

| Subject: | Re: Specialty light sought |
| From: | Michael Sullivan |
| Date: | Fri, 6 May 2011 20:41:23 -0500 |
You can roll a doobie or take a pee in the dark with it, tho. Asls, good for reading in the van without disturbing your sleeping partner, if u r lucky enough to get one. :-). Michael in San Antonio 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 7:27 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > Thanks. I have one of these. Battery powered. Doesn't have a power supply > to plug into the house electrics. It has three LED bulbs, and while the > light is very white - it's not that bright. Not enough lumens, I guess. It > really doesn't light things up for close detail work, as in carving wax > detail for a ring or working on a watch or clock or spinning reel. Nor > does it have a focusing adjustment. Nice light - just doesn't do what I need > it to. > > > John > > John Rodgers > Clayartist and Moldmaker > 88'GL VW Bus Driver > Chelsea, ALHttp://www.moldhaus.com <http://www.moldhaus.com/> > > > On 5/6/2011 7:00 PM, Michael Sullivan wrote: > > Check Lowe's. a previouos post that I cannot loacte from last year showed > a sale on Snake ligts with LED for thte van. They are actually BBQ lights > and I bought two bcuz they are clamp or magnet attachable and work great for > late night reading in the van. They stick to the pillars (due to heavy duty > magnets included int the setup) and I love it. 12.00 each bought two. Hold > on. gonna see if I can find the link.... > Found the post by kenneth. Here it is.... > Lowes has these on clearance http://tinyurl.com/z2yqo > It has a clamp for mounting or two strong magnetic feet. The lamp is > attached to the base with by a 24 inch goose neck . It has about ten, > super-bright LEDs. Reduced under $10. > I stuck mine to the passenger side B pillar since opening the back door of > the crewcab does not turn on the courtesy light. It's always a pain to > find anything under the rear bench, at night while camping. > -- > Ken Lewis > http://neksiwel.20m.com/ > > Michael in San Antonio > 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' > > > > On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 12:38 AM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > >> I'm looking for a specialty light for my bench and desk. It needs to >> have a flex-neck about 18 inches or so in length, and a base that can >> simply sit on a table or clamp to a table. The lighting end ideally >> would be a halogen type with a variable focusing beam much like the 3 or >> 5 battery Mag-lite flashlight. In fact, the lighting end of a mag-lite >> flash light would be about the right size. >> >> Does anyone know of such a critter anywhere? >> >> Thanks, >> >> John >> >> -- >> John Rodgers >> Clayartist and Moldmaker >> 88'GL VW Bus Driver >> Chelsea, AL >> Http://www.moldhaus.com <http://www.moldhaus.com/> >> > >
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