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I picked up a "Jansjo" USB powered, flexible, LED light at IKEA for $5.99: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/jansjoe...lack-70291232/
I plugged it into a portable USB power bank and zip-tied it to the side of my Stew-mac base mounted Dremel tool for some inlay work. Not an elegant solution, but it really improved visibility at the bit.
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Good for those of us who need all the help they can get to see things.
I've actually been using LED desk lamps as shop lights on tools. This coupled with a switched charger might work for me in a few places. Thanks.
While I have not used LED lights for tools, I have used a fish aquarium pump for blowing dust away from the dremel. A fitting on the dremel to point the air at the tip. the small flexible hose doesn't seem to get in the way and keep what I am doing visible.
It's hard to see in the photos, but I've got a Dremel 490 dust blower collet instead of the usual collet. No more dust problems.
https://us.dremel.com/en_US/products...el-dust-blower
I didn't realize Dremel made that blower collet. Another think you can do is wrap a small piece of tape around either the collet or the shank of the end mill so that there's a short flap of tape left "flapping". That makes a surprisingly good blower.
I use the LED light from my music stand that is for reading charts; clamps on to the power cable.