What gooseneck lamp do you like?

[Joel Gelman]

Several older threads on this … some recent lathe specific … but I am looking for general purpose task, mag, gooseneck

Anyone know if the Nova is still the best option ? It is not cheap but better to cry once

[Joel Gelman]

To add, I have a super nova as linked at the beginning of the thread and like it, but wondering if something better came along since I purchased it as I want lighting elsewhere without relocating

Thsnks

[Patty Hann]

I bought this 4 years ago.... it's stuck onto the side of my little craftsman drill press. I think it works great.
Still using it. I bought 2 more to use with my Foredom rotory tool. It is very bright.
(At the time I guess I paid about $12 for them) There are several sellers of them on ebay.
Pretty sure they are all getting them from the same factory.

LED Gooseneck

[Frederick Skelly]

I use this one from Lee Valley and like it a lot. But it’s $40.

https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop...t?item=15J7701

[Steven O Smith]

Not goosenecks...
I really like the several different lights I've gotten from Maxxeon. This one I have on three machines:
https://maxxeon.com/product/workstar...1-812-cyclops/
The magnet is plenty strong to stay put. They are around $35.
This Braun light is available from Harbor Freight and is also pretty good:
https://www.harborfreight.com/750-lu...low-59587.html
The only minor issue: I was taking a picture with my phone and got close to the light, the image had fine rolling lines across it, interference. The Maxxeon does not do this. Not a big deal.

Steve

[Derek Cohen]

To add, I have a super nova as linked at the beginning of the thread and like it, but wondering if something better came along since I purchased it as I want lighting elsewhere without relocating

Thsnks

Joel, I use the Super Nova on my lathe. However, for the work bench, I have recently purchased the Nighthawk 3-in-1 kit, and this is fantastic!

https://nighthawkco.com.au/products/...8aAr4tEALw_wcB

It has a magnetic base, and to use this on a wooden top, simply sit it on a scraper blade.

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Cameron Wood]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07J4ZKGF4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1



This headlamp has been good for a year & a half. The one I have is a slightly different brand but prob same factory.

https://www.amazon.com/Flashlight-Re...08JB1JVV9?th=1

[Joel Gelman]

Thanks Derek and others. I can see that Nighthawk being handy for many applications. It seems different from the Super Nova in that it is rechargeable where the Super Nova plugs in and never needs to be charged (an advantage if the light is to stay put) and also the Super Nova has a magnetic attachment.

For me, the Super Nova is for my drill press. I want another light for my band saw and another for where I will be setting up my "new" discontinued Baldor 1800 RPM 6 inch grinder I won at an auction. The lighting will not be great.

Seems like it is hard to have too much light and easy to want more. For the super nova,

https://woodturnerswonders.com/produ...-magnetic-base

It says 870 lumens. For the Nighthawk , 380 lumens with the slim bar.

For the other products that are gooseneck and magnetic base, like the Super Nova that retails for $159.95, wow, what a price difference $17, $40 etc.

I would love to save the money but only if the others offer similar illumination, similar ability of rate magnetic base to maintain contact without slipping, similar durability, and similar ability of the gooseneck to hold the position. I would be curious if anyone with experience with these other options and the Super Nova can compare.

Thanks.

[Bill Dufour]

(At the time I guess I paid about $12 for them) There are several sellers of them on ebay.
Pretty sure they are all getting them from the same factory.

LED Gooseneck[/QUOTE]

I got several from Aliexpress for about $5.00 each. delivered. Watch the led count, more are brighter.
Bill D.
this u-shaped one might be good on a drill press, bandsaw or jigsaw.
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/32568...yAdapt=glo2usa

[Derek Cohen]

Hi Joel

You did not say - or I did not read - that the light was for your drill press. I would have recommended something quite different and infinitely cheaper (although the Nighthawk kit cost me $79 AUD, which is about $40 USD).

For a drill press and a bandsaw, what I use are rechargeable bicycle lights (no wires). I epoxied a rare earth magnet to the body, and they stay in position.





Regards from Perth

Derek