I don't have a light on my lathe, although I do have a fitting for one, along with a 25v transformer & switch. No bother, thinks I (having recently purchased a stack of 24v bayonet-cap bulbs for the Bridgeport), I'll just buy a cheap old Anglepoise lamp, whip the old base off, mock up some new base out of ali/steel/whatever which will screw to the base on the lathe, and presto: A lo-vo posable lamp which will last forever.
Except.
Anglepoise lamps go for silly money on eBay - £20 + inflated postage prices, typically. In fact, it's cheaper to buy a new angle-poise-alike clone..... but all the NEW lamps take SES (Small Edison Screw) bulbs! What's that all about??? The bayonet cap has been completely bog standard in the UK for thousands of years (err, ok, many decades at least); the ES (& SES) has no practical benefits over & above a BC fitting - hmm, except maybe the bulbs are more expensive.
So, either I buy a new AP-alike lamp & a second stash of lo-vo bulbs, or I spend silly money on a "vintage RARE!!!! L@@K!" (grrr) old anglepoise or.....
....any one got one they'd like to part with for not-so-silly money? Any dual-arm spring-loaded cantilever type lamp would be appreciated, it doesn't have to be a genuine(tm) Angle Poise - the main thing is, I don't want to spend more than a tenner all up.... so, bashed/dented/knackered examples are just fine. Of course, if you've got a nice one that's well kept, I recommend you stick it on eBay, where some mug will pay ££££ for it.
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