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Post by holmz on Dec 10, 2017 0:06:15 GMT -5
Google "black diamond head lamp" Holmz, is the headlamp kind of tongue in cheek, like, "just wear a headlamp"? or did you actually mount the light from the headlamp to the jigsaw? I believe you posted this same link on the Festool group and I just saw the headlamp. I can certainly wear a headlamp, but I am interested in the challenge of getting a light on the saw in a cool way. Cheers, I may look like a moron, but I have one of these: Use it for getting wine out of a cool room, looking for crap when the power is out. Prancing around the yard in the dark looking for things like the sprinklers having a leak. Soldering or doing wire work when I am inside. Look for stuff in boxes. And running the jig saw inside of a cabinet or other times when there is not enough light. Doing things in the car, and under the dash or under the bonnet. For the jig saw, I would rather one that works, without an LED, then an LED on a saw that is dodgy. And it works with the router too. So it is not really tongue in cheek, but more of a serious "Get a head lamp - you will find a use for it" statement. An LED on the jig saw would be good... but the headlamp will be useful in the interim.
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Post by reflector on Dec 10, 2017 17:18:43 GMT -5
There is an advantage to LEDs on the saw in that you don't get shadows from the light source being emitted from one's head. I suspect a plastic shroud could be attached with velcro with a small LED light to illuminate it so the blade is evenly lit in a flat manner all around.
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Post by huntsgemein on Dec 10, 2017 18:27:30 GMT -5
Fitment of just about any LED light source is just about a non-issue for most tools. The relative elegance of the installation, for those anal enough to actually care, presumably is. Plus, one wouldn't wish the device to de-install at critical moments mid-cut. Creative use of modern adhesives, self-adhesive velcro patches & strips & the consistent application of trial & error should provide a workable solution. In certain circumstances a small light source mounted close to & focused upon the cutting edge & cutline will trump the all-round versatility of a head torch: drills, circular & jig saws & routers should benefit the most from close-coupled lighting. Sometimes, even the small amount of parallax & shadows cast from an operator's head mounted torch may be problematic. For those of us (me!) with deteriorating nearfield vision, close coupling is beneficial.
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Post by holmz on Dec 10, 2017 20:00:38 GMT -5
All those truths aside, it is the only way I can appear bright...
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