wrote:

I'm looking for something similar to that in the link below in the
price range $40.00 - $70.00 **with an all metal base**. Any
recommendations?

http://amos.shop.com/amos/cc/pcd/105...6212/ccsyn/260

Gone through 3 or 4 from Staples and Office Depot that lasted no more
than a few months because the base was made of plastic. Basically, the
peg or stud on the base that fits in the mounting clamp just breaks
off. After that they are useless unless one improvises. Online searches
return many but it's difficult to tell what you're really getting even
if you ask someone at the store.

I've got a few magnifying lights (though with incandescent bulbs) that
are task lights essentially permanently mounted at various places in the
shop. Made stands from 1/2" pipe bored out to take a bronze bushing to
fit the peg on the lamp, screwed into a floor flange that in turn is
screwed to the workbench.

Tove