Justin, pretty impressive so far. I really like the idea (and need to visit TSC now) and want to see this project of yours completed.
If you want, send me the pieces and I can machine them for you...no worries.
Sounds to me like you’re looking at getting a lathe. There are people like me who would be willing to do simple machining work for a song. Boring the head and cutting 20TPI threads? It’s an hour of work. Pretty simple stuff.
Match and PCC, thank you both!
When I figure it out, I may be contacting one of you.
Nice work again… :bigsmile:
waiting for next chapters
The build Continues, more photos in the first post.
ISO 200, F:2.7, Daylight WB, 1 Sec. shutter
The old garage door
Low
Medium
Eye blinding High
Side of house on High
Pond on High.
All these were handheld, so they are a little blurry.
Oh, this is as "round" as the light gets, due to the lack of enough head adjustment. It never will be anything except a thrower.
Nice work OL! I can't wait to see this thing finished. :)
I’m liking this a lot. 8)
I think it’s looking pretty good! I’ve been trying to think up a way that you could jury rig a drill to hold the threaded piece - perhaps a threaded bolt and an expanding piece of rubber to grip the inside of the piece. Then you could fix your drill to your workbench, make sure the piece is square and use a file to smooth it down to roundness.
It wouldn’t work for large pieces, but should work in theory for taking off small amounts of material from something like this. Just an idea 
Rubber Stoppers, are available in different sizes.
Wow, that’s some serious patience.
More photos and info in the first post.
Where is everybody? You would think that this is some kind of holiday week-end or something! 
Do people get off on holidays? I'm working tomorrow. I work every holiday.
Nice work OL. Great way to join the two parts. Holds strong. And it will be a sweet light for sure since it can still be adjusted.
You make great things from small objects sir!
I'm hear as usual, watching with interest, but very quietly.
I'm still here trying to convince myself I don't need another SST-90 light. :P
battery holder is finished, see first post.
I’m not sure I like all the “teasing”…maybe it would be better on us if you post it all at once! 
Good stuff, as usual, O.L.
Well you're probably right.........
So I won't show the SST-90 on the Copper Star.
Yes, it looks funky, but it does work. There's two 7/8" 18ga copper disks, with a chunk of copper sitting on top. The wires are soldered from underneath and all the AA is because I don't like the wires suspended that way, so I wanted to make sure they were supported well. I could see one of the terminal strips peeling right off, now they won't. The led is soldered to the block, the block is soldered to the discs, which are soldered together. This will go on top of an aluminum heat sink that's the diameter of the mag tube and about 1" thick. That ought to keep things cool for a few minutes, but probably not longer. I am shooting for about 9.5 amps with it.
I tried it on 3AA eneloops direct and it is definitely about twice as bright as an XM-L. It will be interesting to see over 9 amps hooked up to it with 12 eneloops.
My apologies for the tease, but I just can't help myself.
Great work as usual Old L. That is a serious amount of work.
Sweet idea with that heat sink. Good job. I admire how fast you work despite taking care of the house and the missus and negotiating the heat too. Wish I had some of that tenacity O-L.