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george_graves
 
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Kick butt maganifying desk lamp?

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I seem to be on my second (third?) one. The walmart/k-mart lamps all seem to be made with plastic at the swizzle head, and the base. Eventually one or the other breaks.

Any recommendations?

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I have a very nice magnifying lamp from Lee Valley Tools (http://www.leevalley.com). I can't find it on their web site though so they may not sell it any more.

I'll try to look up the exact model number.

EDIT:
The model number is 8093. A quick google search for magnifying lamp 8093 turns up a few places including this one:
http://www.gsmserver.com/shop/equipment ... p_8093.php

Like I said, I got mine at Lee Valley Tools and have been happy with it.

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Ottlite has several real good lights and they cost it too. I have two different models and really like them.http://www.ottlite.com/c-41-magnification-lamps.aspx

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I like the luxo wave+, hasn't failed me yet, twin fluo's with an extra swing arm lens for closeup.
http://www.luxo.com/product/wave-plus-109.aspx

i've had this one for a few years too,the clamp could be better though.
http://www.frys.com/product/1784994?sit ... IN_RSLT_PG

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woah that luxo looks REALLY NICE

we may need an upgrade :)

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It is pretty sweet, I've got the black 8321 ESD version. Found it in a local electronics store in vegas.

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ordered!!!

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adafruit wrote:ordered!!!
Where did you order from? (It seems extremely difficult to find distributor info on their site...)

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hmcelectronics

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If you want the totally kickbutt-most magnifier, check out Vision Engneering's Mantis range.
I find that traditional magnifiers are fine for inspection but usually don't have enough space to work comfortably under.

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I was just shopping for some kind of magnification device. Quite a few options, from head-mount, desk mount, etc. That luxo looks nice and would go nicely with my clamp-mount luxo lamp from the 80's.

But, I had this other idea... use a USB camera and run a live feed to a little netbook I have sitting around. I'm sure the netbook would be useful for more things so I could have a little dual purpose device. Thing is, what camera? Those USB microscopes seem to have specific drivers (i.e. probably not linux) and a short focal range. I could try a high quality web-cam and slap a 5 or 10x lens on the front. Thoughts?

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