Thread: LED Worklight

RDG TOOLS MAGNETIC BASE LED LIGHT FLEXIBLE ARM | eBay

Michael

Magnetic-Mount LED Work Light - Lee Valley Tools

I think the Twarstard got his from Ikea?

I have been thinking of using these Metal Adjustable Hose Connector Lamp ARM FOR Desktop Wall Lamp Light 0 3"X19 7" | eBay with a light like this 12W 15W 20W LED COB Recessed Downlight Ceiling Light 360 Degree Lighting Lamp | eBay get rid of the facade i reckon it would be a pretty decent light. I was thinking of a flood type light but i think they will be too heavy for the stem.

Cheers,
Ew

Thanks guys. I had a thought and checked Carbatec. (Am I allowed to on this side?)

Limber Magnetic LED Light : CARBA-TEC

Another one at $50 which I think is asking a bit much for what it is. They give very lttle information about these.

I had seen the Mag Base one Michael but I thought I would try to get one cheaper, like 10 Pownds! I was also worried I would try to use it as an indicator instead of a light. Interesting that the video I was watching was about rebuilding a flexible shaft Mag Base.

The Lee Valley light looks like a very nice unit. I am tempted. Adjustable beam and 18 inch gooseneck.

Ikea? I doubt I would like it then. I have never seen anything I like from there. Probably due to being really peeved at walking in circles for 15 mins and getting nowhere. A store designed for long slow browsing. Last visit to one I was looking for a specific item which they did not have. A waste of far too much time. When I am near an Ikea I don't have time to browse. All I want to do is get in/out and go home, away from crazy cities.

The flex arm is worth thinking about. Just need to find a light to suit. The base is easy.

Dean

Dean,

Have you had a look at these

Ikea White Jansjo LED Clip ON Light Work Lamp Reading Flexible Neck 102 142 13 | eBay

Can be bought a Ikea.

I use two of them on my drill press

see here

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f155/g...-press-150156/

Hi Dean,

I recently bought 3 of the Jansjo Led Work Lamps from Ikea for my machines. At $30 they are quite reasonable and pretty much what I wanted after I made up some brackets to fix to the wall in the case of the milling machine and to the head of the drill press. Still to make up a magnetic base for the lathe as my lathe is always covered when not in use due to to living a bit close to salt water, and a permanently fixed work light would interfere with the cover (or the cover would interfere with the light, whichever way you want to look at it).
Now I can actually see what I am working on.
I think they are great.

Alan

Originally Posted by Oldneweng

Just watching a video by Johnny (Doubleboost) reminded me I have been looking for an LED light with flexible stalk to use on my machinery. He had one that cost him 10 Pownds. Ya can't go wrong with that.

I have not had any success so far. Have found a couple with stalks about 100mm long and a skinny base just as high. Not much good. Johnnies light had a stalk that looked to be over 300mm long.

Can anyone point me in the right direction here?

Dean

Latest Aldi catalog: page 14 BBQ light 12 LED, flexible neck, jaw screw clamp and 3 strong magnets 780mm long 3 x AAA batteries

$16-99

Will this do the trick

10 ponds!!! Wow, how things change in a couple of years.
When I made mine, the downright globe ( LED. 9watts ~ 900 lumens) cost $35
I had an old microphone goosneck.
only hard bit was the weird thread microphones use. 5/8 27 tpi???

It has worked well and runs Off the 12 volt transformer I use to power the control logic behind the no volt relay and emergency stop in the lathe power supply.

Hi Dean,
Try John McGing in Sydney, as I almost sure he wood have them.
Their Postage System is pretty good, I'm told.

They Advertise right here on the left of this page.

Thanks for the tips but I don't have an Aldi within travelling distance and I don't have a catalog. I tried looking it up but did not know which one.

I cannot get on to the McJing website at the moment. There is a thread in their forum about this issue dating back a few weeks. Maybe the same problem. I just get error messages.

Dean

I ordered a 20w flood light a few weeks ago and it turned up yesterday. I put it on the grinder today, a huge improvement on the 50w halogen that it had. I got a cool white one, i really do prefer the cool white to the warm white for work lights in the shed.
I have ordered a 20w downlight and one of those arms, i'll report back when they arrive.

Cheers,
Ew

Originally Posted by Ueee

I ordered a 20w flood light a few weeks ago and it turned up yesterday. I put it on the grinder today, a huge improvement on the 50w halogen that it had. I got a cool white one, i really do prefer the cool white to the warm white for work lights in the shed.
I have ordered a 20w downlight and one of those arms, i'll report back when they arrive.

Cheers,
Ew

20w hey. Will that be bright enough do you think? I looked at an LED website a couple of years ago and they listed a 300w! wouldn't that be better. Probably a bank of about 6 or 9 would do the job! I have a common outdoors floodlight (par 38?) LED which is 75w. That is pretty good.

I will be waiting to read your review on the new light. When you posted that link I had a look but did not realise you were planning on staging a sporting event on the local oval.

Dean

Maybe we could come up with some sort of mag lev table hockey?

The one on the grinder looks the goods, but it is probably to spread a beam for a mill or lathe.

The biggest problem is when you go to the bench and it seems dark

Ew

Originally Posted by Ueee

Maybe we could come up with some sort of mag lev table hockey?

The one on the grinder looks the goods, but it is probably to spread a beam for a mill or lathe.

The biggest problem is when you go to the bench and it seems dark

Ew

You just need to get one for the bench as well. I have my bench covered. When I picked up the shaper I also bought an LED tube to fit a flouro from Aldi. The one and only time I have been to an Aldi store. This is a 5ft tube. I now need to make a pivoting arm for the batten so I can move it to where I am working. Just pivot it from the wall.

Dean