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    • JGrabowMSt
      JGrabowMSt last edited by

      Look no further. Harbor freight, 875 lumen under hood light.

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      Has two brightness modes, you can use it while it's charging (huge benefit) and has a claimed 7 hour life on low brightness, 3.5 hour on high brightness.

      For under $40 and available in store, this is one of my best purchases. No more headlamp, no more scratching my phone using as a work light, and no more dead light in the middle of me trying to wrap up a job I need done tonight.

      Highly recommend it. It is awesome.

      HEMIWagon
      91 Miata
      SL600 Sport

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      • Shop-Teacher
        Shop-Teacher @JGrabowMSt last edited by

        @jgrabowmst Nice! I have a similar one that was a Christmas present a few years ago. I'm actually using it as a desk lamp in my basement "office," clamped to the rafters.

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        • jminer
          jminer @JGrabowMSt last edited by

          @jgrabowmst That's nice. I'm in love with the Ryobi bendy light

          Former hoarder of motorcycles, recent CA transplant, nerd.

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          • JGrabowMSt
            JGrabowMSt @Shop-Teacher last edited by

            @shop-teacher There's some 48" shop lights as well that run on 110, I'm going to get a pair to hang in my shed so I can continue to turn it into a makeshift workshop. I need a decent workbench I can mount a vice to, and I also need a small press so I'm more independent with jobs like wheel bearings.

            While Harbor Freight certainly isn't the best stuff out there, I'm a firm believer that treating your tools right goes a long way.

            HEMIWagon
            91 Miata
            SL600 Sport

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            • JGrabowMSt
              JGrabowMSt @jminer last edited by

              @jminer Ugh those bendy lights are really nice, I cannot deny.

              HEMIWagon
              91 Miata
              SL600 Sport

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              • jminer
                jminer @JGrabowMSt last edited by jminer

                @jgrabowmst They're definitely more $$ than the one you linked, but it gets constant use both in the garage and the house. I keep dragging one around and my wife is threatening to buy be another for xmas

                Former hoarder of motorcycles, recent CA transplant, nerd.

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                • Just Jeepin'
                  Just Jeepin' @jminer last edited by

                  @jminer said in Want an awesome recommendation for a work light?:

                  @jgrabowmst That's nice. I'm in love with the Ryobi bendy light

                  I can’t tell definitively: does it have a magnet?

                  On walkabout. Back soonish.

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                  • Shop-Teacher
                    Shop-Teacher @JGrabowMSt last edited by

                    @jgrabowmst You just have to shop smart there. Some of it is utter garbage, some of it is fine, and some of it is actually pretty dang good! The nice thing is they're super easy to return stuff to, so if you get something that is garbage, you can always get your money back.

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                    • 2Poor_sh2Furious
                      2Poor_sh2Furious @JGrabowMSt last edited by

                      @jgrabowmst hmmm I'm not sure it'll help 20200503_112125.jpg

                      14' Cayman S | 99' Miata | 20' Macan GTS

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                      • jminer
                        jminer @Just Jeepin' last edited by

                        @just-jeepin said in Want an awesome recommendation for a work light?:

                        @jminer said in Want an awesome recommendation for a work light?:

                        @jgrabowmst That's nice. I'm in love with the Ryobi bendy light

                        I can’t tell definitively: does it have a magnet?

                        The Ryobi one does not, it has hooks. Unsure on the harbor freight one.

                        Former hoarder of motorcycles, recent CA transplant, nerd.

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                        • Boxer_4
                          Boxer_4 @JGrabowMSt last edited by

                          @jgrabowmst It’s too bad the attachment method is via magnets. The Crosstrek’s hood is aluminum. It would still be handy friends’ cars though.

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                          • Just Jeepin'
                            Just Jeepin' @jminer last edited by

                            @jminer HF is magnetic. Thanks.

                            On walkabout. Back soonish.

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                            • JGrabowMSt
                              JGrabowMSt @Boxer_4 last edited by

                              @boxer_4 The HF light has magnets and also hooks. It also has elastic bands with the ends (the hooks and magnets are together) so if you need to mount to something a little wider, it can stretch fit.

                              Two of my cars have aluminum hoods, but in the case of the Miata, the hooks are the perfect distance apart to hang right where I need it.

                              HEMIWagon
                              91 Miata
                              SL600 Sport

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                              • Boxer_4
                                Boxer_4 @JGrabowMSt last edited by

                                @jgrabowmst Thanks for the clarification! This has piqued my interest again.

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                                • JGrabowMSt
                                  JGrabowMSt @Boxer_4 last edited by

                                  @boxer_4 20201117_224416.jpg

                                  HEMIWagon
                                  91 Miata
                                  SL600 Sport

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                                  • ?
                                    A Former User @jminer last edited by

                                    @jminer Epoxy a magnet on one you like!

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                                    • jminer
                                      jminer @Guest last edited by

                                      @415s30 They Ryobi one has a nice base, is pointable and pretty stable. I don’t think I’ve ever really wanted it to have magnets in it. It plus a head lamp has be covered.

                                      Former hoarder of motorcycles, recent CA transplant, nerd.

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                                      • ?
                                        A Former User @jminer last edited by

                                        @jminer As a rigger I have put magnets on a few things, one was a light so I could keep something lit up in the ceiling above the truss, my headlamp only goes where I look. I had one for holding truss bolts and nuts too. Magnet all the things, I have strong ones on all my oil pans now that I think about it.

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