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13th December 2019, 09:07 PM #1GOLD MEMBER
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LED Lights for Machinery
Lee Valley sent me an email with this light for sale
Rechargeable Heavy-Duty Magnetic LED Orb Light - Lee Valley Tools
So I went searching and while I have no objection to buying the light from them I would like to avoid the freight cost if possible. Ebay only shows one other supplier in the UK and freight is 16 quid or thereabouts. The obligatory search through Ali Express, Google and Banggood did not turn up any sources in Oz or anywhere else and I was wondering if anyone can do a better job than me at finding other sources.CHRIS
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14th December 2019, 12:21 AM #2
Thanks for the post, Chris. I have just purchased one from LV for my drill press ... along with a few other items to "spread" the shipping costs. Interesting that 2 other small items did not alter the shipping cost. Postage for 3 items - taking 49 days - was $19.50 USD.
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14th December 2019, 09:17 AM #3
Try this one Chris
Robot Check
I couldn't find it on Amazon Aus but if you are a prime member shipping is free.Those were the droids I was looking for.
https://autoblastgates.com.au
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14th December 2019, 09:27 AM #4GOLD MEMBER
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Thanks Derek, if the freight is that low I will buy a couple.
CHRIS
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14th December 2019, 12:25 PM #5
Derek, several months ago you were waiting on a cheap led light you purchased for your Makita/clone. Did you ever report back on how it performed?
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14th December 2019, 12:54 PM #6
Lance, you have a good memory! I purchased 2, and they are good lights. About as costly as the Veritas one. Why look at another light? The book lights are on a flexible stalk, and the Veritas looks easier to train on a spot and keep it there. Plus the booklights require batteries, and the Veritas is rechargeable. Plus I needed an excuse to purchase a couple of other small items they were in my Wish List, and too costly for shipping alone
Here is the booklight ...
And its beam ...
These are the better of the two designs for attaching to a router.
Regards from Perth
DerekVisit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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14th December 2019, 01:37 PM #7
I was interested as it was brought up at about the time I bought my little router which had in built LEDs. It is much larger than what I had envisioned. In my mind it was a little thing that you mounted on your router.
Can you paste a link to the ones you bought? I have come to realise that cutting and marking fine joinery requires far better task lighting than what I have available at my bench.
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14th December 2019, 04:33 PM #8
Here you are Lance.
10 LED Flexible Clip-on Music Stand Reading Light Bed Table Desk Lamp Black AU | eBay
I removed part of the clip and glued on a rare earth magnet.
Regards from Perth
DerekVisit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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14th December 2019, 09:02 PM #9GOLD MEMBER
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I have been meaning to post this for some time and this looks like a suitable place to put it. Some pictures of the light I installed on my drill press, I got it from here
2pcs 90mm White COB LED Angel Eye Halo Ring Light Driving Headlamp Bulb for Car | eBayIMG_2360.jpgIMG_2361.jpgIMG_2362.jpg
The light being centred on the chuck throws a shadow on the work which can be a bit annoying with forstener bits but at the same time because it is concentric with the shaft it means you can centre the position of the piece to be drilled and with a bit of practise the drill hits the mark just about every time using the shadow outline.CHRIS
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20th January 2020, 01:01 AM #10
I am still waiting on the light from Lee Valley .... it now looks like it will end up on the bandsaw.
The light for the drill press now looks to be a bike light (found on eBay) ....
Attached with a couple of rare earth magnets.
Regards from Perth
DerekVisit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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