Phase 4
Boring the tail for my 3.8mm Ti curb chain. This is a neck light after all.
A live shot of the tail being tapered, Ti flying, how in the world does he do this and get pictures too?
Perhaps I failed to mention that Fred went down inside the battery tube and cut a raised bump at the bottom, to ensure contact with cells that had wrap around the edges, and now on the outer end, cutting this little mole nose ….I’d be scared all over again to get inside the already tedious little tube.
Essentially, the work is done. A few cosmetic touches and some work on the pill and star board. But here stands the Texas Poker.
Star cut down from 20mm on the bottom to 10mm on top. This is a XP-G S2 5700-6100K found at LED-tech in Germany. Got 4 of em just in case
Trace removed, ready to go into the pill.
Fit’s the pill like a glove. I swear I can’t figure how he gets those lines so dang tight!
Cosmetics on the head, the last of the machinework save for boring the pill for the driver. Which will be done when the driver arrives.
So, here she is, a final polish to make her gleam when all is done and she’ll be coming from Mass to Texas! YiHaa!
Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoyed the amazing show that Fred Pilon, known as Photon Fanatic, put on for me with his camera while working magic on an old Swiss manual lathe. Sheer genius and worth every dime! Thanks Fred!
EDIT-New Photos: These are the last of the pics from Fred, he dropped the light in the mail this afternoon!
Boring the heat sink for the reflector, a Dereelight orange peel aluminum unit
And here’s the reflector, nice and beefy with a reinforcing ring around the top…good for heat sinking too
Perfect fit! But of course it is, Freds the conductor on this trip!
Ah, a thing of beauty! As near perfectly matched as any I’ve seen, this should really make a nice beam!
And here’s the pill to go into the heatsink, keep in mind that little bad boy is only about a half inch in diameter!
And in the next few days, I’ll be taking my own pictures! This has really been an incredible experience, Thank You Fred for an amazing ride!