[Shop-talk] work light
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alfuller194 at gmail.com
Sat Feb 18 18:36:29 MST 2023
Regarding:
“As I have gotten older, I need better lighting, and having both hands free and having a bright light trained on whatever you are looking at is a real godsend. “…
YUP!! I had pretty good eyesight all my life until I went to professional school in my 40’s, where I had to read ~300-400 pages a day, plus my day job! I fought the conventional wisdom that we need more light as we age, but at some point I got more light on the case as I was working on the cars, and BAM – life changed. I’m now looking at 70 late this year, and I can tell you “they” are right. As we age, we need magnitudes more light to see the same things we saw when younger. I don’t fight it, it’s just the way it is. I’m just glad we have great products coming out these days!!
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All the best,
Al Fuller
From: Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of old dirtbeard
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2023 10:43 AM
To: Pat Horne <patintexas at icloud.com>
Cc: Shop-talk at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] work light
Yes, I was slow to adopt them too (I thought it was frivolous as mentioned before) and started off with a cheap pair as a gift that actually worked quite well. I first used them crawling under the house to do some plumbing. They have about 4 hours of battery life and are good enough for that type of work. I found myself relying upon them more and more for all sorts of work.
I started doing some longer jobs in the shop (e.g., working on my '54 MG TF replacing the rear springs, going through the brakes, etc.), and they tend to run down in the middle of a job, and then you need to put your greasy hands on them to change them out, etc.
I recently bought this Klein for $30 from Home Depot (free shipping) and it lasts 9 hours on high and 17 hours on low. It is just the thing for the longer jobs:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-Tools-Rechargeable-Headlamp-and-Work-Light-300-Lumens-3-Modes-56062/313993090?g_store=&source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&&mtc=SHOPPING-RM-RMP-GGL-D27-027_011_TOOLS_ACC-PB-KLEIN_TOOLS_INC-NA-SMART-NA-NA-MK681362200-NA-NBR-1927-CON-NA-FY23_1927_RM2&cm_mmc=SHOPPING-RM-RMP-GGL-D27-027_011_TOOLS_ACC-PB-KLEIN_TOOLS_INC-NA-SMART-NA-NA-MK681362200-NA-NBR-1927-CON-NA-FY23_1927_RM2-71700000083602792-58700007073070013-92700063677501840&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIiOOz7tmf_QIVugKtBh29wg59EAQYASABEgKMP_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
They make brighter ones as well, but I find that this one is just about perfect for doing mechanical work in the garage. It also detaches quickly if you want a stationary light.
As I have gotten older, I need better lighting, and having both hands free and having a bright light trained on whatever you are looking at is a real godsend.
Not only is it more convenient, I find that I am faster and do better-quality work because I can just see better now, especially fitting nuts in tight spaces, trying to find dropped parts in engine bays, all work underneath the vehicle, etc.
best,
doug
On Sat, Feb 18, 2023 at 9:40 AM Pat Horne <patintexas at icloud.com <mailto:patintexas at icloud.com> > wrote:
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On Feb 18, 2023, at 10:32 AM, John T. Blair <jblair1948 at cox.net <mailto:jblair1948 at cox.net> > wrote:
At 11:10 PM 2/17/2023, Steven Trovato wrote:
>OK, so you guys may be onto something with the headlamps. I am going to
>have to give that a try. I think I'll try something basic first, before seeking out
>the Cadillac of headlamps! I guess this USB thing isn't really that big of a deal in
>the big picture of things. I do think some sort of base or cradle is easier, but I
>guess I can live with the USB. Maybe someday they will come out with wireless
>charging like the phones have now. Another downside of the USB, whether for
>lights or phones or whatever is that those USB ports wear out. I have had a
>phone and a light with a broken/failed USB port.
Don't know how I missed this thread. But I love the headlights. A quick story about
my 1st one. I can't think of the name of the store, but there used to be an
interesting gift store in the Malls. Hay had all kinds of unusual thing. Well apparently
my wife had gone there shopping for me. So Xmas morning comes around and we all
start opening presents. I open this one, some sort of flash light on a band. I thought
to my self, "what the hell is this?". I tried to put a smile on my face, as I think I'd
have rather gotten another screwdriver. But what the heck, it's Xmas. Several months later I'm doing something and try the headlight. Man that NEAT!!! Well over
they years I've acquired quite a few.
I recommend, if you a member of Costco, check them out. They usually have a 3
pack. I've bought one of the packs, then given both my boys and nephew one for
Xmas. I've also bought the 3 packs, and put one of the ligths in several places in the
house and in the shop.
No I don't know how I lived so long without such a thing.
John
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