Youngeyes Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Here's a link to a very nice light setup. Shame they don't have one yet for a 550. Site says they're working on it. http://www.inlinefabrication.com/LED_LIGHTING_SYSTEMS.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMOHR1 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 (edited) Very neat concept. Site says it's now available for the 550. I placed an order for one. Edited November 13, 2011 by BMOHR1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djeffers Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 (edited) I found this light on clearance from a Sears Grand that was being converted to a K-Mart. It is $26 new, but you should be able to make it work. http://www.sears.com/ link wasn't working, search for flexible light and it was the first one. I hung a shop light over my 650, while a little more light would be nice.....I just haven't messed with it after buying it. Edited November 17, 2011 by djeffers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diversmith Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I got fancy and had this guy make me a clip on LED light with gooseneck that clamps onto the casefeeder support arm. http://www.ledrunlights.com/ Works amazing! Found him via google search, and he does just about anything with an LED that you could think of. How much did you spend on the light? I have to wait until Monday to get a quote back from them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngeyes Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I recently ordered and installed a new light on my 550b. Great. Has a switch and plugs in so no batteries. Plenty of light and can be bent to direct light where you want it. It's out of the way. I'm including the web site for this but have no financial interest in this what so ever. Check it out. This guy even makes ergo handles for presses. http://www.inlinefabrication.com/LED_LIGHTING_SYSTEMS.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyburg Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 NIce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOLIHAN Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Thanks for sharing, I'm gonna get one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undrpsi Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I recently ordered and installed a new light on my 550b. Great. Has a switch and plugs in so no batteries. Plenty of light and can be bent to direct light where you want it. It's out of the way. I'm including the web site for this but have no financial interest in this what so ever. Check it out. This guy even makes ergo handles for presses. http://www.inlinefabrication.com/LED_LIGHTING_SYSTEMS.html In for one...I looked at a similiar light at Ikea yesterday...but felt it was too thick and it came with two strips attached. This guy is making them for almost the same money and it fits in the small gap on the 550. $29? Heck..I've spent more on bad beer and loose women Undrpsi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotys Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Here's a link to a very nice light setup. Shame they don't have one yet for a 550. Site says they're working on it. http://www.inlinefabrication.com/LED_LIGHTING_SYSTEMS.html That's great. I'm always having trouble finding something inexpensive to put on my Christmas list. The nieces and nephews usually go in to together and get me a present and the adults draw names. This fits the $$ limits for that. It just moved to #1 on the list. My wife doesn't get out that easy though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 (edited) Here is the El Cheap-o LED I have been using on my old Dillon 550: Just a headband light from home depot (I think it was two for 6 bones or something like that) and a loose tiewrap to hang it off the seating die. I've also used a string with a dowel tied to the end and lay it down the center of the tool head with the dowel as an anchor against the sizeing and crimp dies. I like the tiewrap because it is easy to put on and remove. The LED lamp takes a common AAA battery and also has a red led for night operations! Other quickie "mods" I use are: 1. a baby sock or just the cut off toe of a regular sock over the handle ball. I like the ball, but it can be hard on your hand. The sock keeps it very slippery and doesn't wear on your hand. 2. a 1/8" wood dowel as a primer tube follwer. After the last primer is used it locks back the priming bar, and I have it marked so I know when I'm getting down to the last few primers. Have also used a plastic pushrod tube used for RC airplanes which I liked better than the wood dowel, but I misplaced it and haven't got around to getting another. Whatever is used, make sure the rod mass is very light in case of a primer tube event. Edited November 22, 2011 by Bamboo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wurm Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I just picked up a light from Target a couple of days ago. I had been using a little battery powered LED light but kept forgetting to turn it off and killing the batteries. The new light is wired and has a clamp so I attached it to the case feeder on my XL650. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diversmith Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I got fancy and had this guy make me a clip on LED light with gooseneck that clamps onto the casefeeder support arm. http://www.ledrunlights.com/ Works amazing! Found him via google search, and he does just about anything with an LED that you could think of. How much did you spend on the light? I have to wait until Monday to get a quote back from them Got the quote back...YIKES!!!! 62 bucks plus shipping! No thanks...I will just stick with my cheapo led flashlight until I find something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmclaine Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) I put a Rockler woodworking snake light with a magnifying glass on my 1050. http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=21264&filter=tool%20light The magnifier has a ring of LEDS around its edge and the kit also came with an LED only head. Rockler has the kit on sale every now and than. The magnet is super strong and it attaches itself to the bullet tray bracket on my 1050. It doesnt move when operating the machine. It runs off batteries but comes with a plug in to use 120 power. The extra light is nice but it isnt the most important thing on the machine. I dont find myself using it much for reloading but the magnifier has been helpful for other tasks at the workbench. Edited November 24, 2011 by pmclaine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonF Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 These guys are making a slick LED light setup for any press. ITs a flexible strip of flush LED's so you can get pretty creative where you mount it. http://www.inlinefabrication.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnmccoy Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 How does it look with the other lights on in the room? Everyone has the pics of a completely dark backdrop, but Id like to see one in action in a normal setting to see if the extra light helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonF Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I dunno, i don't actually have one. I do have one of their ergo roller handles inbound which is how i found the light but thats all i can say about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 you know when you go to major matches, at check in, they give a bag of schwag. in one of my bags this year, they gave away some little keychain pen light. coincidentally, it is just the right size to fit in the powder check die's other hole on my 650's toolheads. I probably have some mini-mag lite flashlights that have an outside diameter equal to the inside diameter of the hole where the powder check die would go. I could just drill and tap the toolhead for a set screw to clamp down on the mini-mag lite and hold it in place in the toolhead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZinSC Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I've been using a mini LED flashlight that I found at a gun show last year, it fit perfectly in the tool head hole on my 550. It works great. However, I've noticed how quickly I'm going through batteries. So when I saw this thread, I jumped at the link and bought one. Just installed it over the weekend, two loading sessions so far, and it is well worth the money. Not as perfect as the light shining down from the tool head, but absolutely gets the job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03k64 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I did this a different way... I went to frys electronics and bought a cheap *powered* usb hub. Then I bought 3 or 4 of those LED gooseneck flexible lamps that they make for laptops, the kind that just plug into a usb port. I then filled up the usb hub with those and bent them where I wanted light. Tiewrapped the hub to the side of the casefeeder mount arm such that it reached everywhere I needed. Did the same on the 1050 as I did with the 650. Just need to equipment last 650 and they all will be the basic same setup. I think I paid $2 for the hub and another couple bucks each for the led lights. Alan I did the same. I had a spare USB hub laying around and picked up a goosehead LED light. I velcro'ed the hub to the strong mount and I can bend the light where I need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael b. Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I got fancy and had this guy make me a clip on LED light with gooseneck that clamps onto the casefeeder support arm. http://www.ledrunlights.com/ Works amazing! Found him via google search, and he does just about anything with an LED that you could think of. How much did you spend on the light? I have to wait until Monday to get a quote back from them Got the quote back...YIKES!!!! 62 bucks plus shipping! No thanks...I will just stick with my cheapo led flashlight until I find something else Sorry, missed seeing your question earlier. The way I looked at it, anything else that compares in style and function to what I got started at $200. Got exactly what I wanted in less than a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerassassin22 Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 I have a bore light I got from Walmart for like 5 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codemonkey001 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 hey guys, i found a way to mount the LED flashlight i got from Sears. I went to Lowes, and found 3/4" nylon clamps. it was a little loose when i put the flashlight in, so i lined it w/ 1 piece of electrical tape. Works great. the only problem was, it wouldn't take 1/4-20 screws very well, so i had to force them through the nylon. but it mounts to the strong mount w/o any issue. work great! i would post pictures, but for some reason, possibly due to my post count, it won't let me use the image extension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ownloads Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) This is what I finally decided on. One switch turns on both my presses. Lights up the area where light is most needed. Not the back on my hands or neck. http://www.inlinefabrication.com/ Edited February 15, 2012 by Ownloads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianTN Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I picked up one of the Inline 2 light kits for my 650 and an extra 6" assembly for the Rockchucker. The package should come tomorrow and I'll try to post pictures after I install them. Quick shipping too by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ownloads Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I picked up one of the Inline 2 light kits for my 650 and an extra 6" assembly for the Rockchucker. The package should come tomorrow and I'll try to post pictures after I install them. Quick shipping too by the way. How did you like the light being where you need it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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