I found an LED light bar for cars on clearance. It was a great deal for a light., but I didn't want to wire it onto any of our cars. For now, I thought it would be more useful to convert it into a portable work light.
Normally, it would be powered through the car's 12V system. Using batteries instead would make it more portable. AA batteries wouldn't work because it takes 12-24V. I decided to buy an adapter to convert it to use Ryobi 18V rechargeable batteries. I decided not to wire up the extra bright setting (72 watts) because the regular setting (12 watts) is bright enough.
Next, I needed a way to hold the light. The brackets it came with allow it to be tilted to any angle, so I kept those and mounted it to a board that was the right size. Then I attached that to a sturdy tripod-style metal stand. The stand used to have a roller on top to hold up the ends of long boards when the workbench or table saw wasn't large enough, but the old plastic roller parts had broken a long time ago.
Now I have a very bright portable rechargeable light. It creates a narrow band of light and can be aimed wherever I need it.