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Lighting Solution!

David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA

>I just posted this in repsonse to something Dominic said about lighting around my lathe, but I thought I'd post it up here for all to read. I've been reading all the posts about lighting that I could, thumbing catalogs, trying to decide how to light the area around the VB. I looked at stuff that was going to cost me both legs, and an arm - Moffit lamps, Grizzly halogen stuff, and on and on... But, my parents happened to be in Linin's (sp?) & Things, of all places, and found a floor lamp and a desk lamp for the huge price of nine dollars, for both! The lamps are just a normal, interior type of floor lamp, with a nice, stiff flexible arm that holds the socket. Anyway, these floor lamps have been great! They get in the way, I just move 'em. When I need 'em, I can put them right where I need them, w/plenty of adjustment in the flexible arm. Find ya' a good, cheap floor lamp - it works great!

David

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Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL

>David,

I use a couple of those $10 Lowe's 500 watt work lights. I have one 30 degrees behind me to the left, and one 30 degrees behind me to the right, both on a rafter about 7' from the floor. For a few buck more you can get one on a stand for an adjustable one.

I have mine wired into a power strip to work as the on/off switch.

Cheap, and great light for my old failing eyes.

PA, I have one over my glue up station for gluing segmented bowls.

Mark

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