source for lamps and lamp clamps

[esantoro]

It seems that one of the most difficult things to get for the workshop is a good work lamp. I've already had seven break on me. Usually I've paid about $20 for a lamp. Either some plastic part on the base breaks or the swing arms lose their ability to stay in position.

The best lamps I've had so far have been 22 watt circline fluorescent magnifying lamps, very sturdy construction. Only problem with these lamps is that the electronic ballast/transformer has burned out on both, and now I need to find a way to put in a magnetic ballast/transformer.

Well, anyway, over a year ago, I was asking around for a source for individual universal clamps for these lamps. Today I am scouring the internet for another lamp purchase and came across this company in California. I don't know their prices, but in addition to possibly having good quality lamps, they also sell individual clamps, which may allow me to salvage some old lamps.

http://www.affordaproducts.com/accessories.htm

Ed

[UKRay]

Ed, you might want to try engineer's lathe lamps. They are as tough as old boots and I find them excellent. They often come with a magnetic base - If I haven't got a convenient machine to stick 'em on I use chunks of railway line so I can stick 'em exactly where I need the light. They come up second-hand on eBay fairly regularly and don't make huge amounts of money.

[esantoro]

I bought a great combo lamp on Ebay last night for $17 plus $15 for shipping. It's a Ledu Combination Art lamp that takes both a circline 22" daylight bulb and a regular 60 watt incandescent. I'm very much looking forward to using it.

The things I now get excited about:

a good anvil

a mallet/maul with the right balance and heft

exotic wood sticks

a good light source

It's almost not even about the leather anymore.

Give me these, lock me up in a room, and give me a bit of food every day, and I'll be as happy as can be. It's all just so beautifully insane.

Ed

[Bree]

I don't like the arm type lights. I have several. I like halogen goosenecks (expensive) and this Danray gooseneck which is my current favorite... inexpensive, rock solid gooseneck, great switch, and handles cheap, powerful 100 watt incandescents which throw a lot of light on what I am doing.

http://www.amazon.com/Danray-Products-LLC-...6483&sr=1-5

I wish they had a 34" model so I could use it on my new Toro 400 LA-25. I may get another one of these and set in on top of the LA-25 and then loop the gooseneck around over the top and down. The magnet is very very strong.

[esantoro]

I don't like the arm type lights. I have several. I like halogen goosenecks (expensive) and this Danray gooseneck which is my current favorite... inexpensive, rock solid gooseneck, great switch, and handles cheap, powerful 100 watt incandescents which throw a lot of light on what I am doing.

http://www.amazon.com/Danray-Products-LLC-...6483&sr=1-5

I wish they had a 34" model so I could use it on my new Toro 400 LA-25. I may get another one of these and set in on top of the LA-25 and then loop the gooseneck around over the top and down. The magnet is very very strong.

That is a nice lamp. That's the type of quality I've been looking for all this time. First time I've seen one like that, which I think is the type UKRAY was referring to.

I'd like to get one like that with a c-clamp and put a CREE LED bulb in it.

I cannot tell you how many times I have feared my $20 incandescent swing-arm lamp hood would fall against my cylinder arm machine, shattering the bulb six inches from my face.

I'm getting one of these lamps along with the bulb protector. Thanks Bree and UKRAY. It's taken me years to finally find such a lamp.

ed

Edited October 26, 2008 by esantoro

[Bree]

That is a nice lamp. That's the type of quality I've been looking for all this time. First time I've seen one like that, which I think is the type UKRAY was referring to.

I'd like to get one like that with a c-clamp and put a CREE LED bulb in it.

I cannot tell you how many times I have feared my $20 incandescent swing-arm lamp hood would fall against my cylinder arm machine, shattering the bulb six inches from my face.

I'm getting one of these lamps along with the bulb protector. Thanks Bree and UKRAY. It's taken me years to finally find such a lamp.

ed

Put 4 Cree Q5's under the arm like that Artisan LED light and you are in business. Nobody has gone that way yet. But it will come. Right now the 100 watt incandescent pumps out light big time and at my age I need all the light that I can get!!

[esantoro]

I love this Danray lamp. I've come to the conclusion that the proper work lamp adds noticeably to productivity. Not having to fiddle with an inferior lamp keeps you in a production rhythm that allows for smoother transitioning to the next piece or stage. It doesn't break your mojo.

ed

[esantoro]

I don't like the arm type lights. I have several. I like halogen goosenecks (expensive) and this Danray gooseneck which is my current favorite... inexpensive, rock solid gooseneck, great switch, and handles cheap, powerful 100 watt incandescents which throw a lot of light on what I am doing.

http://www.amazon.com/Danray-Products-LLC-...6483&sr=1-5

I wish they had a 34" model so I could use it on my new Toro 400 LA-25. I may get another one of these and set in on top of the LA-25 and then loop the gooseneck around over the top and down. The magnet is very very strong.

In another post Bree got me thinking again about lamps. I just love the Danray goosneck lamp she suggested. When I get into work mode I just grab it and throw it into the exact position I need and get to work. I love things that work the way I do and I never have to give them a second thought.

But I'm wondering if these goosenecks need to be treated with some care or do they stand up with ease to the greatest of abuse?

Ed

[Bree]

In another post Bree got me thinking again about lamps. I just love the Danray goosneck lamp she suggested. When I get into work mode I just grab it and throw it into the exact position I need and get to work. I love things that work the way I do and I never have to give them a second thought.

But I'm wondering if these goosenecks need to be treated with some care or do they stand up with ease to the greatest of abuse?

Ed

Kick em, beat em, abuse em.