Thank you! I have been meaning to make something like this for ages. I was thinking about ring lights, but this is even better.

@RightOnJonCrane

2 ай бұрын

Right On Keith! 🙌 So far this has been a great light. 💡Depending on the bit I have chucked up sometimes it casts a small shadow under the tool. I still have the side light on. It is definitely worth it to add this light though. A 100 times better with it.

Great music! And… nice project.

Outstanding project Jon! Looks Brilliant!!! 😎👍

@RightOnJonCrane

3 ай бұрын

Right On John! 🙌 I appreciate that! Can never have enough light!

very good, nice clearly described project with high film production values. i'm hooked

@RightOnJonCrane

3 ай бұрын

Right On! 🙌Thanks Professor! I appreciate the nice compliment.

Slick light! Great video!

@RightOnJonCrane

3 ай бұрын

Right On! 🙌Thanks Magdad! I appreciate the compliment!

Grandpa Crane has you hopping and making sure you're getting things done.

@RightOnJonCrane

3 ай бұрын

That’s right! He is keeping a close eye on things!! Mostly he just wants to get the job done and go fishing! 🎣 😃

As soon as you held the led up on the quill I immediately thought about the light shining outward seconds before you mentioned it. Then I noticed the magnetic hardware dish and thought cutting the outer rim off and hot gluing it to the led might work, provided the dimensions are good enough. But what you did was much much better, and pretty dang cool !

@RightOnJonCrane

3 ай бұрын

Right On! 🙌 Thanks! Yeah that magnetic dish is about the right size! I’m loving how this light worked out. Thanks for your comment!

I made a very similar light for my cncn router. They make light rings in all sizes. I got 2 and mounted them direct to a block of aluminium with magnets recessed in the top. Great job

All Kinds of Right On in this video! Slick idea and execution Mr. Jon! Super Duper DELUXE!

@RightOnJonCrane

3 ай бұрын

Right On Big Vic! 🙌Thanks! JI had fun making this light. I think it worked out great!

I always love watching precision machine work. The light looks to be very useful. Right On Jon! ✌🎥🇺🇸

@RightOnJonCrane

3 ай бұрын

Right On Roger! 🙌 I appreciate it. I think this light is a great addition to the mill. Seems I can’t get enough light! 💡

I liked the starwars themed music during the reveal!

@RightOnJonCrane

3 ай бұрын

Right On Lukas! 🙌Thanks!

Super great idea great job Jon. Thanks for sharing.

@RightOnJonCrane

3 ай бұрын

Right On Randy! 🙌 Thanks. I had fun on this project. Worked out good. 👍

Man, that was fun to watch! Great work

@RightOnJonCrane

3 ай бұрын

Right On! 🙌 Thanks Marian! That great to hear! I had fun working on this project. I’m glad you enjoyed it too!

Great idea, thanks!

The video editing must have took longer than the light did ! What a production you got going on here ! Great looking light Jon. I was secretly hoping you were going to mill in a recessed area to sandwich the light in between the ring and the top plate. No silicone required. But that’s the beauty of machining. Everything can be done in multiple different ways. Turned out pretty swell ! lol 😂

@RightOnJonCrane

3 ай бұрын

Right On! 🙌Thanks Jason! I appreciate the nice compliment! Yes, lots of editing! I really enjoy that process and working with the music. So much fun. I’m happy to see your comment here. I enjoyed this project.

Pretty freaking cool!

Right on 👍😎👍

@RightOnJonCrane

3 ай бұрын

Right On Joell ! 🙌Thanks!

"WATCH YOUR TOP KNOT", hi Mommy Kat,thxs for sharing...

@tomdale1313

3 ай бұрын

Watch your top knot" is a line from the 1972 movie Jeremiah Johnson. In the movie, Bear Claw (Will Geer) says "Watch your top knot" to Jeremiah Johnson. In response, Jeremiah Johnson says "Yep, watch your'n"...What does the saying watch your top knot mean? It basically means to take care of yourself. and watch your head/back. Back in the day

@RightOnJonCrane

3 ай бұрын

Watch yourn! Right On Tom! 🙌

Outstanding

@RightOnJonCrane

3 ай бұрын

Right On! 🙌Thanks David!

We're going to put some kind of ring LED on our optical comparator. We were using a bright LED flashlight to help us inspect certain dies that the built in lighting couldn't illuminate

@RightOnJonCrane

3 ай бұрын

Right On! 🙌 This could be good for that. I could see on an old comparator that you could need more light. 💡 Are you going to add extra light on the underside?

@ColKorn1965

3 ай бұрын

@@RightOnJonCrane On what I would call the back light

It may seem a grand idea, untill you try to center your drillbit on a mark: the shadow of the chuck will cast a nice shadow. I have taken mine down.

link to soundtrack at timeline 6:28, please

Great job. Don’t count on it lasting however. I’ve used the same angle eyes on 2 different mills. They fail within 6-12 months. The failure will happen at the exposed interface of the clear led lens and the plastic body. You’re safe on the outside ring (thanks to your design), however the inside ring is against the quill where oil coming down from the quill will wick into the led causing it to fail. I think if you carried thru with and encased the led in the aluminum part you’d be safe. Cheers from Vancouver.

@RightOnJonCrane

3 ай бұрын

Right On! 🙌 The silicone I used actually oozed out all the way around. Hopefully that provides a good seal from the oil! Vancouver BC or in WA state? Hi Neighbor 👋

@garysgarage101

3 ай бұрын

@@RightOnJonCrane British Columbia. Just got myself a Jet knee mill a few months ago. Will try adding a light but with that clever sub assembly this time. Another project to add to my list.

@RightOnJonCrane

3 ай бұрын

@@garysgarage101 Right On! 🙌 Congrats on the new Mill! I love getting new tools!

@KBLIZZ333

3 ай бұрын

Just had an idea. You could encase the led in clear epoxy resin. Would definitely keep coolant and cutting oil from getting in. Or would that get too hot? Idk

@garysgarage101

3 ай бұрын

@@KBLIZZ333 that could work too. Heat isn’t an issue.

Are you Swain’s adjacent?

@RightOnJonCrane

Ай бұрын

About an hour away from me in Port Angeles 🙌 Swain’s is awesome! 🍿🍿🍿

@wmsification

Ай бұрын

@@RightOnJonCrane Grew up in PA, live in Bellingham now. Check out Hardware Sales here, greatest hardware store around!

@RightOnJonCrane

Ай бұрын

@@wmsification Very cool! I just looked it up and will check it out when I head over that way. Thanks for the heads up! 🙌 🛠️ 🧰

You’re not going to credit The Recreational Machinist, or whichever of the other 100 KZread’rs that you got this idea from? This video/idea is like 10 years old on KZread…

@Chelswick

3 ай бұрын

Commercial spindle led ring lights are older than that, I don’t hear any claims of originality in this vid

@RightOnJonCrane

3 ай бұрын

Thanks but I didn’t watch any other videos on how to build this light. I will check out the Recreational Machinist! Sounds like a good channel. Thanks for the tip!

@Komeuppance

2 ай бұрын

Sounds like he's actually machining, rather than watching hundreds of KZreadrs... lol