Thanks…
Helpful, but my attempt was too optimistic. Not a surprise.
I considered to try drilling from both sides (like recommended in the link), because the glass got the crack when I went through.
But it will not be a good solution to drill that close to the edge of a glass lens anyway. Like the link said:
_…“never drilling within 3/4 inch from any edges._”
It looks great, but it's not light. This is coke light: 
Bugger!
I though I was making the first one…
Coca Cola beat me too it. 
Two layers of 6 oz carbon fiber cloth will make the thing indestructible/uncrushable…
Tips for drilling glass
Clean meticulously.
Spray/drip with rubbing alcohol while drilling so it is always wet.
Go slow. Very slow. Clean often.
Hope that helps if you feel like trying something similar.
Thanks for the tips… Since the holes are so close to the edge, ill stick to plastic lens though…
If people did not figure it out. I have been thinking using the Asgard driver circuit. If I don’t mess it up and I am able to make a battery hatch that the BT signal can go through… Made a thread here instead of filling up this thread…
I just recently watched some YouTube vids on home made Linen Micarta. It’s so simple, dip strips of linen or canvas into epoxy and stack em up, press the excess epoxy out and line your can with the stack of cloth strips. In 24 hours the can will be like black drill pipe.
You could also fill it with foam sealant.
When it turns into one of those spewing chocolate fountains you know it’s getting hot and it’s time to turn it off. 
Shhhh!
Thanks for the tips…
I have plans and Ideas though… Just wait and see. I just want to figure out of the driver circuit before I do any inside work…
Chocolate fountain??? :heart_eyes: Who would turn that off?
How many amps does that take? I want one… 
You load those HD ChocFire’s and the thermal protection circuit reroutes the heat to the chocolate wrapper. 
The mocha dark chocolates are my favorites!
Updated first post! Lots of pictures of the build…
Kinda finished light… Consider it a prototype that needs some more work…
Nice race to the finish line. Your going to shock people at parties with this one. I love it. I’d still hate to be on the judging panel.
That’s a nice light in a challenging host. Great job! 
Thanks, MRsDNF!
I would not like to be among the judges, that is for sure. My build so far does not deserve to be anywhere near the top the way it is now, but Im hoping Im in for a gift certificate.
Thanks!
Some of the idea was to make a very bright SRK style light that used AA batteries and were unique. Coke can suited me nice, its a personal thing. And I wont give away anything without a decent tint.
When I get around to improve it, I plan to gift it to by best friend. He said he wanted a bright light… Still a long time until his birthday or Christmas.
He is very into phones/tech and such, so would be cool with the Asgard driver, but If I cant get the one I have to work properly with high output, Im not sure I will buy another Asgard. Right now, Im tired of the driver and I cant bother to properly finish the rear end just to have it done for the competition, and then rebuild it again depending on the driver/switch solution. If using the Asgard, the BT antenna would probably have to be there at the back too.
Thats some of the best camouflage I have seen on a flashlight. Even the top still just looks like a can of coke. Nice work.
I think what you’re looking for is called a touch latch. You push and it comes partway open so you can get you fingers behind it to open it the rest of the way. Some are magnetic, some mechanical. Another option is to put a plug and a jack between the batteries and driver/emitters, and glue a nut to the bottom of the battery cage and a bolt to the bottom of the light or some similar combination. I use barrel jack for this a lot. This was one of my favorite builds as it started so very far from anything remotely “flashlight”.
Nice build, a can is a good host!
Offtopic, but is “mexican” (or sugar) Coke available in US anywhere?
I like your light a lot, it looks very clean and beautiful!
The inside shows a lot of work and good implemented ingenuity.