Sverre, I use them on my lathe and mill. They are good as they are not too large and don't get in the way and at the same time bright enough to give a good working light.

John

Hi There

Yes, issue 200.

All scheduled in.

We are working ahead because of Christmas.

Currently scheduling articles into MEW 201 but really I should be working on MEW 202 schedule now.

regards David

Hi SverreE,

I recommended these lamps from Ikea back in March in the thread 'Workshop Lighting'.

I have the one with a base for my mill, and the clip-on one for my lathe. I think they are excellent value for money and provided a very good degree illumination right where you want it, with the bulb bit being so small it doesn't get in the way. I would still recommend them!

Chris

Hi all,
I had made lights from some aluminium tubing fitted with MR16 bulbs. (12 volts spot lamp bulbs.) I fitted 20 watt on my mill and drill and a 35 watt on my lathe. They all gave good illumination but the housing on the 35 watt one got too hot to touch. I have now replaced these bulbs with 4 watt LED bulbs. These give excellent illumination and the housing only gets warm. I have now fitted one of the Ikea lights to the other side of my mill. As others have said they are excellent and their small size allows them to be placed closer to the work. If you plan to modify the mounting then I would recommend tha base mounted version as the clip version is more difficult to modify.
Bazyle, How do yo define a regular worklight ? (Lamp type and voltage.) GU10 bulbs are mains voltage and available in halogen or LED versions. I would advise using low voltage lights.

Les.

Les, thanks for that – I thought the GU10 must be the size designation for one of those 12v downlighters.

I was thinking of the traditional 24v rather solid machine lights as I have 3 machines with them but no bulbs as Andrew mentioned above. Seems a pity to scrap the housing if it was possible to do a simple LED conversion with a different transformer and LED bulb.

Hi Neil,
I also considered using the cheap LED torches wit the Cree LED's but rejected it for a few reasons. 1 when they are switched on on off they cycle through three modes of operation. (High power, low power and flash.) 2 You still need to find a flexible mounting. For these reasons I think the ones from Ikea are better. I got a LED torch cheaper than your £7 one. £4.48 with postage on ebay from Hong Kong. ( Item number 350642952389)

Bazyle, You could use the 12 volt MR16 spot lights if you changed the transformer. Some of the £ shops have down light fitting which is the cheapest way to get the holders.

Les.

Hi Les,

I was suggesting them as a source for replacing traditional bulbs in existing mountings.

My stepson has found some very good torches on fleabay.

neil

Please also be aware that GU10 bulbs are Mains Voltage

The light source itself may be LED, or whatever

… but the terminals are Mains Voltage.

Useful list here

MichaelG.

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 28/11/2012 22:50:46

My apologies: Ikea do deal with internet orders in the usual way, but I didn't find it easy to register.

Perhaps it is my fault – it often is these days.

I went this route:-

1) Purchased some small rubber coated LED torches, the type with an on/off rubber switch on opposite end to LEDs, cheapest found to be £2 only.

2)Purchased some small magnetic stands @ ME exhibitions, I think could have been about £9 but cannot remember with certainty.

3)Purchased some metal clamp rings with a rubber – like coating (good grip). These were about 1/4" or so wide and about 1" I.D., with a small screw hole in the 2 ends.

4)Brass screw + nut to tighten clamp which was already a good close fit on torch body and excess length of screw thread inserted in to magnetic stand clamp and voila!

Two of these contraptions, one each side of mill vice, just perfect. Also one on back end Myford X – slide and on drill. Will be using them on T&C grinders soon.

I ordered online from IKEA as a 'guest', no registering hassle and no user IDs and passwords to forget. Delivery was £5 plus VAT. No brainer really as my nearest IKEA store is Milton Keynes, which is well over an hours drive away, and my one visit there wasn't a pleasant experience.

Regards,

Andrew