No pressure …
Sounds like me, I spent 3 or 4 solid weekends, 16 or 17 hours a day trying to build my light in the contest 2 years ago. Hence my not entering since. Everything takes a lot longer than it seems it should. Good luck.
Will monitor your activity on BLF tomorrow, I expect silence! 
Awesome interested and subscribed
do I see 16 emitters?
Ya, you do. But there’s no way I’m getting em in this light. That’s just how many I had in the package LOL!
Some progress added. I will post beam shots and fully assembled light pics on Monday.
Looks great so far, Matt!
Very pretty. I like the copper plug.
Dang, you did all that in less than a day, looks awesome.
Awesome work ! What about a switch ?
Is it going to be a twisty?
Makes me wanta buy a lathe now, damn you……
Looks nice
That light is gorgeous!! :heart_eyes:
With no driver spring I would guess twisty.
Your machining and finish looks perfect vob. lts good to see you hit the finish line running. I’m looking forward to the assembled pics. 
Thanks for the support everyone!! Yes, it’s a twisty….
Lovely light :+1:
Competition is tough enough in hand made, I’m glad I’m not up against the real thing since hand made is all I’ll ever have.
Oops. I forgot about not editing after the deadline and just fixed 2 broken links in my thread. They were links and I added the on each end to make them pictures.