The 6th Annual BLF Old Lumens - machine made - Pinkpanda's Entry

Go for it mate :wink: Good luck with the build :wink:

Great! I’ll be looking on.

This’ll be fun. Thanks for joining the contest. The more the merrier!

Its good to see you in the OL comp pp. Good luck on fixing the Mac.

Yeh, definitely the more the merrier :partying_face:

I see a lot of others are making pretty renders of their creations. I’m not wired that way…. :student:

What I was trying to do last night (before apple issues stole my time) was edit this video of making the head. Since I’m a hobbyist that’s learnt from the wild web I’m open to constructive criticism :student:

Old Skool Pen & Paper :slight_smile: :+1:

Watching your video I wouldn’t have the patience to make a torch.To much work for this guy. :beer:

Lol, you so funny… :laughing: :laughing:

I came home early enough to get some more done today.

I don’t have stainless so I made the bezel out of titanium. I kinda like the way titanium cuts.


Well, it will just have to do :smiley:
Nice :+1:

That knurling is so neat. What type of knurler are you using as it appears to be an opposite knurl if that makes sense.

Well spotted Moose. I’m trying out this new knurling wheel. The end product looks aggressive but it doesn’t feel like you’re holding a metal working file. This is the first time I’ve used it. The down side is this type of wheel is it cannot travel up and down the work piece. Knurl one section then disengage and knurl the next section.

That knurling is pretty. I didn’t notice it was any different until MRsDNF pointed it out. Now, I want all my flashlights to have that knurling. :heart_eyes:

Do you have re-align the knurling wheel each time you move it?

Yes, it would need to be re-aligned but honestly I think it would be very hard to align it seamlessly. So I think grooves to partition each knurled section would be a better option. Much like this pic I found -

Wow the light looks stunning :smiley:

Thanks for the heads up. Its an interesting looking knurl. Does it put much load on the lathe?

It does put a sideways load on the chuck, I probably should’ve used the tail stock or steady rest when I knurled the head part but you know…. I’m a lazy bugger :person_facepalming:

Given it’s a single wheel operation it couldn’t be used in a clamp style knurl holding tool. So there is no avoiding that sideways load.

Thanks EDSG. Stunning isn’t the word I would have used :smiley:

I think EDSG was talking about that brass object. :stuck_out_tongue:

Damn! Lol, that thing isn’t even a light :weary: :laughing: