24'' Snake Arm Shop Light

I unfortunately need to confirm all the bad reviews mentioning flex arm weakness. The product has not been improved as of late December 2011. The rest of the lamp is really well made and solid, with a strong magnet, but when I attach it to my scroll saw I find that the small vibration of the tool makes the light droop, so that I end up supporting the lamp head with my arm or elbow halfway through a 5-inch cut. No way of twisting or bending could resolve this in my case. I will keep it as a desk lamp rather than returning the heavy product, but will keep looking for a light with magnetic base to attach to my various power tools. Without vibration the flex arm stays in place, but not by a wide margin.

Forget it! The flexible arm has very little rigidity and can't hold up the weight of the lamp. Terrible product and a waste of money.

Tried it on the side of my bandsaw. The lamp head is too heavy for the magnet to hold the lamp up. Magnet slid down the frame of saw. Head of light too heavy for the neck to hold the light head where I positioned it. Very dissatisfied with product. Ordered two. Sent both back.

The only thing lacking on my Jet Pro band saw was a light. I ordered one of these snake lights and it looks like it was original equipment. I found that by doing a partial twist and then positioning the beam it holds its position very well, and illuminates the work very well.

I finally got the box open and assembled the lamp. The magnet is VERY strong on the unit I received. It'll be fine for gripping my lathe, grinders and drill press, for sure.The flexible neck is apparently one of the "old design" because when the magnetic base is holding on to a vertical or near-vertical surface, the head of the lamp slumps over if the goose-neck isn't very close to vertical. The clamp mount looks fine but I don't have anything in my shop that it would be suitable for. Finally, with no protection for the bulb, a breakaway piece of wood could shatter an incandescent lamp or worse, for those concerned about it, release mercury vapor if you installed a CFL lamp.Fortunately, I've got a better [almost best] solution, though it's pricier: Get an LED spotlight that can screw into the standard light bulb socket. Mine puts out WAY sufficient light with a great pattern of illumination, yet draws just a few watts of power, so the lamp housing will never get hot to the touch.