I’m hoping this is the best sub-category for machining. I’m working on a new design, thought I’d share a bit here. Will be an XPL-hi triple, fed by an 16340 running a Mtn Elec FET driver and my fav Bistro firmware.
The drawing alone takes a few hours, and then after some time at the lathe, about an hour of revisions.
The external dimensions are not finalized, I usually sort of design on the fly as I finalize the torch body on the lathe.
Then on to making chips
It’s taken me about three weeks to get to this point. Not a lot of free time to go to the shop where the tooling is located.
I’ll update this post as it goes along.
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simply because using the 16mm cell allows for thicker walls at the battery tube, so I can do more details like knurling/ grooving whatnot. I want to keep this torch at less than 1” (25.4mm) OD
Oh, nice I just asked because of runtimes and eventually “power” to the light that the Aspire 1100mAh could bring, but your focus is more on the machining and size !
Good work on this and I’ll look forward to the evolution! :+1:
The driver will be staked into place, and ground path ensured with some solder joints.
A bit more time at the lathe today. This is just the tester body, to make sure my dimensions work as I expect them to.
Next step is to make the pill and hold-down for the switch.
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That last image was uploaded from my phone, and way too big. This is a better shot of the final products, for the torch internals.
Plus, I remade the bezel. The internal threading did not turn out well, will try a new technique. I need to run the insert in at a 30° angle, makes for cleaner threads.
Fairly close to done. Waiting on the driver to come in from MtnElec, and still need to finalize the outside details. I feel the tail needs some refining.
The beam should be pretty standard for a triple optic. Only difference is that this has a ‘louver’ design for a more even throw. If I don’t like it, would be a simple matter of swapping out to a different optic.
I’m cutting into the C954 now, the head is complete, save for whatever external design I decide to add.