Copper is getting more expensive every day, since it’s getting more rare. Sooner or later, it will be too expensive to use.
This light will not be air tight, nor will it be water tight. There will be enough to let any venting take place, but that’s why I made sure to keep from any chance of positive and negative touching, so there will be no shorting.
Day two is thunderstorms. Lots of rain and wind and cold.
The pill is in place and so is the contact plate. The light has been tested and it works. The rest of the day is trying to clean off excess solder, but I'm leaning towards painting the body black, because of so many solder joints and so much to clean up. It won't be painted today, because of the rain and cold, so I will try to finish up assembly, so it will work and save any painting for another time.
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For the cleaning of the solder joints on the copper body it would be very cool to have a bead blaster. Years ago I worked in a factory manufacturing surgical instruments and I had access to extremely precise end-mills, grinders, drill presses, laser cutters, lathes, tumblers and chemical baths for cleaning the metal to prep for off site anodizing. Oh to have access to those do-dads again. I lack the gene that codes for patience that OL so clearly demonstrates.
Oh well, it looked good anyway. I’m carefully making a second attempt on a knife bolster I have no business making. There’s a distinct likelihood it will end up in the circular file as well.
Rats. I spent several hours myself yesterday annealing, pounding, and resizing some brass tubing into an oval only to find that the metal was flawed. No option but to start all over and log it as practice. My condolences for your loss and hope the hammer is doing well.
Hope you don’t paint it.
what happend OL ?
God love ya, buddy. It warms my heart to see that even you have days like that. I’m sorry for your frustrations but glad to see you struggle as it means there is hope for me yet. BTW, even when you have a hammer day you still give a noob like me ideas. I liked the battery holders. I keep looking for a 3/4” tap and die set that is only that size not a set of 10 or 20 different sizes. That way I could keep opening up and looking for what I hammed up. Seems like 3/4 is only included in bigger sets. Maybe you could turn down some brass nuts and bolts and solder those in where you need them.
It just drove me crazy leaving this light and not finishing it, so I made a new head and finished it off.... Almost.... I am waiting on the lens, but it's basically finished and working!
yes!
that’s the real modders spirit!
you made a very nice build - great
I am looking forward to the giveaway 
Wow. Entered the giveaway. Fingers crossed. I LOVE this project.
Can’t keep OL down! I’m impressed that you got it back even after a hammer related incident
Wonderful comeback OL. Love it :-)
Time for a new hammer. It appears that the old one is no longer doing its job if this light has made a comeback. H'mm. Maybe its not the hammer. What else could it be. It seems there is only one object left.
Nice comeback OL. Thanks for the generous giveaway. I get sick of looking at what I do but enjoy watching and learning (if thats possible) from others. 
Brilliant work. A beautifully designed and made torch. Look forward to the beam shots
I’m always impressed looking at your builds and mods. This build has lot of emotions involved in it and I’m realy glad to see you finished it after negative energy explosion.
Another gold star to put up on OL’s fridge. I love the unique quality and imagination that go into your one of a kind builds, simply outstanding. Thanks for the revisit, and completion.
It looks very nice. Great job!