Maximum sustainable lumens? (build)

Could you measure the base of the reflector for me?

Looking good so far! That button assembly looks good!

That sounds promising. We might hit the target with this build :partying_face:
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It’s not 100% scratch made but I agree, it’s always good to see pics of lights in the making on blf :beer:
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Lucky for you I didn’t get to the post office on Friday to send it to DavidEF.

Thank you! That’s even better! (didn’t dare to ask you to make such drawing :innocent: )

I don’t know what you need the measurement for but just one dimension usually isn’t enough to work with.

One of the requests was a tripod moutning point. I wasn’t sure how I was going to do this as I figured I would be machining it from scratch (denoted by the green plate at the base of the 3D pic in OP ). After some head scratching I got an idea. I have a couple of gopro style action cams. They come with more accessories than I need /use. I picked out the one with the deepest hole. In the new host it is a press fit with some epoxy to help hold it.

Threads like these are my favorite. Keep up the good work bud! Looking forward to more updates.

:beer: Thanks Redlyne

With the head pretty much finished I pressed the switch into place but had to remove it because it seized up when i pressed it in. The switch is made of titanium but the tolerances between the 2 parts were tight enough that the pressure of being pressed into the aluminium compressed the outer ring and gripped the button. It took me ages to work out which part was actually rubbing and I fitted and refitted too many times. Needless to say it was a real PITA :weary:

Centering rings. As noted above i don’t have the size needed and figured it would be faster to make some than wait for a delivery which would be a minimum 2 weeks.

This resin was not strong enough

This plastic was not heat resistant enough

I didn’t get many pictures but this circiut board was mounted to the lathe with double sided tape which wasn’t up to the task.

I tried a piece of carbon rod but the direction the fibre runs makes it very weak for this application. To the point it could not be machined.

I made a bar of 2 part epoxy putty. I was able to shape this stuff but it feels kinda fragile.

Not satisfied I revisited the circiut board idea with a better way to mount it. I had to trim the screw head to get the shape i needed on the board.

I’ll send David both sets. They’re not pretty but they’re functional

Just a few pics of the finished host

Without the batteries installed it’s front heavy. With batteries not so much. Extended usage may feel front heavy

It’s somewhere close to my design drawing :innocent:

For some reason, I’m just now seeing this thread. Good work! I’m looking forward to seeing the finished light! :innocent:

I figured you were just busy or something :slight_smile:

Wow! Photon blaster.

UH-MAY-ZING!!

A thing of beauty!

SUPER SEXY!!

Awe inspiring!!

NEED!!

We all have Q8s. I bet if someone produced replacement heads like this for that for the Q8 demand could be in the thousands.

Edit…… I probably shouldn’t dob him in like that :zipper_mouth_face:

We all have C8 (18650 version). I have invested a lot in C8TT, but demand is near 10pcs/year.

Sorry kiriba-ru. I shouldn’t have said that. Thanks for your input though :+1:

No worries. Enthusiasts never think same as mass.

How did this turn out? Very curious of the results!

That’s really a question for DavidEF. I sent him the host. Maybe he can use it in the modified category… :wink: :wink:

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Sniff Sniff, yep , that is a Machinist I smell. Sweet, I Love it. You guys are good. I like your lathe/mill setup. Thanks for taking pictures. I’m just learning to document things, learning from the masters here at BLF. :beer: