Outdoor Beamshot!!! Relic's DIY Build 2013: Copper Triple-Triple (July 15 Update)

Happy Canada Day!
I have added some more updates from the weekend. Some very good progress Iā€™d say. Hopefully I will get this done soon because Iā€™ll have no time next weekend and then this contest wraps up. :open_mouth:

Very clever solutions to some tricky problems. How many watts will this hand warmer be?

Damn amazing, especially without CNC

Thanks everyone!

Iā€™m planning for 2.8A/emitter, so yes, probably quite the hand warmer :smiley:

I have no idea what you are talking aboot. :wink: :beer:

First post updated. I got the emitters mounted now. YAY! getting closer.

Nice fingerprintā€¦ :wink:

Glad you like it.
Thatā€™s just the one you can see. They will not be there long. Dish soap and warm water, followed by a good rinse and some compressed air. Good as new. :wink:

When you finish this light it will make all other lights look outdated. Love the triple emitter set up. Whens the lens due in?
On a side note some Aussie members may remember this. I think it was Street Machine mag that had a cartoon in it called Plankenum (not sure on the spelling) and his extractors on his ute from memory were made from plumbing fittings.

You are doing some awesome work on this build! :slight_smile:

(btw, the emitters are 75 CRI typical, unless you know something I donā€™t know)

I was hoping to get the lenses this week, early. Coming from flashlightlens.com ordered early last week. Tracking isnā€™t showing anything yet, which is very strange. My IS packages usually take 6-7 days, tops. Not looking goodā€¦
Thanks for the clarification, R86. I was sure I read somewhere they were 80CRI.

Darren, Can't wait to see the finished product :)

Very creative ways to solve design problems. When it's done I would love to know/see what tools were necessary to accomplish all of this. For example, what did you use to cut the half inch copper pipe lengthwise?

Dremel with a cutoff wheel, actually many cutoff wheels :slight_smile:

So yesterday I got the emitters mounted in the head. Today I quickly wired them. I just had to see how the beam was going to look with three of the warmer tint T5 5C1 emitters. Itā€™s a beauty. With no lens or bezel I get about 1800 steady lumens at 6A (2A/emitter). I will settle on 2.8A/emitter once the driver is build. I hope to get 1800-1900 lumens OTF once the bezel and lens are in place. My XM-L2 U2 1C SRK is going to be taking a back seat once this thing is built. Tint wins over lumens. :wink:

Did you do it freehand or did you have/make some kind of jig or guide to provide for a nice straight cut?

I did it freehand. I scribed a straight line on opposite sides as best I could first, then cut along it. I ground the edges down flat when I wasnā€™t exactly straight. Amazingly, I didnā€™t have any mis-cuts to toss either. The first three pieces and the fourth extra were all useable.

Very nice. It's amazing what you're doing with a minimum of tools.

So when is TexasPyro going to ship you the driver for this baby so you can finish up and polish it? :bigsmile:

JM, I thought of asking pyro, and I could make it fit with some grinding. I decided Iā€™ll make my own for now, and when he starts selling them I might get one to squeeze in there.