4th Annual BLF/OL Scratch Made Light Contest- Hand Made 10/31 finished

[Rufusbduck]

Thanks guys, competition is stiff this year with a lot of outstanding builds so I’m glad you think this is one too. Some numbers in post #3.

[MRsDNF]

@Rufusbduck

By the numbers…

There are:
25 separate pieces of brass. 6 in the head, 13 in the tube/switch, and 6 in the tail
(Not including pieces used for jig)
12 pieces of aluminum in the fins and spacers
5 pieces of copper all in the head
3 pieces of wood
Bought flashlight parts:
Lens - as is
Reflector- modded outside surface to fit
Butterfly spacer - minor mod for wire clearance
219 C led reflowed onto 16mm Sinkpad with butane torch
(Wire slots widened and mcpcb filed to center emitter)
Mtn 17DD driver purchased with wires and spring bypass
MtnE short heavy springs -as is
.5A push button reverse clicky switch modded for high current
3 used pcb’s modded into contact boards and led backlight board
2-0805 blue LEDs soldered to backlight board with 10k R current control
(On when light is on)
4 trits, 1 green on backlight board and 1 each green, yellow, and blue under tail cap cabochon
(Always on)
2 moonstone cabochons, 1-9mm at switch and 1-17.5 mm sanded to 16.5mm in tail

Length:
Head 42.8 mm
Tube 100 mm
Overall 142 mm

Width:
Head 29.8 mm
Tube 25.7 mm(varies from 25.5-25.8mm)

Turbo current is 4.3A @4.1V
Moon mode current is 2.8mA with leakage though 10k R ~.4 mA

Weight (will add this data tomorrow as I have no scale)

As a famous tennis player once said, ‘’you cant be serious’’. Wow.

[vestureofblood]

To me this looks a clean as anything in the machine made category. Where is the part about you making the fins on the neck?

[Rufusbduck]

Post #2 has short cuts to each separate build post or if you have the time and inclination they are daisy chained with a link to the next at the end of each one. It’s a long chain so get a brew and get comfortable. As with all my builds I bounce around like I don’t know where I’m going but sooner or later(usually later) I get there.

[Rufusbduck]

Loaded weight with cell is ~175g and the copper cored head is ~60g even with its mostly empty reflector volume from the fins forward. One of the things I’m striving for is reducing the excess weight as I improve my skills and this is by far my leanest effort to date. By comparison my 2 cell brass build from year before last was ~350g.

[nathlas]

excellent construction

[Rufusbduck]

Nice first post. Welcome to the forum.

[Rufusbduck]

Photobucket is down. Haven’t seen my pics here for two days and can’t access most of the account pics.

[MtnDon (Don Miller)]

yep… i get……

Hang In There!
We’re down for maintenance, but we’ll be back shortly.

[cabfrank]

Not sure how I missed this, except too busy, but it is stunning. Talk to you soon.

[Rufusbduck]

Shameless bump ftw.

[MRsDNF]

I haven’t received the light yet. Is there a mail strike somewhere?

[MtnDon (Don Miller)]

Which light? Have not heard of any strikes anywhere in the mail / parcel field.

[MRsDNF]

@MtnDon

Which light? Have not heard of any strikes anywhere in the mail / parcel field.

This one.

4th Annual BLF/OL Scratch Made Light Contest- Hand Made 10/31 finished

10/31 Finished in post #227 Some numbers in post #3 and more pics in post #4 [image] Tail cap current measured at 4.3A with a 4.1V cell(Sanyo NCR 18650 BF) Build posts have been daisy chained for continuous boredom Placed a few orders and did some shopping at the salvage yard, bulk brass is $4/lb, copper $6/lb. didn’t buy any copper but also noticed they have big fat Alu rod stock(3-6” dia.) if anybody wants me to put a chunk in a medium flat rate box. I’ll be using one end of the larger (7…

[MtnDon (Don Miller)]

Oh! Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh!!

[Rufusbduck]

You can have the wood but you have to make your own light and this time without all the fancy tools.

[MRsDNF]

Ouch. :person_facepalming:

[TexasLumens]

@Rufusbduck

You can have the wood but you have to make your own light and this time without all the fancy tools.

Now wait just one minute here. MrSDNF has a wood light, EMARKED has a wood light, Rufus has half a dozen…. I DON’T HAVE EVEN ONE!!! Rufus, I am sure that light has my name on that little thingy just under that whatchamacallit on the left side. So it is mine!!! :innocent:

Seriously…. What a masterpiece! The material / parts list looks like you built a jet airliner!!! Absolutely stunning work from “0” to finish. :+1:

TL

[MRsDNF]

You cant argue with TL. Last time I did I got boots thrown at me.
Its all yours.

[TexasLumens]

@MRsDNF

You cant argue with TL. Last time I did I got boots thrown at me.
Its all yours.

I warned you she was mean! My 130 pound guard gal! :+1:

TL