New Mag/light

All about flies Fly Tying
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Looking through the Woodworker Magazine, hubby spotted this and ordered it for me:

http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=21264&filter=magnifing%20lights

Came yesterday and already in use.

The lights around the Magnifier are cool, but not quite as bright as I thought they would be. BUT, they do illuminate the fly.
I also got the spot light which again, I thought it would be brighter, but it works great to photograph a fly.

It comes with a metal clamp on base and the magnet on the light is unbelievable. I am still trying to break the connection…LOL

The light runs off 3 AAA batteries or it comes with an AC adapter.

All in all, I really like this and it is going to be so much nice to travel with because of its size and weight.

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that’s cool joni! i want the jet wood lathe but jeezo beezo are jet products expensive or what?

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The flies I tie look bad enough at arms length in dim light - no way I want to see them at 5X magnification with all that light on them !!

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They are cool lights. I have a couple of them for my shop and like them very much. Like you said, not the brightest, but the leds remain cool and the magnifier is very good.

Jim Smith

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Joni, now that you have had the light for a month or so how would you rate it? I hate putting the money into a McKenzie and thought this might be a good alternative. I would be probably order the spotlight version. Can you tell the difference when running on AAA vs. AC?

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Also, what vise are you using it with?

Thanks

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I am using the Renzetti Traveler. I love it. Like I said though, it is not REAL bright, but definitely bright enough on the fly when tying. I don’t notice any difference in the battery versus the plug in. I think I got about 7 hours of light out of the batteries, give or take a few minutes.
I would buy it again no problem. I am totally satisfied with it. But I want to again say…they do not bring a wide range of light, but more focused on one area, so they do not light up a whole bench.

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Thanks sound just like what i need.

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I just noticed that the item on http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=21264 , which includes both the magnifier head AND the spotlight head is “oversold” but can be reserved.

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I just happen to have an extra lighted magnifier head if anyone is interested in buying it at a discount or a swap. It is brand new and never even been illuminated but I would test it before I shipped it out of course. Let me know.

Jim Smith

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I have been considering something like this because I am about to start tying smaller flies for trout. I have been primarily fishing larger flies for steelhead & smallmouth in the past. What other LED light setups are avaliable that others have used???

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An older friend gave me a fluorscent lighted magnifer on a stand with rollers. It’s large and bulky but I took it off the stand and made a mount onto my desk. Works good 2 small bulbs give good light.