"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
07/15/2020 at 11:30 • Filed to: hand tool rescue
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"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
07/15/2020 at 11:30 • Filed to: hand tool rescue | 5
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Got this light from the dump. The reflector is all scratches and it has these alligator clip wires. Going to replace the wires with a cord from an old vacuum.
Test fitting new cable. Tight fit and the knot should keep it getting yanked out.
Unsolder the old and then solder on the new.
My light begins to shine.
Getting hammered.
That finish tho
Wire wheeled the reflector.
Polished the reflector as much as I was willing to.
All together
Here’s an on/off for you guys.
ttyymmnn
> CalzoneGolem
07/15/2020 at 11:39 |
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LUMOS!
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CalzoneGolem
> ttyymmnn
07/15/2020 at 11:42 |
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Google tells me this is a Harry Potter reference.
shop-teacher
> CalzoneGolem
07/15/2020 at 11:43 |
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Nice! I have one of these old school drop lights, and it’s great. I put a rough service incandescent bulb into it during the winter. It helps keep me warm in my unheated garage.
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ttyymmnn
> CalzoneGolem
07/15/2020 at 11:44 |
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Google is correct.
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CalzoneGolem
> shop-teacher
07/15/2020 at 11:47 |
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That’s a serious top tip!
I
need a tougher bulb for sure.
MonkeePuzzle
> CalzoneGolem
07/15/2020 at 11:47 |
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the alligator clips indicate it was originally designed for 12v car battery connection?
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shop-teacher
> CalzoneGolem
07/15/2020 at 11:48 |
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Its amazing how much it helps on a chilly day!
lone_liberal
> CalzoneGolem
07/15/2020 at 11:49 |
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I think I still have burn scars from one of those things from back in the day. Incandescent bulbs are hot!
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CalzoneGolem
> MonkeePuzzle
07/15/2020 at 11:49 |
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They look like a home brew solution to me. If not they had come off and very poorly put back on.
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CalzoneGolem
> lone_liberal
07/15/2020 at 11:50 |
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Got me an LED bulb to keep the heat down.
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lone_liberal
> CalzoneGolem
07/15/2020 at 11:51 |
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I noticed. Very smart move.
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shop-teacher
> MonkeePuzzle
07/15/2020 at 11:54 |
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They may have been using it as a test light as well. My dad had a regular light bulb socket, hooked up to two wires with alligator clips that he used as a test light as a mechanic in the 70's. I think I may actually have it laying around in my garage, now that I think about it.
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ttyymmnn
> shop-teacher
07/15/2020 at 11:54 |
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O/T, but I saw this today and thought you’d get a kick out of it.
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shop-teacher
> ttyymmnn
07/15/2020 at 11:58 |
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That's a classic! It was hanging in the woodshop where I student taught :)
Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'
> CalzoneGolem
07/15/2020 at 12:32 |
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Very cool! You did a great job with that. Restoring even an old and cheap thing like this warms my heart.
MM54
> CalzoneGolem
07/15/2020 at 12:46 |
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Secondary benefit of the LED drop light is that if you let it live up to its name and drop it, the filament doesn’t break. I’ve had the same cheap LED in my drop light for years.
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CalzoneGolem
> MM54
07/15/2020 at 12:52 |
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Yeah moving around isn’t great for filaments let alone being dropped. The end of this bulb is glass so I expect it to not last long. I broke on making this so that’s when I found out they were glass and not plastic.
sn4cktimes
> lone_liberal
07/15/2020 at 12:54 |
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I 100% do on my forearms from working on our 4Runner as a kid. I was an early adopter of LED based trouble lights. My wife bought me a CAT light from Costco A few years ago . It’s ridiculously bright. An odd shape sure, but so bright. It gets hot. But not melt/burn hot.
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CalzoneGolem
> Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'
07/15/2020 at 12:59 |
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Thanks!
I grabbed it for the alligator clips. S omeone had dropped off a bunch of wiring at the dump and I’m regretting not grabbing everything there. It looked like somebody cleaned out some old guy’ s stash of things-I- might- need.
This will be a big upgrade from my fluorescent harbor freight drop light. The led bulb is nice and
bright.
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MM54
> CalzoneGolem
07/15/2020 at 13:05 |
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Time to go, uh, cheaper