My guess would be that it would fall under machine made, comparable to someone designing parts and using a CNC machine. But hopefully we can get an official ruling.
Iām sure if you 3d-print something thatās otherwise allowed to be an āoff-the-shelfā part, like a switch boot or centering ring, that would be fine. My real question is, where does the 3-Doodler fall? It seems like a hand tool to me
That is a good question, maybe a smart thing to do if concerned about this would be to build and fully document the build from start to finish then if youāre happy with it make a build thread and release it in stages.
It doesnāt really matter how the build thread is released to the public as long as the work is done within the stated timeframe but allowing some comments from members is a good idea in between stages of the build I think.
Yes you should enter. You cant enter when the times up.
We all wreck things now and then. :cry:
In some ways we are all idiots here so no need to feel special. :partying_face:
Man, I should enter. Been wanting to scratch build a light for a while, have some ideas I want to try out. And crossing my fingers that it will spur someone to make a production version of it.
I need a rather small diameter e-switch driver with a nice u/I like narsilM or anduril. Anybody got ideas?
Driver building and writing code is beyond my skill set- Iām just a metal working guy.
Dont get me wrong,I like the idea of aux leds in the switch boot, but would settle for something without. I like the ramping interface of anduril, but without the complexity of blinkies, etcā¦like a muggle u/I that has full brightness and an easy to use lockout.
12 would be ideal, but 14 mm would work I think. Body construction will be different than most tubular lights, hence the need for a smaller than normal driver. It is going to be a super tiny 18650 light with a tail e-switch run in a slightly different way. Iām fine with an fet+1, for a good stable, low moonlight but linear would be really nice for the option to run an osram white 1mm1 or 1mm2 near its max with any cell.
In the spirit of being helpful - You know you ācouldā be having this discussion in your own build thread so it can be judged accordingly
Documenting also the Failures & Obstacles: How did the builder solve the inevitable problems? Documenting the obstacles and using the power of the BLF community to solve them is seen as a plus!
New Driver Design or Custom Firmware is a plus: Especially when open source and shared in true BLF spirit.
It might be harder for the judges to remember this part of your build. Just a suggestion
Good points! Guess Iāll start one
I donāt really care about winning, I just want to get off my butt and build something useful finally. I also wasnāt expecting such helpful input (I came from the āotherā forum) so getting help from such kind folks is nice motivation also.