The 6th Annual BLF Old Lumens - machine made - Pinkpanda's Entry

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It’s good to see you pushing through with the build, despite the sad news.

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I don’t think I’m up to making any more videos. Even I have to admit they’re not that interesting.

I have a tail now … :smiley: If you look back at the very first pic of all the parts you’ll see the bar stock has knurling at each end. This is one of those ends. I nearly ran out of stock :person_facepalming: I seem to have produced a fair amount of waste.


Some of the threads look dirty because I used some metal polish to work the threads and smooth out the gritty feel. There’s also a few things to clean up like cutting the tail to exact size and a recess for the o-ring etc… Once it’s all cleaned up then I can start assembling and soldering. Nearly there :slight_smile:

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Very nice!

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Looks terrific pp. Love the style. :beer:

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Looking nice!!

You should have seen the amount of wood dust and chips I produced making all the small pieces for my lantern. :wink:

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I got copper fever :laughing:

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Wonder what the scrap value is? I save copper cutoffs from all the solar system wiring I do. If I strip the insulation the last batch brought almost $2.50 a pound.

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Hmm… Aluminium, copper and wood. Sounds like something Moose would use in one build :student:

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That Moose guy sounds like an old fool. :person_facepalming:

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Au contraire, it takes talent to mash all those into one build. Much like this one

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Mostly done with this light now. Lathe work is all done. Driver has a little heatsink plaster to hold it in place. Led is soldered. Tail is finished.
It turned out longer than I was expecting but at least it can take protected cells as well as tail stand. The UI of this driver (FX-35) is not so good (H-L-S), if it was just H-L I would be happy with that.

Quick beam shot with the phone. Sorry I didn’t notice the reflection of light in the glass door until I looked on the pc. It has a smaller spill and hotspot than the E14 and AT40

E14

AT40

The only thing left is a pocket clip. I found one on hand but I’m not sure if this one will be strong enough for a light this size.

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:+1:

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Good to see your torch finished pp. Congratulations.
With the clip you used I double up on them as they bend very easily. Two fixes that problem.

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Good to see another build coming to fruition :+1:

Congrats on finishing the light :beer:

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That’s a great idea. I never would have thought of that. Especially since this is the only one I have on hand :person_facepalming:

I’ll order some more, if it gets here on time great, if not then I think it still qualifies as finished.

Thanks guys :slight_smile:

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Looks complete to me. :slight_smile: Great!

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Also reminds me of a longtime member we haven’t seen in a while :frowning:

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Yes, another sadly missed member. RBD was very clever and skilful. :beer:

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Ah yes, another master builder. I am but a grasshopper… :student:

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well done pp. soz about your pooch