Discount Grizzly H3109 Roll-Away Round Magnifying Lamp

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This is a heavy-duty, high quality piece of equipment for a rock bottom price. The floor base is very heavy. It consists of two separate square bars with wheels on either end, joined together in an "X" and held together by a steel bolt and washer. The bolt screws into a pole, where the lamp arm is inserted. The only parts that will need to be (eventually) replaced are a fuse and the lamp itself. The only tool you may need to put this together is a wrench for the bolt. I also recommend buying "3M Compressed Air Dust Remover" to clean the lens. This will allow you to avoid scratching the lens unnecessarily, as well as avoid lint buildup. If you do clean the lens with a cloth, make sure it is lint-free.

The swing arm lamp/magnifier will stay where you put it. It is not going to move. Period. This is not a plastic piece of junk from a box-mart store. This equipment will last for years. I ordered it to do cross-stitching. I could not be happier. I wish I ordered it sooner. And Grizzly ships very quickly. It got here much sooner then expected. Be warned: The box is very heavy, and may take two people to lift. (If you do not want a floor model, take a look at their table model with a heavy base).

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The base is folded sheet metal tube with metal bars in it to give it weight(Total weight of the lamp is 24lbs.) The plastic end caps all fell off during shipping and would only stay on with glue. The wheels are 100%plastic. The base is tube metal and at the top of the base is a plastic bushing. The tube is secured to the base with a bolt and washer. I used threadlock on the bolt because it WILL work loose if you do not. The top section (the metal box that the power cord comes out of and up) slides into the plastic bushing. The bushing is the weak point to the whole unit. The bushing is too short and the hole is too big so the top tilts to one side slightly (1-2"). A concern of mine is if you were holding it by the top section and lifted up accidently, you could lift the top section out of the bushing and then the heavy lens section makes it top heavy and you could loose your grip on it. The lens focus range is 6" to 12". The lamp provide good even lighting.

Pros:

1. It is stable even with the lamp extended out.

2. Good even light on subject.

3. Able to adjust to most angles.

Neegatives:

1. Another made in China lamp.

2. The top section can come out of the base. needs a retaining clip!

3. The bushing is poorly made. I will be making a new one on my lathe!

Summary: You get what you pay for. for the price, it is acceptable. I will be using this in my shop and moving it around daily so I am going to modify the bushing. If you are going to set this up and not move the base around a lot the you should not have any problem with the bushing. Overall I am pleased with it and with a minor bushing modification, it should last a long time.

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The world needs good, affordable magnifier lamps. If you want great, you buy Luxo and pay $540 for a roll-away with superb optics and industrial-grade hardware that should last 50 years. If you can't afford Luxo, the various Grizzly models can fill the bill, but they won't last very long. I'm hard pressed to get one to last more than 18 months with lots of daily use.

I bought these for an elderly relative with vision problems, ultimately buying this model, the 3106 roll-away and the 3105 desk mount models.

Pros:

Price Compared to real Luxo industrial magnifiers, these are nearly free!

Optics quality NOT SUPERB, but pretty good for most uses.

Cons:

Durability Hardware is all too cheap and fails, fails, fails. I've spent too much time fixing bad hardware and poorly manufactured threads, tensioners and other components.

Mfr Support You're on your own for fixes and replacement hardware. For tensioning components, there is nothing to be done just throw the lamp away when the tensioners fail.

If you do buy these, you can add mass (stability) by sliding a short stack of 4 each of 5-lb weightlifting plates (1-inch standard plates) over the base pole to keep the system from tilting over.

I've now given up on these a bought a Luxo instead, justifying it on the grounds that I'm tired of adjusting things that will not hold position, fixing monthly component failures and corrrecting bad manufacturing work. Sure, I'm in the hole by $430 more than the Grizzly, but that saves me an hour a month in fixit work and spares the elderly relative from frustration and disruption.

Also, the Luxo has a 5-year warranty and can be expected to last for many decades.

Honest reviews on Grizzly H3109 Roll-Away Round Magnifying Lamp

I'm glad they have this available. I sew and when I sew I need to see clearly. This helps a lot!

Also, I collect charms when I travel. Trying to put the charms on a bracelet or necklace, you need to see up close and make sure you get the charm exactly where it has to go.

This product is excellent! I do a lot of projects where I need light, a magnifier, and something close.

I can even sit comfortably on the bed and do my work!

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the lamp could not be assembled. the rod that hold the lamp was not threaded so it could not be screwed in...the end caps fell off the stand..this product appeared to be previously used. i had to buy another lamp in the meantime. to date i have not received a credit on my account for defective merchandise