Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 20:41:23 -0500
Reply-To: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Specialty light sought
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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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