22W Fluorescent Daylight Flexible 5" Magnifying Lamp Multi Position G-Clamp New

Back in my days when I did Warhammer painting or hobby work these was over £100. mark but time have change and now they have become cheaper but have not drop it in quality only price, this Maplin "Magnifying Lamp" is a nice one compare with others or cheaper versions, when doing any hobby DIY work this will be nice to add to your collection of tools also it would help you do the most smallest detail work with ease has it's lens is a 5x dioptre lens. And it lamp is nice and bright and shadow free to see your work I use mine allot with making things for my Lemax or doing Fimo, to remove and replace the lamp is easy and the price at just £6.99The top lens cover is its only small design fault just too thin and can break if you are heavy handed but you will see it on other brand names. I have taken mine off it was design to be used as a desk lamp and Magnifier.You can read about the dioptre lens and how it works but if it is not for you then just buy the hand Magnifier but you will not get the best result from a hand held one over a desktop one.

Within half an hour of using this, a key nut fell off which fortunately I found. This was not a cheap product but someone over economised by not putting locknuts on the joints which would have cost a few pence to implement.The magnifier is good though suffers, as they all do, from distortion at the edges of the lens. Takes a bit of time to get used to but lighting is very even and bright without glaring. Adjustment mechanism works but occasionally seems only just adequate for task of holding heavy lamp head in place. Again a bit more metal and bearing area on the joints would have made a better product. If you are going to constantly fiddle and move this around, spend a lot more but if its geting occasional movement, its fine.Having the on-off switch on the lamp head itself is good, its just the weight of the bulbs transformer and associated gear that makes the head a little heavy for the armNote that the best magnification is by having the lens around 200mm from the item your working on. This means using heavy tools such as soldering irons is a bit restrictive but not too bad. If you need a wide field of view, go elsewhere, but if the item you need to see is about the size of a coffee coaster, you should be fineIt might be lecturing but seriously watch out for the lens near sunlight. That flap thing on top is to block sunlight as the lens and focal distance would very easily set fire to items under it on a sunny day in the right conditions. Use the flap!I noticed that this product was being sold for considerably more on online craft sites, sometimes double the price.

i bought this light as a replacement for a led light bought from amazon that had to go back faulty.i decided to upgrade and go not just for a light but a magnifier light.it arrived after 5 days and was extremely well packed and plugged straight in working immediately.only the base was actually seperate from the lamp and this just pushed together very easily.i can get it to stay in virtually any position i want and if it does start to move it is just a question of tightening the little wing nut type things (one on the light and one on the "elbow") and it stays put. a nice firm on/off switch on the light unit itself and it also has a handy dust cover. a very usable piece of kit, i use mainly for my hobby of model making but when not in use it folds and swings out of the way. also used it for repairing the wifes glassesand for getting out a nasty splinter.totally recommended.

I can't recommend this magnifier light highly enough. The daylight ring light gives shadow free,colour balanced, even illumination.The 12 cm. lens gives an undistorted view of the workpiece from a distance that allows working with a standard size brush.The supporting spring arms are of true angle poise design (many are not) allowing the widest range of positioning for the light head, which remains balanced & parallel to the work surface.The clamp is heavy duty & metal (many are not) it remains firm & does not slip off (many do).This lamp is a true workhorse & well worth the extra bit of money.Don't make the mistake I did & go for the cheaper versions, this one is the best!

Very good and solid clamp, angle poise mechanism is fine, very easy to adjust. The light is bright and clear, can work well under it and the magnification is perfect for my needs. The bulb does radiate some heat which I was not expecting after using LED lamps and probably should have. The lens cover is very badly designed, the hinge is next to useless, it doesn't locate properly and it often just falls off... really spoils an otherwise good product. Have yet to research cost and avilability of a replacement bulb, that might make or break it for some.

The light won't stay at the desired height. It falls down under its own weight. The pivots in the adjusting arm simply are not stiff enough to keep the light where you want it. If it stayed in position it would be very good. Avoid as its a waste of money if you want more than two positions to keep it in

Received this magnifying lamp today. Very impressed in delivery service 2days from order placement. This is a Christmas present but I have opened it to check its all there and working. The item will be used for use when fishing fly tying. I must say I am very happy with the product. Well priced and well wrapped and boxed and in full working order. Well done . Would definitely order from this seller again.

The lamp itself is great...no problems...does the job really well for a reasonable price...very happyOnly gave 4 stars because transport companies somehow got mixed up and delivered a few days late and the packaging was not great either...It was a little tricky to assemble with a couple of wrong letters on the wrong pieces BUT overall a good product and value for money !!