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This is a great Idea Old-Lumens!
I hope I will find the time, energy and parts to make something decent…

If this becomes a success. I would recommend for the future (or maybe right away) , that the time frame becomes longer. As some here have already said, free time to do a build from scratch can be lilmited compared to the time It would take. And if parts are needed, well, sometimes parts from China wont even arrive within a month.
More people will be able to participate with a longer time-frame…
If this could become a montly thing, well, 12 unique builds a year! We all know only Old-Lumens seems to be up to such things… :stuck_out_tongue:
Us regular mortals on the other hand, It will easily become too much… Ofcourse, one could always pass, but longer time frames, would automatically make it easier for more people to participate… I think… These are just my thoughts, I may be wrong.

Im probably up for the challenge though! :slight_smile:
I think… I have to shop some ingredients first…
Halucinogenics mixed with some sort of liquid might be a good start… Ill see how the brain-storming goes, and take it from there. S)
Thanks for the tips Rufusbduck!

What does this mean? What I think it means?

I may have to work my design around a Scotch bottle and a candle as there aint going to be anything delivered from China in the allotted time. Is this part off a ghastly plan to make people think? Panadol please.

We need some new comers jumping on board. Nows your chance and there is a cash incentive to make it worthwhile. This could be the start off a new career for someone with recognition worldwide through this forum.

My brain is whirring…

sweet! Well, I often hold my head in my hands, particularly when I realise I put something on the car backwards, so it’ll be sort of hand held too :slight_smile: The only problem I’ll have is holding off on this before the start date. Guess I’ll just have to LEDify a desklamp in the meantime…

looking forward to all the great lights that are about to be born! I’d put my money on RBD personally, although I could always send him some 95% ethanol from the lab to “distract” him J)

Really great idea Old-Lumens! This thread is going Sticky and Frontpage.

Hmm….yes…yesss….nothing like a competition to get the creative juices flowing…

I have so many ideas!
Currently, my main problem is deciding between all the ideas!
Once the decision is made, Ill get a new problem. Can I make it happen in a decent way. :stuck_out_tongue:

Are we not allowed to start “tinkering” with parts and such?? I would like to maybe start slowly, this weekend, because Im not sure I will use the “host” that I am planing on using… (Relax, its not a flashlight host…) And the best way to find if I can work on/with it, is to do a little work on it. I will not post anything about it.

I'd love to be in this one but I have too much going on right now to complete in a week. Can't wait to see the entries that turn up in this! 8)

Sounds like fun. I should be able to whip up something.

Ok then, I'm in, for the one without machinery. I will have a hard time not using the electrix sander though....

Well, good news then; it doesn’t start until the end of next week, and runs for three weeks :wink:

I’m pondering but I don’t see me taking part, although I do have a mule light idea brewing that’s been in the “I wonder” stage for a while.

One tip for people worrying about parts, you could aways strip a light as a donor then order the parts to replace, ie a c8 or p60 would be easy to replace the parts you borrow till the post man does the medical resup.

Well that’ll teach me to read things better. I will have to think this one out some more. I’ve had an idea tossing around in my head for some time now. looks like I need to seriously consider it as feasable. :wink:

You have the month of June, from what I posted and if that is not enough (I see it might not be), I will push it to the middle of July if people need the time to complete. I want it to be fair for people. Not everyone does this stuff in a day or two like me. I’m pretty anal about that, but I know it takes time for others, as they have a real life, LOL.

One question for the panel: (spoiler alert! stop reading here if you don’t want to know anything about my top secret project!)

If I’m doing a multi emitter light, does a single power tool battery pack with multiple cells inside meet the definition of “multi-cell”?

(I could step down to a single emitter, but that’d mean stealing parts from other lights that actually work.)

Thanks!

Rules!

Who needs them?

The best comment I ever heard about the game of cricket. (Which I believe has lots and lots of rules) was from an American visitor who had just had the game explained to them: "It's got rules, why spoil it with rules?"

No life, I just can’t seem to stay with the kiss philosophy. That plus very little time actually at home tends to make my builds more like multi episode documentaries than saturday matinees. I’m lucky if I can get one part made in a weekend but I’ll spend the time leading up to this to think about logistics.

Will we need to post a verbal design plan or will “your guess is as good as mine what I’m doing” be the order of the day?

I think a balance should be kept between enough time and lack of urgency

Hey ruffles, a pack is almost by definition multicell so I would think a pack might be considered like a multicell carrier(AAA for example)fwiw.

It works for me. Multiple cells are multiple cells.

All you need to do is make a thread of your build, like you normally do. Photos and descriptions. How much you write is up to you, as well as how clear you make it. All the judges have to go by, is your photos and what you write.