Homemade MIG LED Light...

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Thought someone might be interested in an LED gun mounted light that I build to help me see the weld path (a big problem for me).  Check out the attached .pdf file if interested.  Steve Attached Imageslight.pdf (142.7 KB, 2181 views)
Reply:good idea.Try wearing  reading glass that has made a huge diff. for me.Dave ReberWadsworth Ohio
Reply:I like it - 700 lumens is super bright at that distance!Rick V 1 Airco Heliwelder 3A/DDR3 CTC 70/90 amp Stick/Tig Inverters in Parallel1 Lincoln MIG PAK 151 Oxy-Acet
Reply:Neat idea - I like it!  Nice job.  - "If ya can't be handsome, ya may as well be handy!"   HTP Invertig 201Lincoln Power Mig 255CLincoln SP125+Thermal Dynamics Cutmaster 38
Reply:Light is Good, more is better. Thanks for sharing.
Reply:Might have to try this. I noticed that adding floods help but like you said, its bulky and hot. Especialy in the summer. I was going to do this over my ammo reloading press with a not so powerfull light. Maybe I will tape one of my high powered flashlights to the mig gun and give it a try. thanks for sharing.
Reply:Neat idea. My first thought is the attached light will limit the accessibility of the torch. Ive seen guys attach lights to their hoods. Personally I have a flashlight attached to a magnet for those situations.
Reply:That pdf file didn't work for me."Where's Stick man????????" - 7A749"SHHHHHH!! I sent him over to snag that MIC-4 while tbone wasn't looking!" - duaneb55"I have bought a few of Tbone's things unlike Stick-Man who helps himself" - TozziWelding"Stick-man"
Reply:The PDF file worked Ok for the rest of us must be that Chicom conputer you havewww.georgesplasmacuttershop.comPlasma Cutter and Welder Sales and Repairs--Ebay storeTec.Mo. Dealer Consumables for the PT and IPT torch's
Reply:Originally Posted by Stick-manThat pdf file didn't work for me.
Reply:I like it a lot can get set up with one like it ?
Reply:That is bad as hell.  Very nice execution!  I want to do this too, in fact I'm going to look into it right now LOLJoeMiller 140 Autoset (2010)Miller Syncrowave 250 (1996)
Reply:Originally Posted by mechanic416The PDF file worked Ok for the rest of us must be that Chicom conputer you have
Reply:Nice idea.Might hold up with a low amp machine in short arc (gun looks like an M10), but don't try this with a higher output machine, especially in spray.  Things get mighty hot in that area.Still like the idea of the LED light mounted on the hood.Syncro 250 DX Dynasty 200 DXMM 251 w/30A SG XMT 304 w/714 Feeder & Optima PulserHH187Dialarc 250 AC/DCHypertherm PM 1250Smith, Harris, Victor O/ASmith and Thermco Gas MixersAccess to a full fab shop with CNC Plasma, Water Jet, etc.
Reply:I mounted mine on my hood.  It will tilt up/down to set the light exactly where you need it.  Don't use it very much, usually when I'm inside something that needs a bit more light.  Works great with the auto-hood.MarkI haven't always been a nurse........Craftsman 12"x36" LatheEnco G-30B MillHobart Handler 175Lincoln WeldandPower 225 AC/DC G-7 CV/CCAdd a Foot Pedal to a Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 165A DC TIG PapaLion's Gate Build
Reply:Originally Posted by MarkBall2I mounted mine on my hood.  It will tilt up/down to set the light exactly where you need it.  Don't use it very much, usually when I'm inside something that needs a bit more light.  Works great with the auto-hood.
Reply:Finally snapped some cell phone photos of the new light in da hood..............It helps a lot to help me locate where the gun is at inside a dark structure.  Then the light from the arc takes over. Attached ImagesMarkI haven't always been a nurse........Craftsman 12"x36" LatheEnco G-30B MillHobart Handler 175Lincoln WeldandPower 225 AC/DC G-7 CV/CCAdd a Foot Pedal to a Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 165A DC TIG PapaLion's Gate Build
Reply:great idea...I use this...when needed... Attached Images
Reply:Pictures are just blank space for me - ???Rick V 1 Airco Heliwelder 3A/DDR3 CTC 70/90 amp Stick/Tig Inverters in Parallel1 Lincoln MIG PAK 151 Oxy-Acet
Reply:Originally Posted by SundownIIINice idea.Might hold up with a low amp machine in short arc (gun looks like an M10), but don't try this with a higher output machine, especially in spray.  Things get mighty hot in that area.Still like the idea of the LED light mounted on the hood.