An old Waldmann WD 306 luminaire is added to the Boley Leinen lathe. The luminaire is nowadays old but it is still a very good design. Can be found at a reasonable price and, after servicing it, make a very good value for money.
The Boley Leinen lathe acquired a new attachment: an old but serious Waldmann WD306 machine luminaire. This kind of luminaire is designed to be used in machines: it is mechanically robust and protected against oil spills. It contains a set of three small fluorescent tubes that give a nice amount of white light. The ballast is mounted inside the arm in a very compact way.
I got the luminaire from an eBay bid. Some part have been replaced that where worn by the use. It was a surprise to discover that Waldmann served the spare parts with no problems although we are facing a really old model. Great!
To be mounted in the lathe, a made-to-size support was needed. I made it by using some scrap steel parts. It was fitter to some predrilled holes on the back of the lathe. Unfortunately. I made no pictures of this.
The next picture shows the luminaire in the lathe:
