Hmmm… hmm…
I entered once in 2014, 1x AAA angle light, and i hardly finished, that is, the light worked for about an hour, and then a short circuit developed, and the tiny TIR dedomed a 219B for the second time…
I still have the parts somewhere… :person_facepalming:
The build thread has no more pictures…
I was gonna join the scratch build contest again, but can’t think of anything special and / or doable…
So i might join, but only when i have a good idea.
I’ve had stuff rattling around my head since seeing this thread. I’m starting to hone down my idea. Won’t be anything ground breaking but once I collect enough parts to make a start I’ll open a thread :disguised_face:
Going to have to miss this one again this year due to the financial mess left from my ex… These build contests are a lot of fun!
I still use my to past contest entries while camping and traveling.
At the very least I have to post in here, right? So, perhaps I will make an attempt to find my brain and see if there’s still something rattling around in there by way of ideas for an entry…
Well, if it makes you feel any better, I WON’T be building a lantern.
I’m thinking of making a thrower, using the 200mm condenser lens from Edmund Optics, maybe with the focusing aspheric I removed from a Canon ultra wide angle lens. Just have to figure out if I can make the 4-jaw chuck work on the lathe and what materials I need to get as compared to what I have on hand. Haven’t decided on emitter, thinking about the SBT-70 for it’s round die. That would, of course, reduce throw considerably but would give a fantastic pattern and possibly 2000 lumens from a 3V emitter. I can’t see much over a mile anyway…