of the invention is depicted in perspective view in fig2 the lower stand 6 is made of rigid material such as steel and is of such dimensions as to provide a solid base for the unit casters wheels or other suitable means are attached to the bottom of the lower stand for mobility a lower stand bar 8 of hollow construction is rigidly attached to the lower stand and projects in a vertical direction perpendicular to the plane of the lower stand and is inserted into the hollow lower stand bar 8 so that the longitudinal axis of both are coincident is an upper stand bar 9 of similar construction there are a plurality of holes in upper stand bar 9 which can be aligned with hole 10 in the lower stand bar 8 and secured in position by inserting pin 11 through hole 10 and a corresponding hole in upper stand bar 9 the height of the upper end of the upper stand bar can be varied relative to the lower stand by alignment and pinning of the appropriate holes in the upper stand bar with the lower stand bar the upper end of upper stand bar 9 contains an attaching means 7 for attaching the light fixture to the stand the light fixture 12 is an elongated generally rectangular frame containing electrical sockets for mounting a plurality of fluorescent lamps 13 and a plurality of spot lamps 14 these lamps provide the illumination for the working area one of the ends of the fixture 15 which is perpencidular to the longitudinal axis of the fixture has rigidly attached to its.