Brian_Va Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Fellas mama shoved me out of my last hold out in the house, I need a cheap, small clip on light for my new tying area, know of any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 "Ott-lite" - they have different models, ebay maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 In addition to the lamp, I have a white LED torch light, the kind that clips to your cap. It is excellent for lighting up fine detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac10 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 The clamp lights use a regular 60 watt bulb and sometimes are available at wally world or the nearest hardware....they are the ones with the larger clamps and the metal shade. I drilled my shades with 4 holes near the base of the bulb to run cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 The Ott lamps cover the full light spectrum (daylight). Haven't tried the LEDs - yet (they have some with up to 24 bulbs!). Seen one that had an attachment for your fly tying vice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_Va Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Any way you slice it I got pushed out of another perfectly good setting so one of my kids could have a new bedroom. Now I'm reduced to an armoire in the living room with one piddley shelf for tying stuff, shared by my computer. The rest of my crap is in boxes in the basement. It's so darn dark in here I could barely see the hook point and got poked last night. So thats when I turned in my chair from the vise and started this thread, with a bloody finger. The foreseen cost of kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Brian, use this as an opportunity to claim your own space. The basement sounds ideal. Clear it out, paint the walls white, fit some tailored lights to your precise needs, make some work benches and fit a lock on the door. Peg boards for your tools, sound insulated box for the compressor, extractor system, Fridge, TV, sofa! You have to think of the cup as being half full, not half empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Vman has the right idea. I was a proud father when the kids graduated high school and college, when my son completed his 6 years in the Marines. Now, with the youngest at 25, we have reclaimed their bedrooms for our own use. To quote my dad, "Don't let the door hit you were the good Lord slit you." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Go with the OTT light they're one of the best. I was lucky didn't have to buy mine won it in the monthly drawing on Fly Anglers On Line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 I’ve found two at a local swap meet (flea market), different desk models, for $5 each! One mans trash – another mans treasure… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_Va Posted February 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Thanks for all tips guys. Freecycle provided me with 2 matching ones, wifey even picked them up for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
