[Shop-talk] work light

[old dirtbeard]

It has a pretty good strap shown on one of the later photos of you scroll to the right.

Best,

Doug
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From: Steven Trovato <strovato at optonline.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2023 12:46:29 PM
To: old dirtbeard <dirtbeard at gmail.com>; Pat Horne <patintexas at icloud.com>
Cc: Shop-talk at autox.team.net <Shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] work light

It looks like that one does not come with a strap.  Did you buy that or one of the choices with a strap?  As I don't have anything right now, I guess I would need to get a strap one way or the other.

-Steve

At 01:42 PM 2/18/2023, old dirtbeard wrote:
Yes, IÂ  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.Â

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

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