Sherline Mill Ring Light

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Hi All

 

I know that a few builders on here use a Sherline mill as do I.  I have found that my eyesight needs more light as I get older so I have wanted for a while to make a decent ring light for my mill.  I found some cheap 60mm ring lights that run on 12/24v that seemed to be about the right size.  Unfortunately it couldn't be directly attached to the mill head as it would remove any access to the Tommy bar spindle hole.  So a carrier was required and I bashed this up out of 10mm aluminium.

 

The slot allows the wiring to travel up through the mill head which is already there.  It keeps the look of it wiring free

I milled a small slot each side to allow for the Tommy bar to reach the spindle

Its held in place with double sided tape

And the wiring is encased in polyester braiding to try and make it look as though it has always been there

The results are really good

I hope this helps someone or gives a bit of inspiration to make the lighting on your mill a bit better - Anyway I can now get back to ship building instead of filling my workshop with aluminium swarf!!

 

Mark

 

 

 

[paul ron]

nicely done! i may do something similar for my drill press although it will have to be with a much larger hole to clear a 1/2" chuck. and will be fixed so it wont travel wtth the quill. right now ive got a light on a goose neck but i hate the side shadow.

 

thanks