ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade General Discussion Area Where can I buy a miners head lamp?

Hey, I hate to sound 1000 years old again, but when he said miners headlamp, I envisioned a carbide type. I have 3, no batteries and a good amount of light. I've seen these in spelunking catalogs, surely someone has the info? Sparky66wv????

Thanks for all the great suggestions.

Chris

Oh yes, ye olde carbide lamps! An "Autolight" and a "Butterfly" represented here, I've got a "Guy's Dropper" somewhere...

Can't get carbide after 9-11 though...




The headlamp I use at work, $8 at Walmart, but a little on the heavy side.

Joe uses Petzl lamps. Battery life is excellent with LEDs.

I can't believe I almost missed this thread!



[This message has been edited by sparky66wv (edited 08-23-2002).]

I didn't realize you can't get carbide too easy now, guess I better watch my remaining stock. What's a guy to do, hook it directly up to his acetylene tank? or have I gotta watch my supply of that too?

Finding good, fresh calcium carbide is the key.

If you want to look on line for a bit more modern lights, see: ledmuseum.org or http://ledmuseum.home.att.net/ledleft.htm Cost more initially, but shock/jar resistant and fairly good on batteries.

Uh, and here's the amazing [b]bite∙O∙matic[/b]





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BTW, that's genuine West Virginia Cave Mud and dust that you see on the carbide lamps.

They've seen many a mile!

(Guess I should polish 'em up and put 'em on the shelf for show-pieces... )

George, it's only hearsay on my end, but the local supliers can't get any, and everybody's hoarding what they got. Seems that the acetylene plants are the only recipients of it now. I haven't read any confirmation, but I've been out of the loop for a while too.

Felts, tips, and tip cleaners will probably become scarce too.

Ah, they stink like rotten eggs anyway (which I always thought was a part of their charm!).



[This message has been edited by sparky66wv (edited 08-23-2002).]

OK, someone has to say it.......It's part of mine
At least when the lamps around, I can blame it.