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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: GrayBeard on August 01, 2010, 10:51:43 am
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Got an email flyer from Rockler for 20% off one item and was looking at their fancy magnifier/light.
Even with 20% off and free shipping it is $48!!!
Anybody out there use this light? Comments?
~~~GB~~~
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Hi GB. I purchased that unit from Rockler about 2 years ago. They did a recall on it for the built in charger about a year ago. Rockler shipped me a new one and it has been great. The LED lights around the magnifier do not put out as much light as I would like for cutting, but my Eclipse has a built in light plus I use one of the flourescent units off to one side so the lighting is good. Because of the way that the Eclipse saw is built it is hard to get a magnifier positioned close enough to where you need it, but because this one has a long flexible mount it works very well. I would recommend the unit.
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GB, Like Eclipsescroller I bought one a little over a year ago. Then when they had the recal I opted to get my money back instead of a replacement. The unit was pretty nice, but the light from a round flourescent is brighter and the lens is a little bigger in diameter. I had an ocassional problem with breaking the bulb on the flourescent when the was a blade breakage, so I just cut a doughnut out of acrylic and mounted it under the bulb as a protective barrier. Bottom line: I liked the Rockler, but prefer the flourescent.