Holy head (finished)

Well, well, well. Very clever and well executed. :beer:

well done drilling all those holes, :+1:
what angle tip did you use on your bits
I use 135deg they seem to drill better without center punching

I really like the looks :+1: :+1:

Amazing look! :+1:
Nice job!

Thanks guys :beer:

I did some work on the bezel. I know I shouldn’t cross a threaded with grooves but oh well. The user will just have to make sure it lines up properly :innocent:

I’ve got to work out the tail section now. I’m having a good hard think about that because I have a part I want to use but it’s not so simple.

I’m really feeling this light. I too have modded my old mechanical vapes into flashlights, and have never came up with a good solution for the tail switch. Eager to see how you handle this. Keep up the good work!

Well done, PP. I’m always amazed at your creativity and excellent execution.

Thanks gchart. I’ve stalled for a bit trying to work out the tail. I have a design in mind but not sure how it will all fit together.

I have a little more to show but it’s not overly interesting at the moment. I’ve gotten past racking my brain on how to make this work and have started making it. I’ve come to the conclusion that I do not need the battery to be recessed in the tube so I’ve manipulated the head to screw a little further into the tube. I sometimes cut the driver and tail springs so they are only half as long but I won’t be doing that this time.

These two pics are the previous intended battery position and the new position (without depressing the driver spring)

I really wanted to use this button that I had leftover from another vape conversion. I did a little prototyping just to see exactly how much clearance I had to work with. It turned out to be too tight to have the contents inserted from the battery tube end of the tail cap so I’ve had to accept inserting everything from the back and having a retaining ring visible from the outside.


Prep’d the tube ready for the tail

Got the big lump of brass in the chuck again

That’s as far as I’ve gotten but at least I’ve gotten past my mental block I’ve got a plan so can hopefully soldier on from here.

Lots of holes in the end to match the head?

Yes, but it’ll only be one ring of holes

:+1:

Man, you made me want a lathe :person_facepalming:

According to Wiki pp stands for really creative machinist. I’m sure I read that somewhere.

…and I’m perfectly at ease with that :innocent: :innocent: The sooner you get a lathe the better :smiling_imp:

I might nearly be as creative as you are at bullshitting :laughing:

:smiley:

What, for once I was serious and this happens. Its true you are creative with words as well. :beer:

Got a little done today. Threaded for the retaining ring and drilled all the feature holes. I went with a 3mm drill bit this time. I am thinking maybe I should have stuck with 2mm to keep the overall diameter smaller but you know, hind sight is a wonderful thing. However there is a reason I used the larger drill bit which i’ll explain later.

Orsm work on the indexing. The holes must be real close to the inside edge. Fine thread going there?
Edit. This really is one dumb old slow Moose. Just got the Holy head bit. :person_facepalming: :blush:

lol