2AA Maglite 90 degree Swivel head mod - The second attempt works! Beam shots are up

this is light is going to be awesome. any idea yet on what led you are going to use?

this should be interesting :slight_smile:

That has got to be one of the finest works of flashlight home engineering and mechanical build I have ever seen! You are my hero… :open_mouth:

I can't wait to see what he does for the 2014 buildoff contest thingamajigger! :D

Most likely I will either use a Nichia 219 or an XP-G2 at 1.5 amps with a TIR optic.

I will not be in the contest. I am running it and I will be a judge, but not a builder.

RBD, really the cut is not as hard as it looks. Truthfully, I never thought it could be done, but I haven’t messed one up yet. I tried a miter box one time and ruined two bodies before I went this way.

I’ll take your word on that. You have a good eye, better than most and it shows.

When is this “Buildoff thingamajigger” ?

I agree. Not only the vertical angle, but the blade will lay over slightly too. I always need to leave lots of space in a cut, about a minimags.

That looks great, good idea!
I’m excited to see progress. :wink:

Nice work so far, Justin. Looking forward to your progress.

Look in the new contest forum and see for yourself… I had a teaser thread up on it since the first of the month. The sign-up starts the first of March and the contest starts in April.

Even using a good name brand chop saw that miter is difficult to do properly. Nice work, daunting work, glad you’re doing it and not me.

Updated the OP with a couple more photos.

Good question on how to do the screws up. Drilling holes in the side I suppose is out of the question. My first problem would be how to get the holes in the right position so the two halves stay aligned in all positions. My first thought is (dont know how to make it work) is the plastic plug type clips they hold dashboards and grills in these days so that the two halves press together. I no doubt know you will come up with some sort of black magic. Looking really good.

As with the contest it’s always fun to see how others overcome difficulties.

Interesting thread, looks like it’s coming together nicely. Look forward to seeing it finished.

Detents for a position and a stop? Gotta keep from twisting the wire too much too right? A detent or two for position points and a stop at straight and 90º so it stays within that short pivoting range will keep the wire intact. Hopefully. Otherwise, it’d take a continuous positive/ground rotating connection between the 2 plates.

A nylon locking nut will keep the screw from loosening or tightening up.