Pocket Flashlight Saves Me $ Again

[Djones]

A few years ago I started carrying a pocket flashlight everyday. I am an engineer and I was constantly needing to troubleshoot inside of a dark machine or die. This morning I was out loading on my new 550b (yes very excited about my new blue press!) and found I was having trouble seeing how much powder was in my cases. So I took my handy dandy pocket flashlight out of my pocket and rubber banded it to my bullet seating die. The light shines down through the hole in the center of the tool head. I could take about 0.030" off the diameter of the flashlight and it could slide right in the tool head but I like just pulling it out of my pocket.

It does a darn good job in my opinion:
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt124/duckwhackercmon/DE4D67B8-486A-4CB3-B117-8AE6D8BD2A5B.jpg (http://s604.photobucket.com/user/duckwhackercmon/media/DE4D67B8-486A-4CB3-B117-8AE6D8BD2A5B.jpg.html)

http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt124/duckwhackercmon/1F40CA87-C414-46BA-861A-E21782C49764.jpg (http://s604.photobucket.com/user/duckwhackercmon/media/1F40CA87-C414-46BA-861A-E21782C49764.jpg.html)

For the people like me who want to know what I was loading:
44 Mag Starline cases, RCBS 44-250 Keith SWC, 20 grains of IMR 4227

Have a great day!

David

[LUBEDUDE]

Job well done sir! :)

[Doc Highwall]

I would check out what one of our vendors here has for LED lights.

http://inlinefabrication.com/collections/lighting

[Nueces]

The Inline Fabrication Skylight is everything you could want for press illumination and you'll never find you've left your daily lamp on the press.

My little Streamlight LED penlight is an essential bit of pocket kit.

[NavyVet1959]

I've considered adding some sort of LED spot lighting to my press, but the two 40W 4' fluorescent bulbs that I have about 3 ft above the press seems to work well enough for now.

Not that *any* type of lighting really seems to help me when I've put down something on my reloading bench and can't find it -- including the beer that I'm currently drinking. You would think a single beer can would not be that difficult to find. :(

[GLL]

You would think a single beer can would not be that difficult to find. :(

It all depends on how many you consumed before the search began ! ;)

Jerry

[Springfield]

The flashlight idea worked OK for me but I like my Inline set-up better and it is plugged in to the wall outlet and never goes dead.

[Artful]

You would think a single beer can would not be that difficult to find. :sad:


Maybe you need a visual aid to keep 'em from getting lost
http://images.couplecostumes.com/products/4830/1-1/wheres-my-beer-can-koozie.jpg

[Djones]

I would check out what one of our vendors here has for LED lights.

http://inlinefabrication.com/collections/lighting

I mentioned this to my wife. She says that would make a good birthday gift. Hopefully she remembers come July!

[NavyVet1959]

It all depends on how many you consumed before the search began ! ;)


Just trying to build up a bit of stock for aluminum gas checks. :)