Mal Paso
07-23-2011, 11:40 PM
I've used various lights to see what I was doing under my Lee 20# Bottom Pour, none of them very good. The trouble is the POT is right where the Light needs to be. I found a 12V 3 Watt LED Phillips Landscape light at Home Depot for $12 and today I did something with it. Even my old Lee Pot is shiny on the bottom or a pot could be easily cleaned and used as a reflector. I beveled the ends on a 3" scrap of 3/4 copper water pipe and soldered it to a piece of 1 1/2 x 1/4 bar stock to make a mini spotlight. The hood is rotated slightly toward me to keep the light out of my eyes as well as protection from hot lead. 12 volts was Way Too Bright, 7 volts was about right. I put the 2 LEDs on the lamp vertical so the Pot Support Rod casts a sharper shadow giving me a line up indicator. I adjust it so when the shadow touches the edge of the sprue hole the nozzle is centered. And I can See Too!