After 33 years with my Woodfast lathe, a new lathe is now on the way!

[John K Jordan]

StaStrStu Articulating Led Work Light, 18W Machine Lights, 1800 Lumens Flexible Wood Lathe Light Drill Press Lighting 110-220v - Amazon.com

StaStrStu Articulating Led Work Light, 18W Machine Lights, 1800 Lumens Flexible Wood Lathe Light Drill Press Lighting 110-220v - Amazon.com

www.amazon.com

Thanks. Some questions:

• The advertisement says it is dimmable. Is it? How? I see no control. It looks like AC power cord but min voltage is stated to be 110v, possibly eliminating the use of something like a router speed control.
• Is there enough friction in the pivots to allow adjusting the head position and keep it from moving or sagging?
• Is there an adjustment on the joints to lock in an position? One reviewer mentioned the need for a tools, apparently to to tighten the individual arms.
• Is the base strong? A reviewer wrote: "Wish the base was not plastic"

JKJ

 

[Doug Machin]

- No dimming, unless they're talking about using an LED compatible dimming light switch.
- Yes, there is enough friction to keep the light stable.
- Pivots are all controlled by a 5mm allen wrench. I keep the joints very tight, but I bring the light to bear on the inside of a bowl with a minor yank. Occasionally, I'll re-tighten, but it does the job well. I don't move the light a lot, it's aimed at the inside of a bowl. I keep a full set of allen wrenches nearby, its seems I use them all the time.
- Base is strong enough to hang sideways on the wall (zoom in on photo, it's screwed to the corner of the pegboard frame)