Re: DIY LED Work Light (much better than halogen!)
Both certainly work great at highlighting the majority of defects... I just find LEDs to be brutally honest when showing marring and other lighter defects. Notice how the holograms really jump out in the LED Lights and are very hard to see with halogens.
For production detailing, using any lights for inspection is a step above most shops! heck, even thinking about inspecting your work is a step above many shops haha! Clearly you have a lot of experience so stick with what works best and keep knocking em out!
Re: DIY LED Work Light (much better than halogen!)
So I have found the weakness when it comes to these light stand boom arms. Balance and mobility. So with my handy dandy internets and the help of Amazon I purchased these saddle style sand bags, sand, plastic bags, and casters.
Re: DIY LED Work Light (much better than halogen!)
Yep, those sand bags were mentioned earlier in this post as a way to weigh the stands down... to me, the materials for the original build were chosen largely to fit a budget similar to LED work lights at your local hardware store while way out performing the off-the-shelf options.
If budget is of no concern, there are WAY better stands out there like the ones I now use.
Re: DIY LED Work Light (much better than halogen!)
I saw those and think they are really sweet, I tried to get one myself but shied away at the cost and that they were discontinued. Not to mention the fact that it would need to be folded and put away. I really wanted the boom arm feature and thought that with the Amazon lights you spec'd being cheaper than your original build, I could apply the savings to the light stand/boom and still came out cheaper. The exta $40 for the sand bags and wheels were negligable. I still put the whole thing together for under $160.00 total and its still cheaper than anything out there while outperforming anything 2 or 3 times the total cost. Again, thank you so much for this thread Zach.
Re: DIY LED Work Light (much better than halogen!)
I just got my stand but how do you pit it together properly? Do i take off the rubber cap or leave it on? Just put the
Top onto the stand and screw on tight? They dont look like they fit together
Re: DIY LED Work Light (much better than halogen!)
That's down too far. The set screw should contact on the smaller diameter of the collar. Look into the base of the bulb holder. There should be enough room to fit with the rubber cap on. You just have to put it on straight.
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