BearMan Report post Posted November 17, 2010 Hi Everybody, I just got back from the "Big Lots" store, with something worth looking at. I saw that they had some 12 Led Headlamps on sale for $5.00,,, so I figured for the price, I'd get one. To my surprize,,, it's actually pretty good! It has the 3 strap design, with a strap that goes over the top of the head, to help support it. It has 4 differnt lighting modes, either 4 led's, 8 led's, or all 12 led's. With all 12 led's lit up, it actually seems a little too bright. For the price,,, it "ain't" bad! It's probably not as good as a "tec-light" , but so far, it looks like it will work just fine. I just thought I'd pass that along. Ed the"BearMan" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferg Report post Posted November 17, 2010 Hi Everybody, I just got back from the "Big Lots" store, with something worth looking at. I saw that they had some 12 Led Headlamps on sale for $5.00,,, so I figured for the price, I'd get one. To my surprize,,, it's actually pretty good! It has the 3 strap design, with a strap that goes over the top of the head, to help support it. It has 4 differnt lighting modes, either 4 led's, 8 led's, or all 12 led's. With all 12 led's lit up, it actually seems a little too bright. For the price,,, it "ain't" bad! It's probably not as good as a "tec-light" , but so far, it looks like it will work just fine. I just thought I'd pass that along. Ed the"BearMan" Thats funny Ed. I find everyday it takes a little longer to see quite clearly. Have thought about carrying a strobe light with me sometimes. ferg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casey Jordan Report post Posted November 19, 2010 Thanks a lot Ed, now I have to go to Big Lots! I have been using my silver engraving magnifier with light to hand sew some flight bags. I don't need the magnifier for this, but I sure need the light . Thanks for the tip. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joquarter Report post Posted November 19, 2010 Love the light what the leds give. Found a desk lamp with leds at a supermarket a few months ago . Last week bought some led-rails , wich gave with light instead of bleu , just € 4,95 for 2 rails 29 cm and 36 leds each, have to think about how to intergrate them in my workspace at the kitchentable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmybaby Report post Posted November 19, 2010 Thanks a lot Ed, now I have to go to Big Lots! I have been using my silver engraving magnifier with light to hand sew some flight bags. I don't need the magnifier for this, but I sure need the light . Thanks for the tip. I found a little LED light that has a magnet on the back. I put it on my sewing machine and point it at the presser foot. Jess' rite. JimB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LNLeather Report post Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) Bearman had a Grrrreat idea here! I found this old post and thought I'd chime in on this... 4 years ago a friend gave me one of these and I use it every day. Especially now when I have to go out at night to get firewood... I have been using this lately for tooling and it is amaaaazing how much it helps! This light is lite (heheh), easy to wear, and easy to change the batteries. Petzl E94 PS Zipka 2 Headlamp. (Amazon $26.97 ) Edited February 11, 2013 by LNLeather Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billymac814 Report post Posted February 12, 2013 I used to wear one of those doing tooling when I worked in my living room and the lighting sucked. Now I don't need it so much anymore. I also used it to read at night. I also have two of the lights Tippmann sells for the Boss, they are magnetic and attach right around the needle bar. I have one on the Cowboy and one on the Consew. They work great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toolingaround Report post Posted February 12, 2013 Wow I am not the only one :-) I use my headlamp all the time to tool it really helps as my lighting situation is not fantastic. Five bucks great find! Cheers, Toolingaround Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites