Magnifying Light

[blackwolfe]

Do any of you with aging eyes use any type of magnifying light on your reloading or work bench?

Looking to get one and would like some input as to what you might use or recommend or suggest. or if you got one that is a lemon, what to stay away from.

[tombogan03884]

I used to use them at work and at home for building scale models.
The Fluorescent tend to be expensive, but if you use one with a regular light bulb be aware they generate heat, enough heat to melt a plastic model if left there to long.

[Magoo541]

I've use one with a round fluorescent bulb ,great lighting for doing small detailed work, for a lot of things at work.  I would love to have one on my reloading bench-thanks for the idea!

[Timothy]

I had one with a round florescent bulb with the 8" center magnified for detail work.  The whole thing was mounted on a retractable arm and mounted to my drafting table.  I used it for any number of things over the years.  Gave it up some time back...

[Tyler Durden]

No magnifying yet, but do have a light cobbled up to the reloading press that shines light into the cases before I set a bullet onto a freshly charged case.

I might...might pick up checkering this winter, so I was thinking about getting one of those magnifying visor things that you wear.

[Sponsor]

[alfsauve]

Florescents can get warm too.   Maybe look into LED powered magnifiers.

[crusader rabbit]

As a viable and lower cost alternative, you might consider a magnifying visor for not much money.  I have used these over the years when doing jewelry repair and when populating circuit boards.  I like a visor better than the magnifying light because it always seemed the light was in the way when I needed to reach for something. 

FWIW

Crusader

[Solus]

As a viable and lower cost alternative, you might consider a magnifying visor for not much money.  I have used these over the years when doing jewelry repair and when populating circuit boards.  I like a visor better than the magnifying light because it always seemed the light was in the way when I needed to reach for something. 

FWIW

Crusader

Nice effect:

magnifying visor

I have to much time on my hands.....