A few years back I built and installed a spindle light for my mill, best add on I’ve ever done. I can’t take credit for the brilliant idea, I saw it online back then, no idea where, but a million thanks to the genius that came up with it. I decided my drill press needed one, so set to it.
This is the housing for the light, machined from scrap aluminum.
Marked out and drilled/tapped some 2-56 holes, and bolted a piece of plexi onto the face of the housing.
Chucked it back in the Monarch and used a cutoff blade to cut away the excess plexi. Use a freshly sharpened blade or the plexi will melt instead of cut.
A shot of the small cavity to give the wires/solder points some space. I simply used a drill press to take out most of the material, and a dremel to smooth it up. The light itself is a led cob, halo ring they sell for cars (supposed to put around headlights, bah I have better use for them). Bought a pair for $15 on eBay, they sell a hundred different sizes.
Here it is powered up. As you can see, there are no shadows anywhere, and it’s bright as hell. Simply powered by a cheap 12vdc wall adapter. Much better than the single or even dual lamp setups on most machines.
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