LEDs have a light pattern in degrees the smaller the number the more directional the LED will be.
Ask the seller about the LEDs before you buy.

Here is a listing from SuperBright LEDs, just for reference.

Super Bright LEDs - Component LEDs

Check out all of there LEDs, there maybe a straight up 1 or 2 watt SMD (LED) that will work by itself.

Again, I like to ask the Seller before buying it is their business to know what LEDs work best.

Luck, it is a long trip to get to best LED.

p.s. there are posts on the site that call out LED to use with resistors and yes you need a resistor of some type but there are newer technology out there other than the Std LED (the raised Dome Shape), so check out what SBLED has to offer.

 

What type of LEDs did you use? And where did you get the round project board? And the site that you recommended has great information. I am going to do some more research.

 

I use Rat Shaq for components only and only components; I think most of their stuff is junk !

They have a pkg of round project boards, RadioShack.com. The pkg has a few different diameters so you can work it how you want.
While I was there I started looking at the high output (directional) LED and bought the largest they had and then added some around the outside.
Thisis the one I used 10mm Ultra-High Brightness Red LED (2-Pack) - RadioShack.com, this one is high output with a very narrow viewing angle (16 degrees) which makes it more directional.
I am afraid I took the "put it together and see method" on this one but so far it looks good in the Workshop. I held the unit about three feet off the ground, with the Shop Lights on and got a really nice pattern on the floor, again sorry no pics, didn’t think of it.
The OHC is install but not wired yet, the weather being too cold.
I am talking with SuperBright LEDs about a single larger Surface Mount Diode (SMD) (SMT LED) to replace the six smaller diodes I now have but it is just talking so far; I hope to order soon though, I will post what I come up with.

 

That sounds like a plan. But I will probally go with square boards so I don't have to buy two sets to get two the same size.
Dual Mini Board with 213 Holes - RadioShack.com

And what size resistors did you use and how did you wire them up in series or parallel? What about the smaller LEDs? What kind are they?

 

I do other projects so the extra boards will come in handy.

the smaller LEDs, I will have to look up.

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