Magnifying lamp ideas?

Ive got one of those ones that clamp on the side of the bench it has the round floresect bulb i bought mine at a place called pay and save ownd by chekerauto parts if you dont have a store close then try office max ive seen them there for around 40 bucks. hope this helps.
Rob

Ditto, except I bought it somewhere else. You want the fluorescent bulb as they put off less heat.

Same here. Bought mine at Office Depot for about $30. Put in whatever bulb you want. Its great for seeing fine detail for those of us who are aging prematurely

My advice would be to check EEEEvilbay. :)

I purchased three of the small Ott-lite magnifier lamps from Ebay a short time ago for less than $110 shipped. A SPECTACULAR deal.

While the $110 seems high, these lights retail for anywhere from $70 to $130 a piece. (funny, the highest price is directly from the manufacturer's website...)

I use one, my girlfriend uses one and my father now uses one, and we all three love them. I am actually looking at getting one more for my hobby desk; either another small Task Lamp or the larger, clamp-on FlexArm lamps.

Here is an ebay link to the Task Lamp:
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=ott+magnifier&category0=

I tend to use the following 2 items the most:

1.) Helping hands with attached magnifying glass
2.) Hear worn magnifying glasses(different amplifications) with build in light.

Been considering on and off for a few years now one of those desklights with the build in magnifying lens but never seem to get out and buy one.

Check out your local yard and garage sales - I picked up my magnification lamp a few years ago at a garage sale for 5 bucks - uses a 60 watt bulb with a 6 " lens and clamps to the edge of the bench

I bought mine at wallyworld for 6.99 It uses a 60w bulb and has been really useful.

Helping hands with attached magnifying glass
2.) Hear worn magnifying glasses(different amplifications) with build in light.

Been considering on and off for a few years now one of those desklights with the build in magnifying lens but never seem to get out and buy one.

I have one of the Helping hands with attached magnifying glass but do not use it, I have found the  best is a desk lamp with a day light bulb & Hear worn magnifying glasses(different amplifications) with build in light.
I can now do the fine lines & paint the faces on 1/35.

Yeah, I have to get me one of them too.  My vision has started to wane a bit; sad considering I'm already blind as a bat at distance, and now the close up vision is going too.  The Ott lites are pretty pricey (although I like that it puts out light identical to "daylight") but they look a little small for me, and I found nothing at Home depot, so I'll probably pick something up at office max/whatever.  I think the headgear would be more comfy though, so maybe I'll wait for that, combined with a nice fluorescent lamp.  Just another purchase on the list...