As I have got older, I notice that things I used to do without really thinking about them have got more difficult, especially if the available light is not good or not well placed.
This has often caused me to think that a bench lamp that was easily moved and adjusted would be very useful but I had not got around to organizing something and I often found myself using a battery torch to illuminate things, but a torch is not ideal because it wobbles and needs a spare hand to hold it.
I have an old but well-made surface gauge that I bought many years ago and that I no longer use, and I suspect many readers will have one or can pick one up at a sale. It had occurred to me that a small spot lamp attached to this would be useful but the thought of finding a lamp holder and reflector and switch and flex to a transformer etc. etc. meant that it never got made.
When light-emitting diodes (LEDs) became readily available, with their much reduced current consumption, I thought a self-contained lamp would be possible as a small battery would give a reasonable life, but I still did not get around to making one.
Then I was browsing in our local Pound shop and saw a “headlamp” - that is, a self-contained LED lamp intended to be worn on one’s head with an elastic strap to keep it in place. This seemed ideal for conversion into a workshop lamp with a minimum of effort.
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Readers' Workshops - Patrick Cubbon
Patrick Cubbon describes his workshops – a portable one from 1963 and the current accommodation
Desktop Gear Hobbing
Toby Kinsey has designed this fascinating piece of gearmaking equipment
The John Stevenson Trophy 2020
Many readers and forum members will remember John Stevenson, a contributor to MEW but best known for his larger-than life presence on the Model Engineer forum.
From the Archives: Twist drill Sharpening by the Four Facet Method
Giles Parkes, MEW Issue 64, February/March 2000
Dividing on the Warco 220 Lathe
Peter Shaw describes a mandrel dividing attachment for this popular lathe that can be adapted to fit many other benchtop machines
Choosing Steels
Stub Mandrel offers some advice on choosing the right steel for the job
A Storage Story
Robin King shares the lessons learned from his experience of workshop moves
A Simple Drill Grinding Aid
A newcomer to our hobby was having trouble sharpening drills, so Howard Lewis made a simple aid for him
Yet Another Bodge-Up!
Peter Shaw finds a use for some aged homebrew slot drills.
Workshop Press Tooling Part 2
Will Doggett makes a set of tooling for his press tool described starting in issue 285