Mill lighting with 2 LED rings

[martik777]

I mounted 2 of these LED rings under the spindle with a 12V supply. Has been working well for almost a year.

A 100mm is mounted inside a 120mm ring, one ring is not enough light. Rings are mounted to the plate with thin wire.


https://www.ebay.com/itm/12V-COB-LE...hash=item5d7a9237be:m:mVbrPOBj9qNJvFfwuHGIr5g

Power supply:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Power-Adap...var=532362389278&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

 

[Mitch Alsup]

Some kind of hood to keep the light from the operator's eyes and direct more of it onto the work would be in order.

 

[martik777]

All light is directed to the table, the picture is taken from underneath the light

 

[darkzero]

That must be bright! I'm using just one 90mm ring & it's plenty bright for me. My LEDs aren't COB though. I don't like crazy glare off machined surfaces.

But really I'm posting cause I was curious about the abrasive cut off wheel, never seen that used on a mill before. What did you use it for, if I may ask?

Also another option for power, if you have a stock halogen light on the mill, I used a 24V AC to 12V DC converter & wired it up to the transformer for the halogen light output inside the mill. Eliminates the need for a seperate AC adapter & power to the spindle light cuts out when I power down the mill (I have a separate switch for the spindle light as well).

Spindle Light For PM45M

Most of you have probably seen this already but a few have asked about it so I'll repost this in it's own thread so it's not so hard to find. My LED spindle light made from an angel/halo eye for automotive applications (you know, like those that first appeared on the 5 series E39 Bimmers)...

www.hobby-machinist.com

 

[martik777]

You probably have a higher quality ring, the ebay ones are hit and miss. The two of mine are drawing 7W, can you measure yours?

I use the cutoff wheel to cut HSS tool bits to shape and as a substitute for slitting saws. They are too flexible to cut straight until they are worn down to about 1/3-1/2 the original diameter so I save the 'worn out' ones for the mill. I have made arbors to hold diamond cutoff wheels for glass and ceramics. I also use the angle grinder type 27 wheels for surface grinding on the mill. That is how I made all my hardened parallels.