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| wquiles:
Good lighting helps with the pictures that I take, and I typically use two lamps, one on each side. About a week ago the weak plastic base of one of them (of course, the cheaper one!) broke off: I decided to make something a "little" bit stronger by using a small rectangular piece of 6061. It was also an excuse to try out the higher HP motor on my VFD conversion. I started taking a 0.5" wide cut, and taking 0.030" and larger chunks to see how well it worked. Here I am cutting with a two-insert 1" dia cutter: You can see the progressively larger cuts on the first side (top to bottom, all of them at 0.5"): but on the other side I got more aggressive and cut the 1" inch cut on 3 passes: 0.3", 0.3", and 0.4" (again, all of them at 0.5"): I then finished cleaning up the edges a little (no effort was made to make the part look pretty): then drill all 5 holes: The finished piece next to the broken one: and in use, with the original cheap lamp: and with the heavier, much nicer lamp: Will |
| chuck foster:
nice job will :thumbup: i had the same problem with one of the lights in my shop..........so i did the same as you. chuck :wave: |
| Divided he ad:
Nice job there Will..... Makes me feel all lazy!! I just drilled a hole through my bench for mine! ::) Ralph. |
| Powder Keg:
Nice job!!! I buy those at thrift stores and they are always missing the base. You can pick them up for a couple of bucks usually. Here is a base I make. It's wood that's glued and screwed together. Then a coat of paint and your set:o) |
| wquiles:
Thank you guys. I am also happy to see that I am not the only one using these lamps. It is cool to hear and see how you guys have dealt with the poor/fragile bases - there are many ways to skin this cat :D |
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