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24th March 2012, 05:46 PM #1
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Got really pi55ed off with my drill press
Had to drill quiet a few 12mm holes in 50mm thick steel. Became quite anoying trying to line up the mark with the drill bit. Light source in the drill press is pretty ordinary.
So I thought I would build a better one. Searched the fourm to see what others had done and I thought there was some pretty good ideas in them. So I thought I would mull it over then do something.
Do something..........
Wouldn't you know had to take 11yo (going on 35) princess to get a study light for her desk. Job was urgent as all these types of jobs are.
Trudged around lighting shop after lighting shop but to no avail. Head off to Ikea at Tempe for a look there and lo and behold I found what I needed. A high intensity LED on a flexible shaft. So I got two. BTW she got her study light as well.
Searched the work shop and found some ali that I could make brackets out of. Found a couple of power points and a 'Y' power cable and a bayonet light fitting. Never throw anything out.
Removed the useless 60w bulb and replaced it with this. Mounted one each side of the drill press using the motor mounting bolts to hold them on.
The LEDs are sealed and seem to cope with coolant being splashed on them.
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24th March 2012, 06:19 PM #2
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Like it very much.
Steve understand the reason behind the set up pity could not hardwire into power of the drill motor. Something I have considered but not possible with these little lights.
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24th March 2012, 06:42 PM #3
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Ray,
It is wired into the drill. There is a bayonet fitting on the 'Y' power cable and it goes into where the 60w bulb used to be. Then it goes to two power points and the transformers for the LEDs plug into them. The light swith on the front is then used to turn them on and off. The lights have plently of output as they are a concentrated beam and the light is very white.
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24th March 2012, 06:49 PM #4
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Thanks Steve
Wish mine had a light to start with.
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24th March 2012, 07:22 PM #5
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A mod to try for my new drill press.
It has a socket for a light, no bulb supplied, but I don't recall a switch.
[Too cold to go out and check! From where I'm sitting, I can see snow on some of the nearby peaks. ]Geoff
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24th March 2012, 07:46 PM #6
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Good job on the modification to the light source.
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24th March 2012, 09:25 PM #7
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That's a great idea. Thanks for sharing
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25th March 2012, 01:51 AM #8
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Could I ask what Ikea charge for these lights, and what output do they claim?
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25th March 2012, 08:43 AM #9
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Originally Posted by snowyskiesau
Time for snow suit Geoff
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25th March 2012, 09:22 AM #10
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Geoff,
The lights have in-line switches.
Anodyne,
There is nothing in the instruction book supplied but from the web site
JANSJÖ
Clamp spotlight
$24.99
Clamping range up to 35 mm.
Built-in LED light source.
May be completed with other lamps in the same series.
LED life time approx. 20.000 hours.
Light colour; warm white (2700 Kelvin).
Energy consumption: 3.0W.
All I know now is they work brilliantly. The light colour is definitely white not yellow like from the old 60w incandesant bulb.
I may just be the best $50 spent, as I'm no longer pi55ed off.
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28th March 2012, 10:18 PM #11
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Cheap LED Machine Lighting
Nice and easy lighting solution there Bleeder.
I've also used LEDs on flexible shafts to light my drill press, lathe and mill. The sort I used are about $12 a pop but some electrical expertise is needed to wire them up.
These units are 3W, 170 lumens (bright white). I've had them for a year or so and have had the heads dripping with coolant with no problems.The first step towards knowledge is to know that we are ignorant.
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30th March 2012, 02:36 PM #12
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Blu_Rock,
I looked at those ones but I didn't want them fixed mounted. This way I can clamp them to where ever to give the light where I need it. The whole system is removable and controlled by the switch at the front of the drill press and then I remove it and replace the original 60w bulb if need be.
You're right, I've had them dripping with coolant and a wipe over and everything is ok.
Gotta love those LED lights.
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