Nutria
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I definitely groove on the Dazor lamps-- I have about five in my shop/garage and one in my lab at work. What a fine product that was.
Lets see your vintage shop work lights
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Beerhippie
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I keep hoping to find another few "in the wild", but so far, the only one I've found was... in my garage! No idea where it came from.
Outlawmws
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I'd vote Draftsman's, but I may be biased.
How was it?
And I'm not that surprised.
Beerhippie
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No, considering the amount of work that went into that movie and the sets, I shouldn't be surprised.
It was a couple of hours well spent for me.
Outlawmws
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I have one of those. I had 2, but I sold one. For good $$ too! Mine needs a cord as well...
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Tonight I picked up this fluorescent tube desk lamp from my in-laws’ house. I thought it was a Dazor, but the base says “Art Specialty Co, Chicago ILL. FLEXO”. I searched and found a few others have posted about this brand on GJ.
A quick clean up with some spray on polish and installation of a GE Color Select T8 18” LED tube and it fired right up. It worked with the old fluorescent tube as well. Unlike my Dazor, this light houses just one tube.
Everything from the buttons to the articulating joints are flawless in function. It looks near new and hopefully will continue to work for years to come.
I took pictures of it clamped to two different desks, in case anybody is wondering.
A quick clean up with some spray on polish and installation of a GE Color Select T8 18” LED tube and it fired right up. It worked with the old fluorescent tube as well. Unlike my Dazor, this light houses just one tube.
Everything from the buttons to the articulating joints are flawless in function. It looks near new and hopefully will continue to work for years to come.
I took pictures of it clamped to two different desks, in case anybody is wondering.
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Modern Garage
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Estate sale Dazor lighted magnifier came home with me yesterday. For some (age related) reason I have a hard time passing up a good magnifier. Original base is missing but the lens is perfect, all the joints are smooth and the flourescent lights popped right on. I was expecting to have to rewire it to some Led's but I can use it as is. Just need to make a new base socket as I couldn't find it at the sale. Dazor M-210-H was originally a floor standing base but a bench mount will be more useful to me.
Sharp eyes will notice the Trombolite in the background.
Joe
Sharp eyes will notice the Trombolite in the background.
Joe
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That's pretty interesting. F8T5's?
Modern Garage
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Yes, three F8T5's
I thought the offset light source (compared to the circular lights I'm using) would be annoying but it's OK.
As seen in the second photo the glass seems to have a pretty long depth of field (is that the right term?).
Joe
I thought the offset light source (compared to the circular lights I'm using) would be annoying but it's OK.
As seen in the second photo the glass seems to have a pretty long depth of field (is that the right term?).
Joe
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Tonight I had this vintage Flexo light on with the new GE LED T8 tubes for a couple of hours. The base got very very hot (uncomfortable to the touch but didn’t burn me) and I noticed a burning smell.
I will try it again with the standard fluorescent tube and see if the base no longer gets hot and the burning smell goes away.
Any ideas on what’s happening? This lamp hasn’t been turned on in years.
This has not happened with the Dazor I have in my garage that uses two of these same GE Color select LED tubes. I’d really like to be able to use this light. Ideally with an LED tube, reluctantly with a traditional fluorescent tube.
Thanks.
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You could measure the voltage across the lamp and compare it to a fluorescent lamp. If the voltage across the lamp is lower than the ballast has to absorb the excess.
This was a big problem with energy saving lamps like F34T12's. The arc voltage is less than a 40w tube. The ballasts that weren't made for it would get hot and eventually die.
Preheat fluorescent and choke ballasts like these desk lamps use are so simple and reliable I don't see any reason to use led.
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I finalized fixing up a vintage Dazor P-2324 this evening. I opted to remove the old internals, change the switch and install ballast bypass LED tubes. I couldn't be happier with the outcome. The old ballast was leaking and there is a high likelihood that there are PCBs in the capacitor that was leaking in there, so that kind of forced my hand to upgrade it. The size of the bulbs is a normal size though there is some confusion about that because if you measure the bulb it's not 18" but the bulbs are sold as 18" bulbs (they are a bit less in reality). F15T8 is the size and I got mine from bulbs.com
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Beerhippie
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I was able to keep the original switch when I did mine. I like the looks of the two-button design.
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The are still in business, and still sell some parts.
Beerhippie
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Bring money. Fer instance, the sockets for the fluorescent bulbs are $30 each, while the same socket from The Jungle is $12 for ten.
Eric Commarato
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Yes, I can believe it...thanks for the tip...
Beerhippie
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I should also mention that they don't have much of their spare parts posted online. If you really need something and are prepared for the sticker shock, give their support line a call.
Beerhippie
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The Mole and Richardson, as I'm sure you know, are old-school photography/cinematography/stage "hot lights". I'm sweating just looking at them!
Nice collection of lights!
We used mole Richardson, Omni and DP lights up until the late 70s. VPL Sheet film with a 4x5 sinar.
Beerhippie
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I just got my first LED continuous light a couple of weeks ago. All the advantages of "hot light", none of the heat!
LED lights digital cameras what's next. Digital killed our 35 year old photography business, smart phones they were the last straw.
Retired about 6 yrs ago. Don't miss it one bit.
Beerhippie
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The cell phone camera largely killed my event/product/food business back in the early '00s. "Why should I pay you when I can do it myself?"
Oddly, I'm suddenly getting a little work again as it's finally gotten noticed that the quality of a real photographer behind a real lens makes a difference--especially if you want to sell something.
Of course, now I'm out of practice and a bit rusty in the joints... and I'll never again shoot a wedding!
Beerhippie
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BTW: Isn't your third picture a Beauty Dish?
What brand is the kerosene lamp with Fresnel lens? Does it have any dept. or RR markings?
What brand is the kerosene lamp with Fresnel lens? Does it have any dept. or RR markings?
I think photogenic just called it their 30" Parabolic. If you positioned it directly in front of and above a women's face with a reflector below it would do a real good job of reducing lines and smoothing out her skin. I could see photographers calling it their beauty dish. I can remember other photographers calling them a garbage can lid because that's what they sort of look like.
RR lamp markings are on top and reads : DIETZ : Made in Syracuse NY U.S.A
Beerhippie
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Dietz Syracuse would also have DOM marking... somewhere. I'm more familiar with the Hurricane-style, where it would be on one of the risers. Very shallow stamp, often obscured by paint.
I don't see a DOM. Here are a couple more pics. How old would you guess this light is.
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Beerhippie
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I think this is my weekend project:
I found this at the first-of-the-year shop sale in my area. Interestingly, I walked through on Friday AM--one of the first there as it was right across the street--and didn't notice it hanging on the wall. My excuse was that I was out of coffee.
It was looking at this picture I took for you all of an ancient lathe:
that I noticed it. I was back the next morning--properly caffeinated this time--and grabbed it and a bunch of other stuff.
How's that for safety--an actual grounded plug with intact ground lug! Gotta love the EMT straps for the shop-made base.
The ground wire is even attached to the lamp! Nice (and working) Leviton lamp base.
Looks like the previous owner went to the same welding school as I did!
Woodward?
I have an late-model Stanley 4 1/2 plane torn down and fresh out of the chemical cleaning process--but it's at the elbow-grease stage and that... well, that's like work. The lamp should just need no-elbow-grease mechano-chemical cleaning, a new cord--which I have--and a repaint. I wonder if I can find crinkle-finish black hereabouts? I might maybe make a magnetic mount for it.
Stay tuned....
I found this at the first-of-the-year shop sale in my area. Interestingly, I walked through on Friday AM--one of the first there as it was right across the street--and didn't notice it hanging on the wall. My excuse was that I was out of coffee.
It was looking at this picture I took for you all of an ancient lathe:
that I noticed it. I was back the next morning--properly caffeinated this time--and grabbed it and a bunch of other stuff.
How's that for safety--an actual grounded plug with intact ground lug! Gotta love the EMT straps for the shop-made base.
The ground wire is even attached to the lamp! Nice (and working) Leviton lamp base.
Looks like the previous owner went to the same welding school as I did!
Woodward?
I have an late-model Stanley 4 1/2 plane torn down and fresh out of the chemical cleaning process--but it's at the elbow-grease stage and that... well, that's like work. The lamp should just need no-elbow-grease mechano-chemical cleaning, a new cord--which I have--and a repaint. I wonder if I can find crinkle-finish black hereabouts? I might maybe make a magnetic mount for it.
Stay tuned....
Beerhippie
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Wow. I just took a dive down Woodward Ave. on Google. Seems there were tons of different companies operating with that name.
The only reference to Woodward tool lights I found was at Vintage Mechanic, and no one there had any idea, either. The examples posted there were free-standing floor lamps. It's entirely possible mine is just the shade from a Woodward mounted to a piece of flex conduit.
The only reference to Woodward tool lights I found was at Vintage Mechanic, and no one there had any idea, either. The examples posted there were free-standing floor lamps. It's entirely possible mine is just the shade from a Woodward mounted to a piece of flex conduit.
rustyzman
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I think this is my weekend project:
I found this at the first-of-the-year shop sale in my area. Interestingly, I walked through on Friday AM--one of the first there as it was right across the street--and didn't notice it hanging on the wall. My excuse was that I was out of coffee.
It was looking at this picture I took for you all of an ancient lathe:
that I noticed it. I was back the next morning--properly caffeinated this time--and grabbed it and a bunch of other stuff.
How's that for safety--an actual grounded plug with intact ground lug! Gotta love the EMT straps for the shop-made base.
The ground wire is even attached to the lamp! Nice (and working) Leviton lamp base.
Looks like the previous owner went to the same welding school as I did!
Woodward?
I have an late-model Stanley 4 1/2 plane torn down and fresh out of the chemical cleaning process--but it's at the elbow-grease stage and that... well, that's like work. The lamp should just need no-elbow-grease mechano-chemical cleaning, a new cord--which I have--and a repaint. I wonder if I can find crinkle-finish black hereabouts? I might maybe make a magnetic mount for it.
Stay tuned....
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Beerhippie
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Beerhippie
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While waiting for paint to dry, I finally found an example of a Woodward tool light with a flexible gooseneck:
I hope they get the asking price for it!
https://www.etsy.com/listing/723659...dbbee5731e478d16a8d3584180dc7446262:723659303
Sheesh! There's one more flexible gooseneck Woodward there, also asking near onto five hundred bucks.
Most of the Woodward examples I've found are jointed stands.
Now to figure out how to fab a mount like that... shouldn't be more than a fifteen-minute job.
Time for another coat of paint....
I hope they get the asking price for it!
https://www.etsy.com/listing/723659...dbbee5731e478d16a8d3584180dc7446262:723659303
Sheesh! There's one more flexible gooseneck Woodward there, also asking near onto five hundred bucks.
Most of the Woodward examples I've found are jointed stands.
Now to figure out how to fab a mount like that... shouldn't be more than a fifteen-minute job.
Time for another coat of paint....
rustyzman
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Yeah, that's annoying. I was picking them up locally anytime I could find them. Not all the locations had it and even when they did it was only one or two cans.
Outlawmws
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Now to figure out how to fab a mount like that... shouldn't be more than a fifteen-minute job.
A sacrificial C Clamp and a tube, side mounted to its fixed jaw, should work fine.
Beerhippie
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I'm playing with some plumbing fittings right now... steampunk, dude!
Provincial
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In the dim past, I built a mount for a common swing arm lamp to mount to the top of a workbench. The light had a 3/8" stem formed in the lower frame that was normally inserted in a molded plastic bracket. I used a 3/8" x 2" galvanized pipe ****** screwed into a floor flange, which I screwed down to the wooden bench top. It is still in use!
Beerhippie
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I'm moving in that direction.... 3/4" is the closest fit for the flex tubing on this. Cut one end off of the ****** (which I can later use a weld ******) and drill and tap for a set screw. Mount that in a... OK, I haven't quite gotten that far yet....
But I should have the lamp--sans mount--back together and running in just a bit here... waiting for the flex tubing to cool after curing the paint.