Lathe Lamp question

[Brian Deakin]

If you have an infinate budget for your tools this is as good as it gets

https://www.seriousreaders.com/



lathe light?

https://www.seriousreaders.com/produ...nition-clip-on

bulb https://www.seriousreaders.com/produ...en#details-tab






if you then look at

https://www.seriousreaders.com/categories/spare-bulbs

then click on the word more this shows the CRI of each bulb

regards

(Another) Brian

[Steve Mathews]

I don't have a lot of experience on the subject but FWIW the best task light I've come across is the Moffatt. There are plenty of bulbs both incandescent and LED that can be used with it. The selection of LED bulbs with a screw type socket have increased dramatically and are probably on par or rapidly approaching what's available with dedicated LED lights. I think the flexibility of the Moffatt is a huge advantage. I recently purchased a Super Nova to try out and frankly was disappointed. It looked cheaply made IMHO.

[Bert Delisle]

I had a few flex lamps over the years and found anything attached to the lathe vibrated, I didn't even notice it until I used a remote mounted lamp. Wow what an eye opener. Never going back to lathe mounted lighting.
i used the post and wooden boom technique that also holds my dust collector hose holder to hold my LED light fixture. Surplus fixture with two screw in LED lamps. Rock solid and aimable, oh by the way cheap too, boom arms utilize "tee nuts" and all-thread, and scrap off cuts. It works for me and is portable for bandsaw work, or any where else light and dust collection are required. No machine induced vibration in the lighting made a difference for me.

[Thom Sturgill]

Brian, I do not think you will regret the SuperNova. I would not worry about the color issue for turning. That is more related to finish work and I like to use direct sunlight if I am thinking about colorizing (which I have done very little of).

[John K Jordan]

Brian, I do not think you will regret the SuperNova. I would not worry about the color issue for turning. That is more related to finish work and I like to use direct sunlight if I am thinking about colorizing (which I have done very little of).

I mentioned earlier that I compared the SuperNova lamp with the photo lamps I use in my photo booth. I could detect no difference. The SuperNova did not need any white balance correction. There was no detectable color cast. (And I'm pretty picky!)

The reason I quit using it for photos was not because of the color but because it was just too bright. Several layers of diffusing paper were not enough.

JKJ