Help finding a cheap worklight on a stand

[wahoowad]

I built my wife a nice workbench for her various hobbies, but on occasion she moves larger project to the floor as she has to spread out some larger materials to cut out patterns. I want to find a cheap worklight on a stand she can move around as needed to see her work better.

I'm picturing a stand that can telescope up/down between say 2 and 4 feet and also have a rotating head (LED or CFC to keep the heat minimum). Bonus points if it has 2 lamps but not absolutely necessary.

Any suggestions? Cheap is good as she's likely to break it. It's inevitable.

 

[matt_i]

I'm not sure it meets the requirements but the magnet base sewing machine LED lights are pretty bright. You'd just have to create some ferrous metal targets near the floor.

 

[AffableCurmudgeon]

Craigslist usually has quite a few halogen lights on a stand for a fairly cheap price. Just replace the halogen bulb to an led. It won’t be hot and she can adjust the height and angle as needed.

 

[NUTTSGT]

How about a lighted magnifying lamp ? Get some light or when she (or you) need some better eyes ?

I bought one with a base at Hobby Lobby but pulled it out of the base and made a bracket for it. It's mounted to the side of my workbench.

 

[jimreed2160]

Well I just bought a Milwaukee M18 rocket light for about 200 clams. It is outstanding. But it is not cheap.

A lower cost alternative is to purchase a low cost photographic tripod from ebay for less than $50 and mount an inexpensive auto trouble light from Harbor Freight. You would be all in at less than $75.

Or you could use the inexpensive trouble light and mount it on a tripod you build your own tripod from PVC pipe and paracord. That solution is probably less than $40.

 

[Matt M PA]

I used to use an inexpensive halogen work light bolted to a cheap camera tripod. Can adjust height, tilt, etc...

 

[brownbagg]

harbor freight

 

[FANTM58]

Where are you located ?
I have a few you can have , they were left on my job site , and we have
Way to many of them.
Denver, Co

 

[DGersic]

I built my wife a nice workbench for her various hobbies, but on occasion she moves larger project to the floor as she has to spread out some larger materials to cut out patterns. I want to find a cheap worklight on a stand she can move around as needed to see her work better.



I'm picturing a stand that can telescope up/down between say 2 and 4 feet and also have a rotating head (LED or CFC to keep the heat minimum). Bonus points if it has 2 lamps but not absolutely necessary.



Any suggestions? Cheap is good as she's likely to break it. It's inevitable.

A friend moved out of town and gifted me a couple of microphone stands.

I work mostly alone, so I’m often looking for ways to extend what I can see or do. Being able to see something that is otherwise out of sight is helpful. I found a cheap cel phone holder on the sale rack at Menards, and adapted it to the mic stand.

This opens up two options. First, record video and look at later. Recently used that to diagnose a non starting problem on my DD. I put a spark tester in line with plug #1, but couldn’t see it while turning the key to crank the engine. The video showed what I needed to see - only randomly firing spark. New coil, truck starts fine again.

The other is remote view, using the phone with Face Time to my iPad. Useful for things like one man brake bleeding. I have a check valve bleeder, but it helps to be able to see the fluid coming out, which is hard to do while in the car pumping the brake pedal.

Here’s another attachment. I need more welding practice, and had some scrap and an idea. I don’t have somebody I can hand a flashlight to and say “hold this, point it there”. So:

A piece of 1/8” x 1/2” left over from something else as the base. A chunk of thicker steel bar I found in the street one day was cut, drilled, and ground slightly thinner to fit the mic stand, then welded to the base. I threaded a couple pieces of 1/4” rod, then drilled the base and welded them in. Some “beer seal” foam, a couple pieces of Velcro, and acorn nuts complete it.

You could do something similar, maybe with this HF lamp:

https://www.harborfreight.com/450-lumen-led-trouble-light-63920.html

Check Craiglst for cheap mic stands.




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[drewsifer714]

I was given this as a gift. The stand is a little hokey, but the light is serious.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-3200-Lumen-Multi-Directional-LED-Tripod-Work-Light-DE007/206839059

 

[JABgj]

Not LED, but it has 2 lights.

http://www.osh.com/Osh-Categories/T...klight,-1000-Watt-Halogen,-120-volt/p/6511547