FmC's 2nd Annual Handmade Light Build; "The Hand Mortar" -It's done!!!- Updated daylight pics.

Tell me about it. I though mine was going to be simple. The devil, Murphy, Puck, and all their friends are hanging out in a club called “THE DETAILS”.

Bump for today’s work (end of post #4).

I like how people are incorporating wood into their builds, it gives flashlights, err… hand mortars, a whole new dimension. Keep it up, this is going to be a good one.

Cool, I really dig this build. Looking forward to more.

Nicely done with the battery holder.

Nice recovery. I thought l'd seen it all but no, modified Phillips heads. What Phillips heads.

Sunday morning, off to work I go……

Bump for today’s work in post #5

Not a lot to see for today’s efforts (apart from the TEST FIRE!!) :beer: :beer:

A lot of time wasted re-wiring the battery pack & re-doing the end plate again, but better than frying the emitter….

I'd love to see a dozen members on this forum build a joint effort light using basic tools. I could not imagine what the end product(s) would look or work like. Nice comeback with the wiring.

Minor mid-week update at the end of the first post.

The driver that I re-programmed has now been upgraded with FET & Zener mods.

Looks like you’re gonna make it. :slight_smile: That is unless you start engraving the stock and inlaying brass. 0:)

Will this be big enough to fit in a gun rack? It would be a hoot to see it in the gun rack of a truck driving down the street.

@ RBD - I have a few dress-up ideas, but strictly ‘bolt-on’. I don’t want to trash the stock at this stage of the game….I’ve already avoided snapping it in half in the drill press….

@ScottyH - no, it’ll come up a little short for a rack, although over here if you were to carry it around in public you’d likely get pulled up in a hurry & have some explaining to do… I’m telling you Officer, it’s a flashlight. ON THE GROUND, NOWWWW!!! :smiley:

U started little bit slow but its nice too see that are progressing strong. If u manage good i think you can do it in time. Waiting for some good beam shots. Mt g2 looks interesting especially in powerfull lights.

Bump for today’s progress (end of post#5).

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Lots of bits appearing. It looks like your almost there.

Haven't been here in a while. Man, really digging your fabrication work and creativity. Can't wait to see this baby all together.

On the home run now, but can’t actually put it together… it’s like watching paint dry - hold on - I AM watching paint dry…. :expressionless:

…In the mean-time, I’m charging up a couple of LG cells for a final bench-test. Hopefully they’ll push a few more amps :bigsmile:

- edit - That’s a little better - just over 6.5A through the test leads on fresh LG’s.

Funny. My wifes painting as well. You can come around and watch the paint dry with me. No, better not or she will try and rope me in again to help. I've used a blow torch to dry paint. Just a suggestion.

Does she happen to have a decent brush, & a tin of Golden Oak varnish that isn’t 15 years old with bits floating in it?

btw - the blow torch didn’t work, & I now have more sanding to do :~

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