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chester dylan
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I got 10 10w 240w led flood lights of ebay for 30 quid and have been putting them on all sorts lathe mill drill press bench grinders etc.
But be where there only just over 5w but good enough for close up work and you can just about squese a togel switch in the back. Any think that i think needs to have a 12v light on i pull the power supply out of the light and put it in an adaptable box out of the way on bench grinders i wire the light in to the motor supply to save me haveing to turn it on and off.
But be where there only just over 5w but good enough for close up work and you can just about squese a togel switch in the back. Any think that i think needs to have a 12v light on i pull the power supply out of the light and put it in an adaptable box out of the way on bench grinders i wire the light in to the motor supply to save me haveing to turn it on and off.
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I bought this from Ikea for £10
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00315651/#/20237252
Its not the brightest but works fine on my small lathe
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00315651/#/20237252
Its not the brightest but works fine on my small lathe
I found one at the dump, an old battered architects type lamp, installed it on the wall between the lathe and the pillar drill and can be used for both, as it has enough reach. I installed a new lamp, remade the terminations and away she went, total cost a new lamp..
doesn't need to be anything fancy.
doesn't need to be anything fancy.
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I have the same one, only with the weighted base on it.
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Yep I use my head torch(s) all the time .. well not so much in asda etc.. but older tired eyes work so much better with good lighting. Head torch puts the light exactly where its needed with no shadows
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I managed to fit a work light to my Clarke pillar drill, a floor standing model. The head casting had a void just behind the front spindle. After purchasing a GU10 base off eBay, I made a bracket to attach it inside the void. I already had to hand a rocker switch, which I fitted by drilling & filing a rectangular slot in the side of the head casting. The job was completed by wiring up the switch & lamp base from the motor connections which were conveniently wired through the void. The purchase of a 5W GU10 LED completed the job & being LED it's super bright without any heat to affect the wiring.
RonA
I have an LED head torch very effective, but you do get some strange looks on the bus into Grimsby when you forget to take it off
chester dylan
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i brought a pair of these led angel eyes but thay need to be half way down the chuck to not get a shadow at some point im going to make some sort of telescopic mount for them.
thay would work on the mill if i had a colet in it but no goog if theres a chuck in it
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-60mm-1...hash=item5b0eb11d62:m:maKf-ccoSfK_Dg0NQw5SCnQ
thay would work on the mill if i had a colet in it but no goog if theres a chuck in it
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-60mm-1...hash=item5b0eb11d62:m:maKf-ccoSfK_Dg0NQw5SCnQ
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I saw bolle do some nice saftey glasses with built in leds too
Where does the 12 volt come from?
