Thread: Work light on a Harrisom L5A?

Groovers, I am looking at adding a work light to my Harrrison lathe and was wondering if the are any experts out there that have some information that would be grand. Regards Damien.

All I use is the bed lamps from the Salvo Shops and the like. If the light has a clip I use that or if it's just a round base, I make a frame to hold it.
This is one that is fitted to the roof of my trailer cum workshop, just made from scrap angle and flat.
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This is another one, made from split RHS and welded to an upright to go on my 4" jointer, I like to see when I'm about to lose a finger tip or 2
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I use ordinary globes, usually of the new type, but with a daylight globe. I also mark the light to know if it's a bayonet or Edison fitment.
Hope this helps.
Kryn

I'm assuming this is to mount directly on the lathe rather than provide spot illumination for a machine like Kryn is doing.
Low voltage is preferable, probably because if something comes loose or coolant is splashed around there is not an electrocution hazard.
It really depends on what you have/ can find/ can buy. On my lathe I have some enclosed LED strips sold through a 4WD place and they do a good job. On the mill I have some LED video lights bought through ebay. I've wired a plug pack in rather than use batteries in both cases but they work fine.
Another possibility is Halogen bulbs, although with a work light on a machine you really are better off with something that does not run hot in case you touch it or have to have your face near it to see something.

Michael

Here's a couple of ideas: first is a simple LED bar light attached to a clamp with a flexible arm, I use this on various things around my shed: grinders, soldering station, etc. Second is another Barlight screwed to a piece of ally angle, angled so the light shines on the work rather than in your eyes. Both are powered by 12 volt power supplies I had lysing around. The bar lights are particularly good on the lathe because they are bright and light up the length of the lathe rather than just the chuck area.
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Thanks Michael for the response. What you said is what I am looking for, low voltage. Does the plug pack plug into a wall socket or run off the lathe power? Damien.

Thanks to all. I should have said I wanted low voltage but I don't want to run another cord to the socket across the room. Can the power be taken directly from the lathe itself? Damien

(P.S. Electricity is the magical invisible stuff that kills you when you play with it!!)

I have a plug pack into the wall socket and then run a low voltage cable to the machine, but there is no reason you can't mount a small transformer in a box on the machine if you wanted to.

Michael

I wired a single socket to my lathe, mounted the socket next to the lathe and use that to power the 12 volt power supply that powers the LED barlight. That way it is switched and works independent of the lathe.