grins O.L. 2019 contest entry machine made

Hafco AL320 haha i had no idea what i was doing when I got it and i have done a bit of damage to it. Should have got one with an enclosed gearbox it is a pain changing gears. In the new year I will get a new one this one i will keep for roughing out, cleaning up welds as i do a fair bit of work with stainless.
I got the battery tube drilled will need a bit of file work and sanding and i only had one f#%/$up. Not as clean as some i have seen :wink: but not bad for first go with a 4 jaw chuck.

I have samsung 40ts but there is no nipple for series so i made the tube long enough for Acebeam 21700. should i buy another 3 acebeam or use magnets on the 40Ts? 40Ts will give me 105amp the Acebeams 60amp.

Add a blob of solder to the positive terminal of each 40T. Cheap, safe, low-resistance solution. If you fancy you may solder some better buttons but this is good enough.

Battery contact




Wow. Super cool. Looks like it’s coming right along.

Thanks, its a bit rough but the battery tube internals are done.

:+1:

Woohoo battery tube is done except for something that I have problems with, square threads made some convoy tubes once havent been able to get it right since.
Cutting thread on the toob




Turning battery cap


Now its beerOclock thanks to everyone involved, cheers

lathes are fun. Looks like a good time :slight_smile:

Looking good grin. Nice work on the threads. What pitch are you using?

Im watching this one closely. Thanks for sharing and I hope all goes well!

1.25mm pitch probably should have used 1mm, that is what most commercial lights use on battery tubes.

Coming along nicely! :beer:

Nice project, grin! Looks good sofar!

Wow ! Great build ! And Good job documenting with clear pictures and explaining. :+1:
Are you a Machinist by trade ? I like the 1.25 pitch better, cross-threading is less likely.

Nice work :+1:

I know who Im pulling for this round!

Nice work so far! I would have never thought a serious machinist would trust a bit extension like that. I thought that was just for us janky folks! :open_mouth: But it seems to have worked really well, and the tri-bore looks good from my house! :smiley: :+1:

Use any technique that works :+1:

nice work! :+1: