Cool Workshop Desk Light

Its mostly a wooden replica of the kind of light used by dentists (see picture 2 below). This one has been modified to be better, cooler, and more adapted for the workshop environment. It is designed to stand on a desk like a normal light instead of being mounted to the ceiling or wherever else.


I don't have enough info or any pics of me actually making it, but too much for it to just be like a slideshow... However, this project is pretty self-explanatory and very customizable

Step 1 Wood work

pretty straight forward -- cut some wood, glue it, drill holes for machine screws... make it work

mine mainly uses 4 sticks to create a 3 range motion of forward back and up down

i used a craftsman drill to make the holes thus i am able to enter this contest...

Comments

[ChoseTruc]

Huh? I don't quite get-it... Fuzzy pictures.

[raykholo]

the idea is to recreate the overhead "dentist light" with wood and then adapt it for shop use with a desk stand.... i also made it around the holidays, so it has the color led option in addition to the high power main led as for the pics: they basically show the wooden framework of a hydraulics powered robotic arm i made in shop class then drilling some holes.... and wiring in some lights it has a on off on slide switch, a 2xAA battery holder in the back, and some speaker cable is used to make the connections... Sorry for the bad quality but i used my cell phone camera and it was a last minute project for the craftsman contest

[Charles IV]

i just bought a lamp like this from ikea.

[raykholo]

can u give me a link or a picture? i didnt think they made these outside of the medical industry.

never mind i went to ikea.com... is it like this one?
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20128795

well can your light be detached and use portably as an anywhere work light, drawer light, holiday decoration, and run on leds for less than 10 - 15 $ ?

[Charles IV]

Here is the link http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20370383

But to the last question... no but I could probably make detachable cheaply.

[raykholo]

just trying to make my project sound useful yours looks like a cool light, and for less than 10 bucks is great.

[raykholo]

this is a basic walk through but what i feel is enough info to get this started. i am working on making this as close as possible to a full instructable, but that may take some time