lights on sanders

[Timtool]

Lately i found myself using the syslite more and more while sanding with the ETS150/5, in normal diffused workshop light or daylight you cannot see if you are properly removing the swirl marks from the previous grit. And they suddenly pop out while applying the finish.
So by holding the syslite in one hand on the workpiece shining as perpendicular to the surface as possible to highlight all the swirl marks, i am getting significantly better finishes and i also feel it helps me correct my methods.

So i was wondering if the ultimate sander wouldn't be one with an incorporated light shining almost horizontally around the base, that you could turn on of off??
All tools could generally use a Led lighting these days for visibility reasons, but in this case it would improve the work quality.

 

[Alan m]

thats a good idea.
i often use a light to check for scratchs. iv had to resand a few time after spotting something while finishing.

 

[Scott B.]

This is a great idea (albeit probably pricey to do). We sometimes wear led (camping style) headlamps as a small scale solution. Trying to figure out how to ratchet a syslite to my head.

 

[Saskataper]

Kinda like this?

sorry, this link should work

 

[jmbfestool]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IDrMF_ozXM

Kinda like this?

Says no vid

 

[Kev]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IDrMF_ozXM

Kinda like this?

Says no vid

Obviously the lights aren't on [wink]

 

[Saskataper]

fixed the link