CRX Stratis Lumina - 2017 5th BLF Scratch Made Light Contest Winner

I had the scrap piece of wood and a tiny cutting of copper left over so...

Just when you thought the SL Mini was cute, I have made the SL Micro :))

Using an old adapter to get a micro USB socket and a broken DQG charger for a charging circuit.

Cutting the rosewood out and bonding the rear copper plate.

Filed the piece into shape, cut out the charging port, drilled hole in top for the switch and inserted a 4mm brass screwed tube.

Assembled the interior with a 200mAh lipo cell, momentary push switch, triple XP-G2 3D on an old filed down Noctigon with the charger and potted with JB weld.

Something a little different with the switch mechanism this time, I have used a brass M2 hexagonal bolt which screws down into the switch tube to press on the momentary switch.

I chemically blackened the bolt, cut out a 0.5mm silicone washer and applied thick arctic paste to the screw threads.

This gives the correct stiffness for switch operation after some fine tuning.

Onto the face plate, I marked out, drilled and filed into shape then sanded, polished and bonded the 18mm x 1mm glass in place & fixed to the wooden body.

After some polishing and tidying up the SL Micro was born :-)

Weighing 34 grams and sized at 40mm x 25mm x 12mm this light operates by twisting the hex switch on top.

I must admit just looking at this one makes me smile :-)

I am still thinking about a way to incorporate a neck chain...

I promise I'm nearly done now... :D

Today's Tune:

www.youtube.com/embed/sPvGIqon9Ss

And as simple as that a micro light was born. :slight_smile:

Yes but it was a six hour labour :smiley:

I love your six hours of passion. :heart_eyes:

No no, the labour was six hours, the passion was much less :smiley:

:+1: …. just when I thought you could not trump the previous card size one……

I was just thinking, sitting here with a glass of Pinot Noir, that if a small scrap of wood and copper is all it takes to set off the creative juices, you should pay me a visit. Lots of scraps of odd woods, copper, aluminium, steel and so on laying about here. :person_facepalming:

:+1: :beer:

What is it ? A flashlight for ants ?! :smiley:
Nice one M8 !

And there is a leftover piece of wood for the nano one. :smiling_imp:

I think I would have fun there :wink:

Thanks :+1:

Thanks mate, this one is made for a neck chain (see below)

There’s an idea :laughing:

I made a tiny kydex holder for the SL Micro and changed the switch bolt to a larger version with a slot so it can be turned more easily with a thumbnail.

The chain is sewn on to the clip with dyneema line through four small holes.

Today's Tune:

www.youtube.com/embed/vzdEGWHp0vA

Cute as hell

:+1: :+1:

I guess the bigger ones will serve the Iron Man, and the smallest will for an Iron Boy :smiley:
Great work, again!! :+1:

@MascaratumB

I guess you mean Iron Lad?

Iron Man, Iron Maiden & Iron Baby :smiley:

Ooops, I didn’t knew that one :person_facepalming: ( I ain’t a comics connaisseur :zipper_mouth_face: )

Iron Maiden :open_mouth:
‘Eddie the Head’ with your flashlight :smiling_imp:

Another update today, from 40 to 41.

This day next year I should have the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything… :smiley:

Does this mean it was your birthday :question:
If so, congratulations :partying_face:
If not, congratulations the same way for the Stratis :wink: