The importance of good light when setting jigs and sharpening has been mentioned here many times. I find that these newer head lamps are awesome. They have a strong LED lamp and a rechargeable Li-ion battery, and are very inexpensive. I have two so that at least one of them is always charged and ready to go.
"And Torgny said, 'Let there be light'. Although I had studied the handbook, setting up my Tormek in good daylight for the first time in bright daylight instead of my poorly lit garage was quite a surprise.
Great idea about the headlights!
Ken
I have good shed lighting, but not quite enough when sharpening. I have two additional 18W rectangular LED lights over the sharpening area which helps a lot.
I fully agree : I have set up an Ikea ceiling light with multiple spotlights so the Tormek is lit from different angles.
Agree, I use a Olight Perun 3 headlamp, on full brightness.
I was lucky to find this, it's classified as a reading light but it's led with three colors and flexible. It's perfect for sharpening.
Quote from: Rossy66 on April 30, 2026, 07:01:03 PMI was lucky to find this, it's classified as a reading light but it's led with three colors and flexible. It's perfect for sharpening.
Wow, it looks very nice, not only for sharpening but also for having around the workshop. Care to share a link ?