Shadow JM30 (MT-G2) mod – copper edition (very picture heavy)

What a beauty! Lots of hard work! Congratulations!

Nothing fancy Mike C, just a lot of patience and work. Wet sanding paper up to 2000 and then plain polishing paste and buffer mounted on the drill or a dremel. I use polishing kit like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/34Pcs-1-8-Soft-Felt-Polishing-Buffing-Burr-Wheel-Kit-For-Dremel-Rotary-Tools-/321997460967?hash=item4af88b55e7:g:oBMAAOSwL7VWsbpG
After polishing, copper is thoroughly cleaned with alcohol and I don’t touch it with bare hands anymore. I work in gloves because it prolongs the oxidation of the copper. These are just my observations which came from experience.

Yes, it is the original reflector. I’m not completely satisfied with focus at this moment. I think I pushed MT-G2 a bit far into the reflector and I need to lower it down. Maybe you guys can help me with this when you see a beam shot. I’ll point to what is bothering me and maybe you can suggest what to do. It is not that serious, just a small dim around the hot spot. It is not easy to explain so I’ll upload the photo later.

One of the most ingenious and well made lights I have ever seen!

Well done!

I agree with what everyone else has said. This would have to be one of the most amazing modded lights I’ve read about. Very very creative and perfectly executed. Even the pictures were beautifully done. Thanks for sharing and keep up the orsm work.

Can`t agree more with you guys above

That is a decadent amount of copper.

Stunning.

I always liked the usefulness of flooder and I think you might have set a new record for hitting the sweet spot for (cost, beauty, usability).

Good on ya mate.

For me I am wondering if more settings something like 2+ 4+ amps might also get some use?

Thank you Old Lumens, as I said before, You are one of the main reasons I started this hobby. BTW, I can't wait to see what You come up with Your Palight Boss. I am sure that everybody here misses Your crazy mods.

Some modes between would definitely be very useful but that's the way it is with LD-2. Never the less it is a great driver.

Wow, Cula! Not more I can add to what the others before me have said except that I agree with them wholeheartedly. Bravo!!

Very nice build. Thanks for Sharing!

Once again, you have gone over the top…… so much work gone into this build.

…this is modding pron, & it’s hard-core.

Bravo.

I’m having a beer for you right now… :beer:

Very good job. I like how some of that beautiful copper work is still visible after the was put back together. I also like the little mosfet heatsink bracket.

Oh man, I was going down the first few pics thinking it looked a little rough, then WOW. That is beautiful work! Very nicely done!

It’s such nice copper polishing—a lot of work on a JM30. That’s easily a LOT of work. My nitrile gloves went on when I got to the driver sandwich photo. :slight_smile:

Does your polish protect fairly well against hand sweat? I still do the “do not touch that!”, method, with copper I turn. That’s because turning it takes enough of a toll. There you go, Kickstarter project, the set-it-and-forget-it bench top automatic-copper polisher with 4 flashlight capacity. Heh, well it would be nice if it existed!

exzellent work!

thanks for sharing with us :slight_smile:

Very nice job done. Really.

It holds up pretty good, but nothing is forever. Of course, avoiding “bare hands touching” helps a lot. When it oxidizes I’ll disassemble it and polish it again. It is very simple, a few bolts and all copper parts come apart. The hardest part is cleaning thermal paste.

This is art :beer:

A light coat of paste wax applied, then polished off after drying (or two coats if you want) has provided me some good protection against oxidation on copper before….

Use plenty on putting it on, buff it all off and make sure the crevices and corners are all polished, it will not melt out then…

Nu-Finish car polish works wonders on brass, but I have never used it on pure copper though, maybe look for it as an alternative? You can find it many places.